I had my second fertility specialist appointment this morning. He explained everything to me. During cycle monitoring my follicle didn't grow in a day and I was quite worried about it. He said that it happened because it was too early in my cycle for the follicle to grow. It was 15mm on cycle day 10 and stayed the same on cycle day 11. On cycle day 13 it went to 18mm and by cycle day 14 (when I had an LH surge), it was 20mm. When I went back in on cycle day 17 it was gone which meant I ovulated. The doctor I saw on cycle day 17 said I ovulated on cycle day 16. It turns out my follicle grew just fine. All of my tests before yesterday came back normal, although the doctor did say my testosterone levels were elevated, but he didn't seem concerned.
Yesterday I went in for my 7dpo progesterone test. My doctor said that it was 5 times lower than what it should be. He said it was 2.2 and the normal was 10+ He prescribed me two different drugs that he said will help me. Serophene (the same thing as Clomid, but made by a different company) and Progesterone suppositories which I will have to take twice a day for 12 days after I ovulate.
I have to call them on cycle day one to book blood tests and ultrasounds to monitor ovulation. I'm very excited that something is being done! I hope this works. If I ovulate early this cycle, I will be testing on Christmas day! If I ovulate on CD14, I'll be 10dpo by Christmas. I know it's a little early, but I like to plan ahead. If I don't test on Christmas it will be on New Years.
I'm glad you have some answers finally :-) I also take progesterone suppositories. I will warn you, they will keep your temp high post O, so watching your chart will be harder. They also give you lots of pregnancy symptoms unfortunately. They keep your temp high, they can cause breast tenderness, hotflashes, etc. :-) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information. I love watching my chart. Sometimes I obsess over it, so I'm sure I will be this month lol. It will keep my period away until I use it again too, won't it? I don't want my period on Christmas lol.
ReplyDeleteMost of the time, yes. I typically get my period about 3-4 days after stopping it. It's a tricky bugger. The first few times I was on it, I was convinced I was pregnant.. lol quickly learned after that disappointment.
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