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.
2007-06-12 06:54:45
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answered by lifeisbeautiful 3
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first, find out the reason for irregularity. You may not be ovulating every month, or at all! See your gyno first, and take his advice. Plus you can get a script for prenatals and get started before you concieve. Good luck
2007-06-12 13:56:00
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answered by parental unit 7
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Go buy one of those ovulation test...they are the best indicator of when your eggs are ready....Good Luck
2007-06-12 14:15:29
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answered by Jypcee 5000 6
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