testosterone articles (how it affects your cycle)

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May 25th, 2011, 11:10 AM
gizmo77

testosterone articles (how it affects your cycle)

i found a couple articles on too much testosterone in women and how it affects their cycles. i know swaying says to increase testosterone but this just reminded me that it should still be at NORMAL levels (for your body type..and who knows what exactly THAT is!!). i guess we just have to experiment if we're taking T supplements prior to attempt.
i had a coworker who was an avid runner/athlete. it took her FOREVER to get pregnant. she had to take all these shots. and i remember another coworker telling her to "stop running around acting like a boy." i think she said she barely got her period, or they were short. anyway she finally was able to conceive with medical support and had a boy! this was like 10 yrs ago.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5530316_si...one-women.html

http://www.time-to-run.com/women/testosterone.html
May 28th, 2011, 02:57 AM
TTC5

Off to read!
May 28th, 2011, 02:59 AM
TTC5

Ok well I have definately had a chance in oily skin, breakouts and the last few days while showering I am losing lots of hair??!!
May 28th, 2011, 08:51 PM
Kris217

I'm now wanting to get my hormone levels checked again, I'm hoping my testosterone isn't too high that I can't get pregnant.
I have excess body hair, my Dr had blood work taken to see what was going on and she said it's just hereditary and my testosterone is ok but the hair growth was from high Estrogen. She wasn't a very good Dr which meant I had to change Dr's so I wonder if what she told me is correct???
May 28th, 2011, 10:45 PM
TTC5

I would def get it checked again if you do not feel right? Only places I have more hair are my legs and my pubic hair seems darker and thicker? Head hair seems to be coming out though lol
May 28th, 2011, 10:50 PM
shouldihope?

I am a bit nervous about my girl sway. I hope I did enough T lowering things to help me out. I have a lot of the descriptions of high T levels. Not sure if there is anything else I can do.
May 28th, 2011, 11:12 PM
Kris217

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Originally Posted by TTC5

I would def get it checked again if you do not feel right? Only places I have more hair are my legs and my pubic hair seems darker and thicker? Head hair seems to be coming out though lol

I've had it for years, it's not from a boy diet or anything like that. My dr had me on medication but since I stopped it to get pregnant it has grown back worse than it ever was.
My head hair falls out a lot too, I'm constantly sweeping the bathroom and my partner notices it everywhere too...is that a testosterone problem?
May 28th, 2011, 11:24 PM
TTC5

I am not sure?
May 28th, 2011, 11:30 PM
Kris217

Hmm well I don't mind if it's high cos that's good for a boy, I just don't want it too high that I can't get PG or any of my other hormones are out of whack effecting me too. I will see the dr about a blood test, not sure when it my cycle they'd want me to do it, hopefully I haven't missed that window and have to wait til next month!
May 28th, 2011, 11:49 PM
TTC5

You have good cycles don't you? x
May 29th, 2011, 12:09 AM
Kris217

Yep usually 28 days every month but this month I was 3 days late...maybe from the Clomid and I ovulate CD13 every month too. This period has been soooo bad, I'm hoping I don't have Endometriosis! It's 2 of my sisters have it and do does my partner and I have the same cramping they do but lately it seems to be getting worse as each month goes by.
I will probably take Clomid again to increase my changes or getting pg, I really really really don't want to go through another period!!
May 29th, 2011, 01:12 AM
TTC5

Have you mentioned this to your dr?
May 29th, 2011, 02:16 AM
Kris217

No, I have a new dr as the old one knew nothing! She kept telling me to have hot showers for my back and neck...then I found out i had Scoliosis and a few other issues that hot showers will not fix. She never wanted to do any testing for some reason, just kept saying try this try that.
My partner saw her OBGYN a few months ago and she mentioned my cramping to her so she gave me a script for this suppository that will work on my whole abdomen and help with the pain, they do help but not enough.
May 29th, 2011, 02:46 AM
TTC5

I'd def get a second opinion! xx
May 29th, 2011, 03:02 AM
Kris217

Yes laying on the bed last night not being able to move made me see that! I really want to get it sorted out.
May 29th, 2011, 04:51 AM
TTC5

Oh gosh that doesn't sound good!
May 31st, 2011, 10:27 AM
gizmo77

Quote:

Originally Posted by shouldihope?

I am a bit nervous about my girl sway. I hope I did enough T lowering things to help me out. I have a lot of the descriptions of high T levels. Not sure if there is anything else I can do.

a lot of it could be hereditary. my mom is hairless esply in areas wher i am hair FUL and she has 2 boys. and i have 2 girls!!
May 31st, 2011, 10:01 PM
Kris217

It could be, but I do have a lot more than my mum. Her legs and arms are hairless but mine are not! I will still be getting it checked out if i'm not successful this month.
June 3rd, 2011, 10:39 AM
atomic sagebrush

Quote:

Originally Posted by gizmo77

i found a couple articles on too much testosterone in women and how it affects their cycles. i know swaying says to increase testosterone but this just reminded me that it should still be at NORMAL levels (for your body type..and who knows what exactly THAT is!!). i guess we just have to experiment if we're taking T supplements prior to attempt.
i had a coworker who was an avid runner/athlete. it took her FOREVER to get pregnant. she had to take all these shots. and i remember another coworker telling her to "stop running around acting like a boy." i think she said she barely got her period, or they were short. anyway she finally was able to conceive with medical support and had a boy! this was like 10 yrs ago.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5530316_si...one-women.html

http://www.time-to-run.com/women/testosterone.html

But if she had PCOS, which it sounds like she did, her testosterone levels were so high that she couldn't conceive. When they brought her levels down, they were still on the high side and made her more likely to conceive a boy.

Too much testosterone is just as bad for fertility as not enough!!
June 3rd, 2011, 10:42 AM
atomic sagebrush

Quote:

Originally Posted by gizmo77

i found a couple articles on too much testosterone in women and how it affects their cycles. i know swaying says to increase testosterone but this just reminded me that it should still be at NORMAL levels (for your body type..and who knows what exactly THAT is!!). i guess we just have to experiment if we're taking T supplements prior to attempt.
i had a coworker who was an avid runner/athlete. it took her FOREVER to get pregnant. she had to take all these shots. and i remember another coworker telling her to "stop running around acting like a boy." i think she said she barely got her period, or they were short. anyway she finally was able to conceive with medical support and had a boy! this was like 10 yrs ago.

http://www.ehow.com/about_5530316_si...one-women.html

http://www.time-to-run.com/women/testosterone.html

Also, keep in mind that since most of the women on this site have conceived (many) baby girls that the assumption is that their testosterone levels are on the LOW side to begin with.

I appreciate the links, very interesting!
June 3rd, 2011, 10:44 AM
purplepoet20

With running and conceiving.... maybe the boy swayers here should stop running the day before or the day of DTD! So you don't run the egg out.
June 3rd, 2011, 10:45 AM
atomic sagebrush

Quote:

Originally Posted by shouldihope?

I am a bit nervous about my girl sway. I hope I did enough T lowering things to help me out. I have a lot of the descriptions of high T levels. Not sure if there is anything else I can do.

It may very well be that it's not the level of T per se that matters, it's the CHANGE in your own personal testosterone. Even if your testosterone is higher than 90% of everyone on the planet, if your T has gone down suddenly your body may take that as a cue that a girl pg is a better bet.
June 3rd, 2011, 10:49 AM
atomic sagebrush

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kris217

Yep usually 28 days every month but this month I was 3 days late...maybe from the Clomid and I ovulate CD13 every month too. This period has been soooo bad, I'm hoping I don't have Endometriosis! It's 2 of my sisters have it and do does my partner and I have the same cramping they do but lately it seems to be getting worse as each month goes by.
I will probably take Clomid again to increase my changes or getting pg, I really really really don't want to go through another period!!

That you are having reg. periods and reg. ovulation is a pretty good sign that you don't have PCOS.

Clomid messes you up, for sure.

I don't think they do a blood test for endo, I think they'll do an ultrasound so if you're concerned about that, they will need to check later in your cycle.
June 3rd, 2011, 10:50 AM
atomic sagebrush

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kris217

No, I have a new dr as the old one knew nothing! She kept telling me to have hot showers for my back and neck...then I found out i had Scoliosis and a few other issues that hot showers will not fix. She never wanted to do any testing for some reason, just kept saying try this try that.
My partner saw her OBGYN a few months ago and she mentioned my cramping to her so she gave me a script for this suppository that will work on my whole abdomen and help with the pain, they do help but not enough.

Where do they dig these docs up!?! I'm sorry!
June 3rd, 2011, 10:53 AM
atomic sagebrush

Quote:

Originally Posted by gizmo77

a lot of it could be hereditary. my mom is hairless esply in areas wher i am hair FUL and she has 2 boys. and i have 2 girls!!

It is TOTALLY hereditary. There are entire ethnic groups of people who ahve more or less body hair than other ethnic groups tend to, and it has nothing to do with their testosterone. The only way you can tell is if YOUR personal level of hairiness changes. You can't tell based on other family members either, because that's not really how genes work. (as in, my mom and dad are both tall and I'm short, because I inherited a different set of genes than they did. Still genes, but just not my parent's genes.)