Hello!!
I've been TTC for about 17 months now. I went off BC in Aug. '14 and didn't get a natural cycle until Aug. '15. I had my thyroid removed back in Dec. '11 do to Thyroid Cancer and it turns out my thyroid levels were surpressing my ovulation. I tried Clomid and Femara and nothing was working! If I did ovulate, I get my period about 6-7 days later. I had a laprascopy done and everything is fine. No PCOS or Endo. The only thing I suffer from is low progesterone. Once I adjusted my thyroid levels, I started ovulating on my own. The only problem I'm facing now is a short Luteal phase. My Luteal phase is 8 days. It started as 6 and over the months it has grown to 8. It's been consistently 8 days now for the past 3 cycles. I've tried B6 and vitamin C. My gyno wants me to try Femara one more time to see if I get a healthy O. If I do, I will continue with the Femara. If I don't, it off to an RE I go. Has anyone had any success with pregnancy with a short Luteal?
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I've never heard of it working with such a short LP
have you tried acupuncture or seeing a naturopath? Both can be great with this issue.
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I had an 8-9 day LP after coming off a decade on the pill and got pregnant on our 6th cycle TTC. I tried B6, vitex, and Clomid to lengthen it (unsuccessfully), but got my BFP on a cycle where I was off everything. FWIW, my RE wasn't concerned about my LP at all.
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Sorry you're having such a hard time conceiving. I had an LP of 7-8 days and ended up needing assistance to get pregnant (injections plus IUI) but due to Dominished Ovarian Reserve (DOR). I'm not sure if my short LP was bc of that or just circumstantial. My happy ending though is that it worked on the first try and I now have 2.5 year old twins as a result!
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I have borderline PCOS and had a luetal phase of 9 days, and nothing I did lengthened it. B vitamins, acupuncture, etc.. I got pregnant the 12th cycle naturally right before we were to start fertility treatments. Hopefully, it happens soon for you!
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After my miscarriage in June, I had an 8 day luteal phase. I started seeing an acupuncturist, eating off her diet plan, and taking the herbs she recommended and after 3 months I was up to 11 days and then got pregnant the next month. I'm not sure if my body corrected things itself or if it was the acupuncture but at least by doing acupuncture, I felt like I was doing something about it.
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@Winnie13: Me! 11 day LP and a BFP our second IUI! Good luck!
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Thank you all so much for your responses! It's so nice having a community who truly understands this stuff!!
@Mrs.someone: neither have I, but I was hoping!! I haven't done that, but it's something DH and I will def consider! Thanks!
@Mrs. Line: thank you!!! You've given me some hope!! I'm on B6 and C currently and hoping it lengthens it some. Trying Femara next cycle, so we will see!
@Trailmix: That is wonderful!!! Thank you! I'm thinking the RE will really help me!
@pomegranate: That is awesome! I really would love for it to happen naturally!! I haven't noticed the vitamins working for me either, but I'm going to keep trying!
@shantuck:I'm so sorry for your loss. I understand wanting to be doing something though, the waiting is so hard sometimes! I've heard several people talk about acupuncture and it is something I'm really considering. Thanks!
@wrkbrk: That is awesome!!! Congrats!
Thank you all for your encouragement and your input! It's all so helpful! I appreciate you all so much!! I'm praying and hoping to have some baby dust soon!!!
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I had an 8-9 day LP after being on the pill for 10+ years, and got my BFP on my third cycle! I had just started taking b complex, so I'm not sure if that would have lengthened it or not. Don't give up hope!!
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@csross217: Thank you!!! That's wonderful!!
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i charted for my second pregnancy only and discovered i had a short LP, 7-9 days. I am not sure if i even 9 days ever or if 8 was the longest. I got a BFP on my 6th cycle. I was planning to start vitamin B the following month but didn't need to!
for my first pregnancy, it is quite possible i had a short LP as well, it was just a surprise pregnancy, so i didn't know when i ovulated.
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My LP is pretty short, 8-9 days.... I have had two successful pregnancies, took about 10 cycles for the first and maybe 5/6 cycles for my second. My sister also has a short LP, her first was an IVF baby (but they had male infertility factors, and she had some other issues including DOR), and she got pregnant on her own after all of that!
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@californiadreams: that's awesome to hear!! Thank you for sharing!! Congrats!!
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@hellobeeboston: wow!! So cool!! Thank you!!
Definitely feeling very positive with all these stories!
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Nothing worked for me until I went to the RE. Clomid + progesterone suppositories + IUI got my BFP. (Resulting in 4 month old sitting on my lap right now!)
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I've had to take progesterone to lengthen mine. It's worked and I've gotten pregnant, but had two losses (probably also due to hormones out of whack).
But I'd ask about progesterone if I wrre you. It's a fairly easy fix.
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I got a bfp on my 8th cycle trying. My LPs in the other 7 ranged from 9 to 11 days (trending longer over time). I was taking vitex, a B complex and seeing an acupuncturist to try to improve them. Don't know if it was random, one of those things, or the combo of those things that worked.
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@mrsads: That's wonderful!! I'm thinking progesterone is what I need!!
@marym: I'm so sorry for your losses! Hoping your hormones balance out soon!
@lilyofthewest: I've heard a lot of people suggest acupuncture. It's definitely something I'm considering.. Thank you!!
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@Winnie13: I've had two successful pregnancies with late ovulation and a 10 day luteal phase!
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I had a short luteal phase while nursing. Vitex lengthened it from 9-10 days to 14 days but took three months to do so.
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I had a short luteal phase. Acupuncture, clomid, and progesterone after O resulted in two healthy pregnancies
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B Complex and Vitex were enough to lengthen my very short luteal phase to 10-12 days (long enough to sustain two healthy pregnancies)....they got longer within a cycle or two of regularly taking these supplements, along with a tablespoon of Manuka honey and cinnamon every day (although I suspect those are an old wives tale/fertility myth).
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like so many other posters have said, acupuncture! I have a friend whose luteal phase got extended from 8 days to 12 days in just a couple of cycles.
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Thank you all so much! I discussed this with DH and I will be trying acupuncture this next cycle!
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I had a 9-10 day LP with additional spotting on day 3 and 9 of my LP. I worked with a naturopath and did acupuncture to lengthen it and increase the quality of my lining. I also had a borderline under active thyroid which the naturopath treated as well. It took about 4 months after I started seeing her to get my BFP.
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I had a short LP due to diminished ovarian reserve. Vitamin b, Vitex, acupuncture helped to correct the short LP. I did end up doing clomid and progesterone to get a sticky pregnancy.
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Thank you all for sharing!! You've really given me some hope!! I know my thyroid has to do a lot with my hormonal imbalance and I really think an acupuncturist is exactly what I need!! So, I just called a highly recommended and rated acupuncturist who specializes in fertility. She would want me to do about 6 sessions for the length of my cycle and they are $80 each! DH feels like that is a whole lot of money that could be going towards the next steps with the RE! I really want to try it, but he's not sold! So, I don't know what to do now! May just do the next Femera session alone and see if I can convince him otherwise!
have you tried acupuncture or seeing a naturopath? Both can be great with this issue.
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