Mom Confessions
They started her on Meds and she has lost around 30-40lbs.
Anyway, she started getting her period on her own now, and they also have her on meds to help her ovulate. I wanna say chlomid, does that make sense? ... anyway, she's been taking ovulation tests at home and for the past 3 months they say she has been ovulating.
She's been actively trying & nothing. The doctor did some blood work and told her she is not ovulating at all so she needs to double up her meds.
Now the thing is she "ovulated" 2 weeks ago(according to tracking and Ovulation home tests), but did her blood work yesterday. She just got her period today.
Can ovulation be detected in her blood work 2 weeks later? Like she obvs wasn't ovulating during the time they did her blood work, so why would they expect it to show up?
So now she thinks the tests are wrong and she's not even ovulating at all whatsoever and feels discouraged.
She asks them to explain it to her and she said she always just leaves confused and upset.
She'll be 25 in April.
Oh also they told her she's insulin resistant ..idk if that has any affect?!
Thanks for any and all advice!
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My sister was the exact same and was diagnosed and treated the same way... even the same age! She did all of that and had no luck, but on their anniversary they went out, **relaxed **, forgot about making a baby for a few hrs, and BAM she was pregnant.. NO lie. Just tell your friend to stop trying for a while and take a break. That is usually when it will happen.
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I also had PCOS and my doc put me on Clomid. After 6 months without any success, I started researching PCOS on my own and realized that its caused by too much insulin in my body, which is from eating too much carbs and being overweight. So instead of having to be on the insulin meds (metformin), I decided to stop eating carbs. Stopped taking the Clomid and 6 months later and 60 lbs lighter, I was pregnant. I no longer have PCOS and I have 3 kids. -
She's really not that overweight anymore. She lost the most of it.
If she lost another 30lbs she'd be a damn twig. Lol... now its just a matter of losing the little extra here and there. Another 15lbs would do her perfect.
Quoting angevil53:
If she's really overweight she needs to continue to lose. Her body doesn't want her pregnant bc it's not ready. I lost 60# and got pregnant he month i tried. I used a clear blue east fertility monitor too and worked first month both times. -
Blood test checks for the progesterone that is released at ovulation. The hormone must be at a certain level to indicate ovulation took place. Counting the levels the day before a period would likely be inconclusive as the test need to be done 3-10 days before the next expected period, when the levels are at their highest. She needs to have the blood drawn closer to when she suspects she ovulated. -
Really? That's interesting! I'll share that info - thank you!!!
Quoting stacey1103:
I also had PCOS and my doc put me on Clomid. After 6 months without any success, I started researching PCOS on my own and realized that its caused by too much insulin in my body, which is from eating too much carbs and being overweight. So instead of having to be on the insulin meds (metformin), I decided to stop eating carbs. Stopped taking the Clomid and 6 months later and 60 lbs lighter, I was pregnant. I no longer have PCOS and I have 3 kids. -
That's what I thought! It didn't seem to make sense to me why he tested her then. Thank you!
Quoting Ms.Pink.:
Blood test checks for the progesterone that is released at ovulation. The hormone must be at a certain level to indicate ovulation took place. Counting the levels the day before a period would likely be inconclusive as the test need to be done 3-10 days before the next expected period, when the levels are at their highest. She needs to have the blood drawn closer to when she suspects she ovulated. -
They could have been testing her progesterone.
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I have PCOS ,and am insulin resistant, and had low progesterone levels. I had to up my clomid dosage a few times before I became pregnant. Lost that pregnancy though and became pregnant again right before I was to go on clomid again. Is she reading the ovulation tests correctly? (I was not reading them correctly at first) Has her husband/SO been tested? Good luck to her. I know it sucks having PCOS.
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Yeah they tested her DH & he's all set. They've been trying for even longer than 14 months, they've been married for 6yrs, but the past 14months has been more "watched" and "planned".
Its possible she is reading the tests wrong. Unfortunately due to the military, we're currently in opposite states. Not far, but with 2 kids myself, it's hard to find time to visit.
Quoting Anonymous:
I have PCOS ,and am insulin resistant, and had low progesterone levels. I had to up my clomid dosage a few times before I became pregnant. Lost that pregnancy though and became pregnant again right before I was to go on clomid again. Is she reading the ovulation tests correctly? (I was not reading them correctly at first) Has her husband/SO been tested? Good luck to her. I know it sucks having PCOS.
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The home ovulation tests detect luteinizing hormone (LH), which triggers ovulation. LH has a sudden spike and then quickly dissipates 24 hours before ovulation so its ideal for detecting the *triggers* for ovulation. Unfortunately the ovaries don't always respond to LH, and instead ovulation the follicle is reabsorbed and ovulation doesn't happen. The blood test your friend's doctor is doing is called a 21 day progesterone test and it can tell if she ovulated by measuring her progesterone levels. She is probably also having blood drawn on day 3 as a base level.
She might consider talking to her doctor about hCG injections to zap her follicle into ovulating.