PCOS ladies with long cycles

Re: PCOS ladies with long cycles

• amandaf6383

  

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  July 2014

  The only time temping/charting was useful for me was when I was in regulated Clomid cycles. Besides that, my cycles are weeks of bleeding, weeks of nothing, rinse, repeat. Then randomly I ovulate. Womp womp.

  
  

  Cheering on all of my 3T ladies!  DX with PCOS - 11/2012 DH S/A & HSG - Normal - Too many rounds of Clomid = BFNs - New RE 5/2014 - Repeat Testing - Losing 40lbs before injects/IUI

  
  

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• BruinsBabe33

  

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  July 2014

  Twinsies! Except, to my knowledge, I have never ovulated without meds. And sometimes not even then lol! What do you think I should do? Try it for a cycle the next time my body randomly decides to have a period or just forgo it all together?
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• amandaf6383

  

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  July 2014

  Can't hurt to try!

  
  

  Cheering on all of my 3T ladies!  DX with PCOS - 11/2012 DH S/A & HSG - Normal - Too many rounds of Clomid = BFNs - New RE 5/2014 - Repeat Testing - Losing 40lbs before injects/IUI

  
  

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• BruinsBabe33

  

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• spin25

  

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  July 2014

  It just frustrated me. But then again, so did opks due to all the false positives. but I agree, it can't hurt to try. If you get frustrated, give the thermometer the boot.

  
  

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• ILoveRedVino

  

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  July 2014

  Are you TTC?!!

  IUI - BFP! Baby boy born still - August 2012

  IVF - BFP - miscarriage June 2013

  FET - BFN

  FET - BFN

  Switched clinics

  IVF with PGD - three embryos created, all healthy - July 2014
  FET - transferred two embryos (boy and girl) - Nov 2014 - BFP!
  

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• ILoveRedVino

  

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  July 2014

  I don't ovulate on my own. I just chart when I'm on meds.

  IUI - BFP! Baby boy born still - August 2012

  IVF - BFP - miscarriage June 2013

  FET - BFN

  FET - BFN

  Switched clinics

  IVF with PGD - three embryos created, all healthy - July 2014
  FET - transferred two embryos (boy and girl) - Nov 2014 - BFP!
  

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• BruinsBabe33

  

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  July 2014

  @spin25 so I should give it the boot now ;-) hehe.
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• BruinsBabe33

  

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  July 2014

  @ILoveRedVino‌ you have a FBPM

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• sparklingdiamond

  

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  July 2014

  At first it frustrated me because nothing would really happen.  But when I upped my Metformin dosage and did acu and started actually having cycles, it was helpful then.

   
  
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  TTC since June 2011 dx: PCOS

  Clomid+IUI: Cancelled b/c didn't respond (June 2012)
  

  Femara+Trigger+IUI #1: BFN :-( (July 2013)
  Natural Cycle (8/7/13)- BFP!  Beta #1 (9/10/13): 509 Progesterone: 18.64  Beta #2 (9/12/13): 1118
  

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• RockABye

  

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  July 2014

  Frustrating!!! But that goes for temping AND opks. Yet I still chart my temps (except now because I'm waaay past the possibility range this cycle) It makes me crazy, yet I don't want to miss it in the rare chance I ovulate on my own. Sucks.

  In Christ alone my hope is found. He is my LIGHT, my STRENGTH, and my SONG!

  
  

  
  T-TTC since Dec 2008. PCOS/nonexistant cycles(anovulation) and endo. HSG in '10 revealed both tubes blocked. Lap surgery in Dec '10 to correct. Failed Clomid/IUI and injectable(Bravelle)/IUI cycles so far.  

  
  

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• amandaf6383

  

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  BruinsBabe33 said:

  Thanks for being my lifemate!
  

  I will be your lifemate ALWAYS!

  
  

  Cheering on all of my 3T ladies!  DX with PCOS - 11/2012 DH S/A & HSG - Normal - Too many rounds of Clomid = BFNs - New RE 5/2014 - Repeat Testing - Losing 40lbs before injects/IUI

  
  

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• Xan921

  

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  July 2014 edited July 2014

  I dont technically have PCOS but my RE treats me as such because that's the closest thing they can figure out for me, and he said temping was a waste of time for me since I don't ovulate at all on my own.  Once I started meds they monitor me so closely that I figure that takes care of it for me anyway.

  

  
  

  TTC since March 2012 w/irregular and anovulatory cycles.  

  Moved to an RE October 2013  HSG- All clear , S/A- Normal , Bloodwork -Normal

  Uterine polyp found-  Hysteroscopy and D&C 12/6/13  DX w/complex endometrial hyperplasia

  Endometrial Biopsy 3/21/14 - Hyperplasia still present  Endometrial Biopsy #2 6/24/14 - All clear!

  IUI #1  w/stims and trigger - Started stims 7/7/14 - IUI 7/24/14 = BFP 8/7/14

  Beta #1 8/8 - 47  Beta#2 -137  Beta#3 - 96 Beta#4 -287 Beta#5 -519 Beta#6 121 = early miscarriage 5w4d

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• brij2006

  

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  July 2014

  I always did just so I could know whether or not I would be wasting my time on testing.  It was mostly helpful once I started doing different diet changes.  Then I noticed how different my temps were from the start of the cycle, and knew the diet was doing something. 

  
  

  Do you get false positives on OPK's?  My body always seemed to gear up to O around CD14ish, would give me EWCM and a positive OPK, but then would never give a temp spike. That was where I liked temping along with the OPK's, because otherwise I would have thought I O'd. 

  TTC since 1/13  DX:PCOS 5/13 (long, anovulatory cycles)
  Clomid 50mg 9/13 = BFP! EDD 6/7/14 M/C 5w6d Found 11/4/13
  1/14 PCOS / Gluten Free Diet to hopefully regulate my system. 
  Chemical Pregnancy 03/14
  Surprise BFP 6/14, Beta #1: 126 Beta #2: 340  Stick baby, stick! EDD 2/17/15
  Riley Elaine born 2/16/15
  
  TTC 2.0   6/15 
  Chemical Pregnancy 9/15 
  Chemical Pregnancy 6/16
  BFP 9/16  EDD 6/3/17
  Beta #1: 145 Beta #2: 376 Beta #3: 2,225 Beta #4: 4,548
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• ecinereb

  

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  July 2014

  It was helpful if I actually o'ed but frustrating in an annovulatory cycle. Have your cycles regulated at all after M? It might be worth a shot and if it gets frustrating just quit.

  
  
  

  TTC since August 2011
  Cycle 8,9,10 - 50mg Clomid - BFN

  Cycle 11, 100 mg Clomid & IUI#1- BFP 2/23/13 - m/c 4/2/13 @ 9w2d
  

  Cycle 13, 100 mg Clomid & IUI#2 - BFP 6/27/13 - CP
  

  Met with an awesome new RE in September 2013 new plan: 5mg Femera & IUI #3

  Surprise Natural BFP 9/9/13 - Welcomed our baby boy 5/25/14

  
  

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• RockABye

  

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  July 2014

  brij2006 said:

   

  Do you get false positives on OPK's?  My body always seemed to gear up to O around CD14ish, would give me EWCM and a positive OPK, but then would never give a temp spike. That was where I liked temping along with the OPK's, because otherwise I would have thought I O'd. 

  This is what OPKs do for me, except it could happen at any point in the cycle. It frustrated the crap out of me. Heck, I even got false positives and then false negatives on medicated cycles. I have finally all but given up on using OPKs. I still do on a rare occasion, but not regularly. *sigh*
  

  In Christ alone my hope is found. He is my LIGHT, my STRENGTH, and my SONG!

  
  

  
  T-TTC since Dec 2008. PCOS/nonexistant cycles(anovulation) and endo. HSG in '10 revealed both tubes blocked. Lap surgery in Dec '10 to correct. Failed Clomid/IUI and injectable(Bravelle)/IUI cycles so far.  

  
  

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• BruinsBabe33

  

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  July 2014

  @brij2006‌ I have only ever gotten a + during treated cycles, but every time I use an opk a second line appears sometimes it is close to positive, but isn't positive. I get EWCM a lot so I can never trust it!
  
  @ecinereb‌ they don't appear to be any different, but I don't want to jump right back to the RE.

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• brij2006

  

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  July 2014

  You could always give it a shot and see if it shows you anything or gives you peace of mind with the OPK's and CM.  If you find it frustrating or not helpful, then stop.

  TTC since 1/13  DX:PCOS 5/13 (long, anovulatory cycles)
  Clomid 50mg 9/13 = BFP! EDD 6/7/14 M/C 5w6d Found 11/4/13
  1/14 PCOS / Gluten Free Diet to hopefully regulate my system. 
  Chemical Pregnancy 03/14
  Surprise BFP 6/14, Beta #1: 126 Beta #2: 340  Stick baby, stick! EDD 2/17/15
  Riley Elaine born 2/16/15
  
  TTC 2.0   6/15 
  Chemical Pregnancy 9/15 
  Chemical Pregnancy 6/16
  BFP 9/16  EDD 6/3/17
  Beta #1: 145 Beta #2: 376 Beta #3: 2,225 Beta #4: 4,548
  www.5yearstonever.blogspot.com 
                      

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