WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 1999: Re: Low BBT and anovulation

Re: Low BBT and anovulation

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 16:54:52 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 6 Oct 1999, heather wrote: >
>I have a 2 year old and want to have another child.
>I stopped BCP in Feb and since then have had
>very long cycles. I got pregnant in August and
>misscarried at 5 weeks. I hadn't started my
>period again, so my Dr. gave me a progesterone
>shot, which worked and I have started. My question
>is that my BBT have been low. Usually around
>96.5 to 97.2 and are showing no pattern at all.

Sounds like anovulation (lack of ovulation).

>I have a family hx of thyroid disease and am wondering
>if I should have my thyroid levels checked.

Not common but should be checked with an anovulatory patient as am matter of course. A TSH level will give you the answer about your thyroid.

>When
>I asked my Obgyn. they seemed to blow me off and
>said it's just your hormones and that I'm trying
>to hard to get pregnant.

Is that like trying too hard to breath? Maybe your doctor was talking about emotional intensity?

>I don't want to waste time
>at an Endocrinologist if it nothing, but at the same
>time I don't want to just wait again for 50-60 days
>for another period.
>Anybody out there have any suggestions??
>
>--
>heather
>

If your not ovulating, an FSH, LH and TSH should help sort this out. The first two are for the pituitary control of the ovaries, the latter is the pituitary control of the thyroid.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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