WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2002: Re: can i still conceive?

Re: can i still conceive?

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 18 Jan 2002 13:52:00 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 18 Jan 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>IAM 44 AND IN GOOD HEALTH. MY PERIODS WERE ALWAYS REGULAR UNTIL 3 YEARS AGO.
>SOMETIMES I GO 5 MONTHS WITHOUT A PERIOD AND THEN''BOOM'' A REGULAR PERIOD
>APPEARS. MY DR. PUT ME ON PREMPRO 2 YEARS AGO AND WITHIN A WEEK I BEGAN A
>NORMAL CYCLE OF PERIODS. AFTER I STOPPED TAKING THE PREMPRO MY OERIODS
>BECAME IRREGULAR AGAIN, MY QUESTION IS CAN I STILL CONCEIVE? I VERY MUCH WANT
> TO HAVE A BABY.I KNOW I SHOULD TALK TO MY DR, ABOUT THIS BUT I THIOGHT I'D
>ASK YOU AS WELL.
> THANK
>YOU,
>
>SANDY

First, a little lesson in Internet etiquette-- writing in all capital letters is considered shouting, so please refrain from using all capitals except to emphasize a point.

Now, to answer your question: Whether or not you can have a baby depends on if you are menopausal or not. the best way to assess this is to stop the hormones, and then on the third day of your period, have an FSH blood test drawn. If hte FSH is very high, then you are menopausal, and therefore, sterile. If it is a little high (10 - 12 range) then you are not menopausal, but your egg quality is not so good and you are unlikey to conceive a normal pregnancy. If your FSH on cycle day 3 is less than 10, then your odds are better.

You may benefit from seeing a reproductive endocrinologist.

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

**this is for general educational purposes only and does not supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician**
***private e-mails WILL NOT be answered***

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