WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1998: Re: Am I pregnant or not?

Re: Am I pregnant or not?

From: lauren (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 11 Nov 1998 11:55:17 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 11 Nov 1998, aj wrote: >
>I'm guessing not, here's the situation:
>
>A progesterone level drawn a week ago (day 25) was 13.6. Dr indicated
>that was consistent with ovulation.
>
>Started BBT's on day 26, to get back into practice for the next cycle.
>Temps were 98.4, 98.4, 98.4, 98.2, 98.5, 97.5, 97.6. The first five
>were consistent with post-o temps from previous cycles I have charted.
>When I got the first low temp, (yesterday) I expected my period to
>start. I actually expected my period Sunday, since my temp sometimes
>does not drop until day 2. Also, I have not had a cycle longer than 28
>days since early 1995. They are sometimes shorter, but not longer.
>
>I have had 2 negative HPT's, so that combined with the low temps makes
>me think I'm not pregnant. (In 3 previous pregnancies I had a positive
>test on day 29 or 30; this is day 32.)
>
>If anyone can shed some light, I would appreciate it. Thanks in
>advance.

I am not a doctor, but I have read a ton on natural family planning and fertility awareness and have paid a lot of attention to what my reproductive endocrinologist has told me. Here are two possibilities:

1. You are pregnant, and you ovulated later than you thought. But this is not so likely due to your significant drop in temperature.

2. You are not pregnant, and you ovulated later than usual. Yes, this would be unusual for you, but not impossible. Sometimes, you just ovulate later, for whatever reason. In that case, being "late" isn't really being late. I have a very irregular cycle, and I count whether I'm late from the day I ovulate, not from the first day of my last period. So, whenever I ovulate, whether it is day 14 or day 24, that's when I start my count to 18. If I haven't gotten my period by day 18, I'm pregnant. This test has never failed me: the only times I ever went 18 days after ovulation without geting my period, I was, in fact, pregnant.

Best of luck.

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