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Re: Not Pregnant...Again :(, conflicting INFO?????From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 14 Jul 1997 10:12:19 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Linda Morrison-Boczar, MD, MBA, FACOG wrote: > >At Sun, 13 Jul 1997, Anne wrote: >> >>Dear Docs, >> >>After another month I am not pregnant again.We had intercourse days 9 >>thru 18 and I took 100mg of Clomid on days 5-9. I am pretty sure I >>ovulated on day 15. We are not having any luck. I am going to call my >>doc tomorrow and see where we stand. We have been trying for 8 months. >>Is there anything I should ask about? My periods have been getting >>worse- ie more heavy, more painful and a few days longer. But I am not >>sure that that matters, they still are tolerable. I will try to make an >>appt for next week and was wondering what I should ask and if we should >>have a list of things to go over...any suggestions? This is very >>depressing and frustrating.Well thanks. >> >>-- >>Anne N. >> >Anne, >When you said you had intercourse days 9 to 18, did you mean everyday?? >If so, you are defeating your purpose. Men cannot rebuild sperm that >quickly. By having intercourse every day, by the 2nd or 3rd day, all >the sperm are immature or the count is very low. So, if you ovulate on >day 13 or 14 with your Clomid, the sperm count would not be adequate on >Day 13 if your husband had ejaculated on days 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13. If >you know approximately what day you ovulate on, or you use the ovulation >kits, try to time intercourse every other day, starting two to three >days only prior to ovulation. And don't try TOO hard. The stress and >anxiety of an infertility workup can defeat the purpose. Mother nature >considers a stressful environment not a good time to bring a baby into >the world. I know it is easier said than done, but try, try, try to >relax and worry less. The stress will ADD to your infertility. You >don't smoke cigarettes, do you?? Women who smoke are less likely to be >successful in an infertility workup than women who do not smoke. Good >luck. > >-- >Linda Morrison--Boczar, MD, MBA, FACOG >Private Practice >Former Faculty - Asst. Professor Dept of Ob/Gyn > Dear Dr. Linda, Yes we had intercourse everyday days 9-18 and twice on days 14 and 15. But now I am confused...after reading a prior post it said that actually intercourse the 5 days prior to and on the day of ovulation were the best for concieving. Is this wrong? My husband is a veterinarian and we have done our own "sperm analysis" on his microscope before, for consecutive days and they(the sperm) seem very viable and plentiful even after 3 or 4 days...we figured we would give it a whirl and make sure we hit the 5 days prior to and on ovulation. I am a little confused. I have never and still don't smoke, drink or over eat. I am 5'2" 120 lbs and in pretty good shape. My OB actually thought I was too skinny last time I was pregnant( 130lbs at 38 weeks) so this last year I have tried to gain a little weight. I have tried doing everything possible to make it easier to concieve with no luck. Any suggestions as to questions to ask my doc? Any advice would be welcome, thank you.
-- Anne N.
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