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post #1 of 14
11/12/05 at 12:37pm
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Hi there, I'm new and confused. My DH and I are TTC #1 and I've tried to chart using OPKs and monitoring CM. The CM hasn't been very helpful but I did get a positive OPK on the 28th of October. My cycles are not regular at all and currently I'm on CD 30. According to Fertility Friend, my cycles are an average of 37 days (28 being the shortest-42 being the longest). However,I got the postive OPK reading 15 days ago. Shouldn't I have AF by now? I took a HPT and it came up negative. Is it still too early to test? I haven't had any PMS symptoms but have had some potential pg symptoms (I would think I'd get a positive HPT though). These are the symptoms I've had:

~extreme exhaustion
~huge appetite
~skin breakouts on chin, along hairline, and on chest
~increased CM (both watery and creamy-sorry for TMI )
~occasional dizzyness or feelings of being lightheaded

I was pregnant once before a few years ago but lost it at 11 wks and remember being really hungry then too. I also have noticed a bigger tummy paunch lately but I'm sure that could be caused by my increased appetite.

Anyway, I'm sorry this is so long but I would really like some advice. Since I got the positive OPK on the 28th shouldn't I have AF or a positive HPT by now?

Thank you so much in advance!! Good luck to all of you TTC!!!
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post #2 of 14
11/12/05 at 12:41pm
Your hormone levels may be too low to trigger the test. Perhaps wait a few days and test again.

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post #3 of 14
11/12/05 at 1:23pm
Have you talked to your doctor about any of this--your cycles, etc?
With your cycles being so irregular, there is really no telling when you actually ovulate each month or if you are really ovulating at all.
Prior to having my daughter, my cycles varied in length from 35 to 45 days. Usually, they were 35 days, to I thought that was "regular" for me, so to speak. My fertility doctor told me that any extended cycle like that puts everything--hormones, ovulation, etc--all out of whack. He said that regular cycles were 28 days. I did use ovulation predictor kits and those would indicate I was ovulating, when in fact I was not. Bloodwork and vaginal ultrasounds showed that I wasn't.
So, I wish I knew what to tell you. It's possible you could be pregnant, but it's also hard to be sure since you did the HPT that was negative. I would urge you to go and see your doctor, have a test done in the office, and talk to your doctor about all this if you haven't. I think you really need to see a fertility specialist so you can get your cycles on track and determine when/if you are ovulating.
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post #4 of 14
11/12/05 at 2:29pm
well said tammy.

so are you saying that a 33 day cycle is something abnormal even though it is the same every single month? just curious

good luck sorry to your thread
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post #5 of 14
11/12/05 at 3:17pm
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Originally Posted by AndreaB
well said tammy.

so are you saying that a 33 day cycle is something abnormal even though it is the same every single month? just curious

good luck sorry to your thread
I know, it's weird, isn't it? I thought as long as you were regular, then whether it was 28 days or 33 days or 35 or 45 it was okay. But my fertility doctor says that anything over 28 days is considered irregular and is something to cause concern even if it arrives every 33 days or whatever without fail.
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post #6 of 14
11/12/05 at 6:26pm
Good luck! I agree with Tammy.
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post #7 of 14
11/12/05 at 6:36pm
I would definitly see my doctor about it. They may be able to offer blood tests for hormone levels through out your cycle.
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post #8 of 14
11/12/05 at 7:34pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks all!! I'll definitely take your advice!! I never knew that about the cycles. I always thought that regular was regular no matter how many days long it was. I don't think I know anyone who actually has a regular cycle.

Anyhow, thanks again!! You have been so helpful!
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post #9 of 14
11/12/05 at 8:07pm
Good luck...keep us updated
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post #10 of 14
11/12/05 at 10:24pm
That's interesting. My docs are ok with long cylces as long as they come on their own and you are sure you are ovulating. They will test your progesterone to make sure you are. I guess it depends on the doctor. Mine actually said that very few women have 28 day cycles.

Oh, and about the hpt...I'd restest in a couple days. OK, if t was me I'd be testing every day but I'm compulsive.
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post #11 of 14
11/13/05 at 10:55am
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That's interesting. My docs are ok with long cylces as long as they come on their own and you are sure you are ovulating. They will test your progesterone to make sure you are. I guess it depends on the doctor. Mine actually said that very few women have 28 day cycles
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Did you go to a fertility specialist? My regular ob/gyn never saw a problem with it, either, but my fertility doctor did. He is a Reproductive Endocrinologist, and one of his specialties is menstrual disorders.
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post #12 of 14
11/13/05 at 11:51am
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Originally Posted by tailwaggers
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Did you go to a fertility specialist?
Yes, actually I did. He is the head of Infertilty and Reproductive Medicine at Yale and reseacher in PCOS. Like I said, I guess it depends on the doctor and his philosophy. I was more than happy with my doctor. I have my son b/c of him.
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post #13 of 14
11/13/05 at 12:35pm
Yep, me too. I will be forever grateful for my doctor. My doctor is affiliated with Johns Hopkins in Maryland--he did consulting work for them in their reproductive medicine department--as well as Emory University and its hospital. Anyway I am not trying to start a debate or a who's who of doctors, I was trying to offer some insight, that's all. I have said many times that medicine is not an exact science, and doctors' ideas, philosophies, and approaches vary. Patients vary, too, so that's why I urge anyone with anything out of the norm reproductively speaking to go see a specialist.
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post #14 of 14
11/13/05 at 1:37pm
My doctor is just a Georgia redneck .. but she siad long cycles are abnormal and wanted to put KR on birthdy control because of them!

Ok . just my
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