Specialist Appointment
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Topic: Specialist Appointment
Posted By: peachy
Subject: Specialist Appointment
Date Posted: 20 April 2010 at 12:44pm
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Bit of background info, #1 happened rather quickly, infact first night of unprotected sex!! Have now been ttc #2 for 16 months and have been seeing a natural fertility specialist for 6 months and having fortnightly accupuncture. While both have helped my cycle, they certainly have not fixed my problems.
I have had all the blood tests through my doc, DH has done SA and I have been charting for nearly a year. I clearly have a LP defect normally only 8 days on average, but have a normal length cycle of around 26-32 days depending when I ovulate. Will he put me on clomid, does clomid fix LP defects? What can we expect from the appointment? More tests? or will he be able to pinpoint and treat my problem because its very clearly obvious what is wrong and all the info I can provide him eg charts etc?? Any advice and experiences appreciated! TIA  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: anon12345
Date Posted: 20 April 2010 at 1:12pm
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I am really sorry that you are having issues second time around and wish you all the best in your appointment, finding answers and ultimately being able to have your much wanted BFP!!!
I had many tests, DH had a number of SA's done and we then had our appointment with Fertility Associates. She looked over all my notes, asked me questions about my period and sex, tried to do an internal exam and within moments told me she was confident I had endometriosis and needed surgery. The ball for that got rolling immediately and shortly after I had surgery and was found it was severe. That was my experience and I know nothing about clomid but hopefully others will be able to fill you in on that side of things or their experience. Wishing you all the best oxo |
Posted By: kiwikt
Date Posted: 20 April 2010 at 3:11pm
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They will do some more tests, just to give you a base line. However I found Fertility Associates to be great about going through your options regarding what it might mean if the different tests come back showing a problem.
Clomid causes you to ovulate. It sounds like you are already ovulating so it could be something else. At least a specialist would be able to give you answers and put your mind at rest. It can be expensive for some to see a specialist, but I think it is worth it for piece of mind. I also think you can get the appointment free through your GP but I am not sure how long that will take. We just went straight down the road of booking an appointment and paying for it because I couldnt wait. ------------- Due 14/10/11 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Buttons2
Date Posted: 21 April 2010 at 10:56pm
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Hi Peachy - yes clomid can help with lengthening your LP. I was having a 21 Day cycle & ovulating okay, but got prescribed clomid to lengthen the LP & double ensure was O'ing okay. Already after first cycle on clomid my cycle went to a clockwork 28 days. So it does work for that.
Has taken a loooong time longer than we expected but looks like we've just got our BFP 
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 May 2010
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Posted By: spanky77
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 9:53pm
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Hey Peachy, how did you get on?
I posted about similar a few weeks back - LPD is usually about some kind of progesterone deficiency, and can actually occur in the follicular phase. If the eggs aren't best quality, the corpus luteum can break down, or not maintain the progesterone levels for the full 14 days (or whatever). Clomid hyperstimulates the eggs, I think more than one can pop off in ovulation, and is generally thought to improve things this way. Although I don't really completely understand, as the way I see it, if the eggs aren't of good quality in the first place, how can a drug make it so? This is just my rudimentary understanding of this though, from reading and asking questions. Although there's some controversy as to the efficiency of progesterone supplements (some doctors don;t believe this works as a treatment), I have heard that tablets and creams are not as effective as pessaries. |