Re: INFERTILITY: Is a Follicle the same as a Cyst on u/s?
From: Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 10 May 2008 10:58:59 -0500 (CDT)
Message posted on Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb behalf by: Hope Waltman,
Fibroid and Women’s Health Forum Moderator
Self treating your self is not acceptable. You are putting yourself at
severe risk of Hyperstimulation which can be a medical emergency. Stop
now!!. A 25 mm cyst with LH SURGE IS CERTAINLY RELATED TO A DEVELOPING
OVUM.
Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb
New York Downtown Hospital, http://www.nohysterectomy.com
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At Wed, 7 May 2008, PriddyMama wrote:
>
>I have been TTC to for year now and for the past 6mo I have been having
>pain during my cycles and not showing ovulation. My periods and flows
>have gotten lighter and shorter in length suggesting that my Estrogen
>levels are getting lower each month. I just started last cycle to use
>prometrium, vaginally in my luteal phase and before that was using
>progesterone cream.
>
>My question is.... I recently had an u/s on CD13 and the report came
>back normal everything except a 2.5cm cyst on right ovary. Could this
>be a 25mm follicle? I tested my LH and was surging that day and the
>pressure I had got worse 2 days later and now my temps are high and my
>chart is showing ovulation. So is it possible that I ovulated and that
>is was a follicle the whole time?
>
>NOTE* I am scheduled to see my RE on the 14th and since clomid doesn't
>work for me I had a friend donate her new unused menopur and other meds
>to me. I had been doing tons of research on how they are used and so on
>and so forth. I had felt that I needed help maturing my eggs to get me
>to ovulate. (What I am about to say I did I don't recommend to anyone
>else to try, only posting it so whomever reads this will know what I did
>and take it into consideration.)
>
>I let my body start the process of getting a lead follicle and on CD 10
>gave myself a 75mg dose of Menopur and another on CD12. And it was on
>CD13 I had the 25mm follicle, CD14 LH surge and ovulation showing at
>CD15. In the past I had proof of not ovulating by not getting a +OPK
>and no high temps. Also suffering pain for days past ovulation until I
>take the progesterone and it makes my ovaries feel better. This month
>was pressure and then a sharp pain for a minute and now I am fine. So
>without yelling at me for being a bad patient, can you please tell me
>what the chances are that I ovulated?
>my chart chartgraph_module.png My temps were higher on CD17 too!
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