Re: MENORRHAGIA: Cycle Day 40
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:16:34 -0500 (CDT)
Anon
If you ovulated on day 16, you should have bled on day 30, so you are
well past that. I would run a first am pregnancy test, if positive,
call doc, if neg, call doc for meds to bring down period. Sorry, no
other way to know. Hope this helps...Dr. von Almen
At Fri, 28 Sep 2007, anonymous wrote:
>
>I am hoping that someone will have words of wisdom to share with me, as
>I am at a loss for what to do. I am 28, no children, history of
>endometriosis and irregular periods, and I am trying to conceive. I am
>on cycle day 40 and my period still hasn't come. I was not tracking
>anything this cycle. Last time I tracked was two cycles ago when I did
>my third round of clomid. That cycle lasted 42 days. Then the next
>month, on no fertility meds, my cycle was 32 days long. This month, I
>had a lot of egg white cervical mucus (which I don't normally have any)
>on cycle day 16, so I assumed I ovulated. I had sex with my husband
>that day, but did not have sex again until cycle day 34. On cycle day
>18, my breasts became very sore. To the point where I could not lay on
>them at night. This happens to me most months, but usually the week
>before my period starts. This time, my period did not start a week
>later, and still has not started. I am still having very sore breasts
>and am feeling very crappy overall. I am tired and emotional and
>depressed. I am having pressure-like pain in my pelvic region, like my
>period is going to start any minute. I have not tested for pregnancy,
>as I feel it is highly unlikely and I am so tired of getting negatives.
>I think there is something wrong with me. Please, can anyone tell me
>what might be going on? I can't keep doing this month after month.
>
>Thank you.
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