WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2008: Re: MENORRHAGIA: irregular

Re: MENORRHAGIA: irregular

From: docben (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:48:37 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 3 Jan 2008, janet wrote: >
>hi my name is janet. my last period started Nov.1 thru Nov.5 I started
>clomid on Nov. 5 thru Nov.10. I used the hard to read OPK for about a
>week and i am not sure if i read the results correctly. my periods are
>usually 55 days apart and have not had a period even has far as 77 days
>apart. It is now Jan.3 and have not had a period. Is it possible i
>ovulated around my last clomid pill? Before i started the OPK kit? I
>started using the OPKit about 4 days after my last pill. Or, is it
>possible i need to have my thyroid tested? Could my thyroid be the cause
>of fertility problems? It only took 5 months w/no help to get pregnant
>w/my son who is turning 5 next week. We have been trying for a second
>going on 2.5 yrs. now.

Janet, when a women has infrequent periods it's almost always because she is not ovulating normally if at all. This is more and more likely with increasing age so your age may be an important part of this especially if you're 35-40 or over. Your kit did not register an ovulation because you most likely did not ovulate, not because you read it wrong. I would urge you to first make sure you're not pregnant now and second, get an evaluation by a physician experienced in diagnosing and treating fertility disorders. Thyroid is only one (infrequent) cause. This evaluation is normally recommended after 1year of inability to conceive (6 months if over 35).

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Dr Gocial
Philadelphia

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