Re: MENORRHAGIA: Cycle Day 40
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:20:50 -0500 (CDT)
Anon
Ovulation is possible. Run a upt to be sure, keep the opk going.
Perhaps this is a late ovulation, and you may get pregnant with this
ovulatory effort...Dr. von Almen
At Sun, 30 Sep 2007, anonymous wrote:
>
>Thank you for your time Dr. von Almen. I don't have any hpts, so I
>have been using left over opks (I had an open box from two months ago).
>I have had negative results until this morning. I tested at 10am, and
>got a positive on the opk. What does this mean? Is it possible that I
>am pregnant, or am I ovulating again without having a period? Today is
>cycle day 42, which is 6 weeks from my last period.
>
>Thank you for any help. I will be buying a hpt later today, but would
>like to know your thoughts on why I would get a positive on an opk on
>cycle day 42.
>
>At Fri, 28 Sep 2007, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
>>
>>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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Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
relationship. This information is not intended to supplant
the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
** Private emails cannot be entertained due to time
constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.
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