Not ovulating and TTC?

Question

My husband have been trying for a year to get pregnant. I have had to miscarraiges Dec 05 and June 06. We have sex every other night, someone told me that helps build up the sperm. I have been taking OPK to see when I am ovulating and I have not had a positive in 3 months. Last month I had a hermage cyst on my left ovary. I have another appointment with my doctor this Friday since I am still having some ovarian discomfort.

My question is what are my options on getting pregnant? If I don't have PCOS would I still be put on Clomid? Do I want to be on Clomid? Anyone who has had similar issues or knowledge please help.

Thanks!

Answer 1

I was recently diagnosed with PCOS. I work in a gyne office, so I have been lucky in not having to pay for my testing. Before I was diagnosed, I was on depo for 8 years. I had my last shot on November 3, 2005. On November 6, 2006 I went to work, and asked if I could get a sono to see how bad the supposed cysts that I had on my ovaries were. I did not have a period the whole time I was on depo, and was starting to get anxious about my period not starting. My husband I are ttc. When they did the sono, I did not have any cysts. This was a huge relief. I don't know if it was the decreased stress or what, but that night my period started. At first I thought that this was from the sono because it was vaginal, but I went to work the next day and asked. It was finally my period! I am now on a waiting list to see an endocrinologist about the PSOC, but I still do not know for sure if I really have it. My sono, and blood work have both been within normal limits, so who knows? I am a bit hesitant to take Clomid, because fertility drugs do have risks. I have read that glucophage is supposed to help prevent miscarriage if you have PCOS. It sounds like the problem is not getting pregnant, it is staying that way. I would talk to someone about the glucopage, and see what they say about that.

Answer 2

Regardless of whether you have PCOS or not, if you aren't ovulating it is highly likely that a doctor would want to put you on clomid first to see if you will ovulate on i before taking any more costly measures. From what I read clomid has been very successful with a lot of women, but just a word of advice...Clomid is known to dry up the fertile cervical fluid that is needed so sperm can swim into the cervix and reach the egg...So if you notice this dryness while on clomid, be sure to get a lubricant called Preseed. It doesn't kill sperm like almost all other lubricants due and has had a lot of success. Good luck ttc. I'm 8 months ttc...and I wouldn't worry to much if I were you. You might not have ovulated in the last few months but you have had two miscarriages so obviously you ovulate most of the time..and it could be that the OPK was wrong or that you started taking the tests late...Any number of factors.

Answer 3

Are you sure that you don't have PCOS. PCOS is hard to diagnose. I have PCOS and miscarried before I found out I had it. My husband and I tryed and tryed to conceive after my diagnosis with no luck as I do not ovulate. Finally my doctor put me on Clomid. I went on it for 2 cycles with no luck and I became very discouraged. The 3rd and final month we increased my dose and I became pregnant. I would reccomend Clomid and I'm pretty sure your doctor will put you on it even though you don't have PCOS. Clomid is a fertility drug it which it will work for anyone who does not ovulate such as yourself. The biggest adivce I can offer you is take a vacation with you husband that's what we did and I became pregnant. Hope this helps you.