I'm 28...healthy but a little overweight. NEVER been pregnant. My doctor says my insides are fine (I had my insides scanned for a different reason). My boyfriend has gotten women pregnant before, they had abortions. We have been together 6 years, we want a baby, we are getting old (especially him)!
MY period has been irregular most of my life. Sometimes it doesn't come at all, so I test and it's always "not pregnant". Does my irregular period mean I can not have a baby? I always want to ask my own doctor, but I'm afraid to hear the truth.
When I think about it I feel sad, I used to cry about it. My mom and his mom died before I got to conceive, that's the part that hurts me the most.
What should I do, maybe a fertility specialist, huh? Anyone out there with similiar issue?
2007-01-09 16:59:24 · 12 answers · asked by half sam, half amazing 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
all these answers...i'm really am so touched. I think I have the courage to ask my doctor. She's so easy to talk to anyway, I don't know what I'm so afraid of, I'm going to call and make an appointment tomorrow. I'm definetely going to ask her about Clomid.
2007-01-09 17:15:22 · update #1
First of all relax, stress can play a big issue when you are trying to conceive.....and you still have plenty of time!! Irregular periods can definitely play a part, the same thing happened to me. Talk with your doctor, they can put you on medication to get them regulated....... I myself with my 2nd and 3rd children had to be put on a very mild fertility drug called Clomid, and we also used ovulation prediction tests. Just relax, talk with your OB/GYN, and ask lots of questions, get all your options, tests, and etc before you start getting too upset. Like me it could very well be a "minor" problem. Best of luck to you!!
2007-01-09 17:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by jakimmi72 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Irregular periods and getting pregnant
Irregular periods can be troublesome when trying to get pregnant. Irregular or abnormal ovulation and menstruation accounts for 30% to 40% of all cases of infertility. Irregularity, per se, is not necessarily a problem if you learn how to chart your fertility signs, especially cervical fluid, to determine when you are approaching your short window of fertility. But, if cycles are very long, it means by definition, that ovulation is not occurring as often as it would with a typical monthly cycle, a condition known clinically as anovulation.
There are numerous factors that determine how fertile a woman is, such as her age, whether and how often she ovulates, whether her cervical fluid is wet enough to sustain sperm, whether her fallopian tubes are open, etc. But the most important of all is the release of the egg itself. If you don't release an egg, meaning you don't ovulate, you don't have as many opportunities to get pregnant.
Treatment for irregular periods
Women with irregular periods are often prescribed fertility drugs like Clomid to increase the number of ovulation periods. But if you would rather try a more natural approach, you might want to see a naturopathic doctor first to see if they can prescribe a less harsh treatment.
Although anovulation can usually be treated with fertility drugs, it is important to rule out other conditions that could interfere with ovulation, such as liver disease, diabetes, problems with the ovaries, and abnormalities of the adrenal, pituitary, or thyroid glands, which produce important hormones.
2007-01-10 01:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by lifeisbeautiful 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A woman is supposed to have a period every month, if you don't it may mean you have irregularities with your hormones.My best friend has the exact same issue and I send her to my OB and he run some blood test to check her hormone levels and it show that she had problems with her thyroid and weight gain, irregular periods are some of the symptoms, if you don't know much about Thyroid problems just look on-line, that is easy to take care of , a lot of people don't even know they have it just make an appointment, good luck girl.
2007-01-10 01:08:28 · answer #3 · answered by Paula 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An irregular period could mean it would be hard for you to get pregnant. You have to talk to your OB doctor first before seeing a fertility specialist.
2007-01-10 01:04:16 · answer #4 · answered by Tenn Gal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no you're not to old, n men can still produce healthy fertile sperm into their 60's, I know this cuz a friend got his 20yo wife pregnant when he was 63. I don't wanna scare ya or anything, but I have heard, and I dunno how true it is, even though both ppl are fertile that some couples are just not compatible that way.
see your doctor and don't be afraid to ask him/her questions, after all they are the most qualified to answer those kinda Q's.
2007-01-10 01:15:22 · answer #5 · answered by ´°∞ Tim∞Buck∞Tooth ∞°` 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ive been in your shoes. My advice is to quit trying so hard. When you just give up on trying so hard. Boom! It will happen. At least it did to me. You can get so stressed out over wanting to be pregnant that it will consume your whole life and leave you stressfully exhausted. Just quit trying so hard and thinking about it all the time and have those spur of the moment intimate times with your BF and hopefully it will happen for you. Best of Luck!
2007-01-10 01:11:04 · answer #6 · answered by Deidre C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Talk with ur doctor. there are treatments available to make ur periods regular. Once ur periods are regular i think half of the problem is solved. Dont be afraid of talking ur problem to ur doctor. Nothing bad will happen. Wish u good luck
2007-01-10 01:08:57 · answer #7 · answered by jg g 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go the Walgreen's or a place like that. Tell them you want a "basal thermometer" they less than $10 maybe even $5. It will have instructions and tell you what to do.
The link help you understand. I think they sell them, but, just go to a local place, they cheap.
2007-01-10 01:07:53 · answer #8 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you started charting your basal body temperature? All you need is a thermometer and a free chart you can get online. This will help you tell if and when you're ovulating. Just Google "basal body temperature" and you'll find what you need.
2007-01-10 02:24:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
talk to your doctor first, he may have some advice for you. At 28 you are no where near "old", women can have healthy pregnancies into their 40's.
2007-01-10 01:03:28 · answer #10 · answered by parental unit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋