Long story, short...I MC at 8 weeks late December 2017 and had first AF on 2/20 lasting 9 days. It was very light and most days it was just dark brown spotting.
Prior to getting pregnant (which we used OPK and got pregnant right away), I started with some irregular periods in July 2017. Until then, I’d been very regular and it had been exactly a yr since giving birth when they became irregular.
I turned 36 last month and I want to TTC sooner rather than later. I’m going in to see my OBGYN for a 2nd post op (I had D&C) because I want to move forward. I do not have any diagnosed fertility issues but it did take me 11 yrs to get pregnant with my daughter.
I know I’m going to ask about my cycles and possibly Provera and we are interested in Femara.
But can anyone tell me any other testing options I could ask about to check for underlying issues since I’m over the suggested maternal age? Like egg reserve/quality?
Today is CD16 (I’m somewhat guessing b/c period was weird and I didn’t count any post op bleeding which was also very minimal and a light flow) and still getting negative ovulation sign on a digital kit. I started on CD9. With my MC, I ovulated on CD12.
Sorry this is all over the place. I’m overwhelmed and frustrated. I’m beginning to feel defeated and hopeless with getting my rainbow baby.
TIA!
My IF lingo is a little rusty but you could ask your OBGYN to do basic hormone testing (blood draws) just to see where you stand. That would be FSH, AMH and progesterone, and estrogen. They test for egg reserve and quality and a few other things. Some have to be done on certain days of your cycle so they can’t test them same day. I would say it’s worth asking about and they are probably covered under your basic insurance, but it’s worth asking ahead if that’s a concern. (A lot of IF diagnostics aren’t covered but testing hormone levels is usually coded otherwise.) Some docs want you to be TTC-ing for awhile before they test hormones and others — especially if your AMA — will give you what you want, so just insist if you get pushback. It’s no harm having the information.
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