My husband and I had been trying to have a baby for a year when I decided to see a gynecologist. I found out that I have PCO. So, he put me on 50mg of Chlomid. I know the pills are working because the gyn. told me that I would ovulate and if I did not get pregnant I would have a period. I know the pills are working because I had a period this month, so I must have ovulated sometime this month. I would like to know when I ovulated, and how I can keep track of it so my husband and I can get pregnant.
2007-02-12 11:31:22 · 6 answers · asked by rkb12584 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects about 5% of all American women. PCOS is the most common endocrine abnormality in women of reproductive age, and is the most common cause of female infertility in the United States1. It is the primary cause of ovulatory abnormalities and the associated infertility. While many of these women who desire pregnancy will respond to clomiphene or gonadotropin induction of ovulation, a better understanding of the underlying causes of this disorder had opened many new treatment alternatives.
Women with PCOS may have indefinite rises in hormones, giving false positives on OPT's. So using Ovulation predictor tests may not be very usefull to you.
Many women with PCOS also can suffer from a luteal phase defect resulting in the inability to implant a fetus in the uterine lining due to hormonal imbalance and lining quality. Luteal phase is simply the time inbetween the time you ovulated and your next period. If your periods are irregular, you most likely will end up facing a brick wall without getting fertility assistance. But, it certainly sounds like you are on the right track with seeing a Dr. now. The problem with irregular periods is difficulty in knowing when you ovulated and the length of the luteal phase which is critical in sustaining a pregnancy.
The best book to help you is Taking charge of your fertility by Toni W. In the book decribes all about PCOS and how to chart your monthly cycle to help in determining when and if you ovulate and increasing your chances in pregnancy. Please take your prenatals now. They will certainly help. Good luck and I know you can overcome your hurdles.
2007-02-12 12:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by Mum to 2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok i know i'm not a fertility expert, but I have a friend who has PCO and she is also on clomid. She is doing her BBC and she went to ovulation-calendar.com and that tells her what week she is ovulating.. so she is trying that way... we just found out last week that she was pregnant and the ovulation calendar helped her alot b/c she had sex every other day during that week it said she was ovulating... goodluck and I know like I said i'm not an expert but I am pretty sure there are sites online that can tell you what other methods you can try... goodluck once again
2007-02-12 11:38:09 · answer #2 · answered by sleepyincarolina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can pick up some ovulation predictor kits (OPKs) at Walgreens (Answer Brand has a kit of 20 for about $21).
Additionally, you can pick up a copy of Toni Weschler's Taking Charge of Your Fertility and start charting your basal body temperature, cervical mucus and cervical positioning. This will give you a good idea of how long your cycles are, where in your cycle you typically ovulate and how long your luteal phases are. Then, you'll have a better idea of when to time sex so that your chances of pregnancy are improved.
Good luck!
2007-02-12 11:45:23 · answer #3 · answered by Lyndsey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your best time to conceive is a few days before ovulation. you can buy an ovulation predictor kit at the drug store and it will tell you when you are about to ovulate. then you just have sex every other day. go to www.americanbaby.com and it explains it all in detail and other ways to keep up with your ovulation chart.
2007-02-12 11:38:19 · answer #4 · answered by Amanda P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely when I went with the aid of infertility appointments, they did different blood assessments ; additionally they did ultrasounds,pelvic tests,and a try referred to as an HSG. There are commonly better than one appointment. they'd desire to make valuable they're doing each and each of the acceptable assessments and getting the outcomes. in accordance with how all your try finally end up they are going to than circulate onto the final answer for you difficulty if any are stumbled on. My difficulty became I actual have a prior baby and with the aid of an ultrasound they stumbled on a cysts. I had a laparascopy and upon further analyze they found out I had alot of scaring. This defined the secondary infertility i became having. All my ordinary OB visits previous to this have been frequent and that i appeared wonderful. It seem all of us of those attempt to ultimately discover accessible became certainly some thing incorrect. try to relax, my docs and nurses have been astonishing, they made me experience comfortable and went over each thing intimately. Ask alot of questions, i became scared at my fist appointment and did no longer understand what to anticipate. they are going to probably ask you while your final era became, how long they final, any past miscarriages etc. I had to fill out alot of papers and questioners.
2016-09-29 00:54:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site might help you
2007-02-12 13:54:32 · answer #6 · answered by jenny♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋