ttc in 2006 - unusual issue?

Question

Hi all. I have a dilemma and I'm hoping someone can shed light on my situation. Maybe even one or two who have gone or are going through the same thing(?)

For the past 2 1/2 years I've been having abnormal bleeding trouble. Usually week 3 I start bleeding and week 4 is normally my period. I bleed anywhere from 2 - 3 weeks out of a month. For the past 8 months I've been ttc. We haven't had a whole lotta luck in this dept. I've been told that anti-bodies were found present in my blood stream and I was asked if I had a transfusion or pregnancy recently. (the answer was no). I have some slight cramps. I've had a polypectomy and d&c recently and dr said they checked my tubes and they looked fine. She couldn't see a reason why I couldn't conceive. I'm starting to get worried. I know I did start ovulating normally because of the egg white stuff. One day after the egg white stuff stopped I started bleeding. What am I dealing with? Should I see a fertility specialist?

Answer 1

Maybe you should get "Taking Care of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler! It will give you more answers than anyone on the internet can!! Although, going to a specialist won't hurt either!! It's not normal for anyone to bleed for 2-3 weeks at a time! Something is definitely wrong! Just because you have the 'egg white stuff' doesn't neccesarily mean you ovulate! You could be ready to ovulate, then something happens that makes you stress and that could put off your ovulation! Also, if you do ovulate, you shouldn't bleed the day after! That is a REALLY short luteal phase (the phase after you ovulate)! A woman's luteal phase should be at least 12 days to give fertilization/implantation time to occur! I really hope this helps! And good luck with everything...