Does anyone know....

[Kris217]

Anything about hormones and when in my cycle would be the best time to check my levels?
I think maybe that's why i haven't got pregnant, I know it can take a long time and i haven't been trying long but i still want to get my hormones checked cos of my excess body hair.
I will make an appointment with my dr but i want to make sure i'm going at the right time, like start, middle or end of my cycle.

[begonia]

Kris I know for progesterone the standard day for the test is CD21; I believe that is based on a 28 day cycle so might be different if your cycle is dramatically different. I would make your appt for before that day, that way if your doc wants to do the test you're not at a point where you've passed it and have to wait a long time.

As for the other hormones I don't know if it matters.

[gizmo77]

im so bad at this stuff. but if i had to guess id say as close to ovulation as possible bc after all that is what you want to know right? what hormones are around during that time. but i have no idea about this

[Kris217]

Thanks ladies, my partner had a few blood tests done a few months ago to check her levels too and we think the first one was on cd3 and then another one 7 days after ovulation...we're just not 100% sure so i might call the obgyn so i don't miss it. I'd like to get it done before i try again.

[TTC5]

I would probably go see your dr sooner rather than later. You have pcos, right?

[Plum3]

Thanks ladies, my partner had a few blood tests done a few months ago to check her levels too and we think the first one was on cd3 and then another one 7 days after ovulation...we're just not 100% sure so i might call the obgyn so i don't miss it. I'd like to get it done before i try again.

Yep, that sounds right to me Kris. I was misdiagnosed with PCOS a few years ago and remember from all my researching that bloods were taken on these days. I think on the CD3 blood test they check FSH, LH and maybe some others. And the 7 DPO they check oestrogen, progesterone and something else.

[Kris217]

I would probably go see your dr sooner rather than later. You have pcos, right?

No i don't have pcos, if my periods weren't regular i would think i did!

[Kris217]

Yep, that sounds right to me Kris. I was misdiagnosed with PCOS a few years ago and remember from all my researching that bloods were taken on these days. I think on the CD3 blood test they check FSH, LH and maybe some others. And the 7 DPO they check oestrogen, progesterone and something else.

Ahh that's so much Bec, I will be seeing a dr in the morning. So i will ask for 2 referrals to get bloods taken on cd3 and 7dpo :)

btw how do they test for pcos?
My old dr who was a nut thought i might of had it but after my blood test she said no but she didn't tell me when in my cycle to get it done. It was just that day and it came back my estrogen was high. Then i found out that's normal at a certain stage of my cycle!

[Plum3]

From what I have read and learnt about PCOS they diagnose it based on symptoms. And then blood tests and ultrasounds are done. When we first started TTC and I had irregular periods I had an ultrasound done which showed polycystic ovaries. And my silly doctor who had no clue told me I had PCOS. She diagnosed it purely because I had polycystic ovaries. I had no other symptoms and all my bloods came back normal. To this day doctors still don't know why I have irregular periods and don't O. Anyway sorry about the me, me, me.

Why do you think you have PCOS? FWIW I know quiet a few people that have it and still have regular ovulatory cycles.

[Kris217]

No problem Bec, i don't think i have PCOS but it wouldn't surprise me if i did. My dr thought i might of due to my excess body hair, she said my testosterone was fine so it wasn't that. She was a weird dr so i doubt everything she did with me now. I will get my blood work done and if it shows up anything abnormal i guess i could ask for an ultrasound. Glad you finally got yours sorted out though!!

[Kris217]

Well i saw the dr this morning, i'm doing a blood test on cd5 and cd21. He also gave some advice on timing and so on. Was funny though he asked me how often we had intercourse? I was thinking umm we could do it everyday and i still won't get pregnant! lol I had to say Sarah was my partner and we were doing home inseminations....she was sitting right next to me.

[Plum3]

Do you always O on CD14?

[atomic sagebrush]

Anything about hormones and when in my cycle would be the best time to check my levels?
I think maybe that's why i haven't got pregnant, I know it can take a long time and i haven't been trying long but i still want to get my hormones checked cos of my excess body hair.
I will make an appointment with my dr but i want to make sure i'm going at the right time, like start, middle or end of my cycle.

Your doctor's office will know and you should go off of what they say to do, because different doctors do things differently. Just explain to the receptionist when you call.

[Kris217]

Do you always O on CD14?

CD13 or 14 yeah.

[Kris217]

Your doctor's office will know and you should go off of what they say to do, because different doctors do things differently. Just explain to the receptionist when you call.

So if the Dr said to get the blood taken on CD5 I should do that? I just thought it was CD3 and doing it on 5 would be too late so I was going to go on CD4?

[atomic sagebrush]

If he or she is expecting to get blood from CD 5, and gets it from CD 3 instead, then that might confuse the issue because your hormones will prob. be a bit diff. on CD 5 than they will on CD 3, if that makes any sense. While I don't think that docs are the root of ALL knowledge, for things like testing I think it's better to do it their way because they're the ones who will be interpreting the results for you.

[Kris217]

Oh i see what you're saying, i will wait til cd5 which is tomorrow :) thanks Atomic!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Good luck!!

[begonia]

How long til you get your results Kris? These things are always tricky b/c on the one hand you always hope everything is OK and you're totally healthy, but on the other it would be SO nice if they found something they could tweak and then BAM you get knocked up! Keep us posted!

[Kris217]

Well i'm off to get it done this morning, usually the results are back in a few days so we'll see then how everything is going :)

[TTC5]

Well i saw the dr this morning, i'm doing a blood test on cd5 and cd21. He also gave some advice on timing and so on. Was funny though he asked me how often we had intercourse? I was thinking umm we could do it everyday and i still won't get pregnant! lol I had to say Sarah was my partner and we were doing home inseminations....she was sitting right next to me.

HAHAHA how did he react after that :P

[Kris217]

He was just like staring at me for a few seconds then said oh i see.

[TTC5]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Maybe you guys are his first lesbian couple? That word does not offend you does it, sorry if it does x

[Kris217]

Oh no it doesn't bother me, we could be his first couple but every time we see him we're together so i assumed he figured it out. He did give some good advice after that though so it was a good visit. Today we booked Sarah in for the 3 procedures she needs to have done in July. Her obgyn is the loveliest lady, i wish all doctors were like her!!

[TTC5]

Good luck with the tests for Sarah and KUP!

[Kris217]

Thanks, will do!

[atomic sagebrush]

Any news yet??

[Kris217]

I called the Dr's office on Friday, the receptionist said the test results were back in and a Dr looked them over and wrote on action on it so she assumed it was all ok. I asked for a copy to be left at the front desk for me cos i wanna see the levels myself and keep it for my records. Especially if i'll be going down the IVF path soon!