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No Help Until One Year of TTC

No Help Until One Year of TTC

So, I went to my OB/GYN and explained how I have been TTC for 6 months now and my periods are irregular.  28 days....38 days....no period at all this month.  All she said was that I have to try for one year before she will try to do anything to help me.  I have heard this already that it is not considered infertility until you have tried for a year but I can't just sit here and wait another 6 months with unregular or no periods and not ovulating based on OPK.

My doctor thinks it was because I was on birth control pills for a long time before I started TTC.  Could this really be why I am not ovulating now?  I ovulated the first month right off the pill and had a regular 28 day cycle.  Then everything started getting worse and worse til now, no ovulation and no period.

What can I do now?  Any herbal remedies you all know of or other things I can try at home?
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Did you have regular periods BEFORE starting birth control? If so, your doctor is probably right, there is no reason to suspect a fertility issue. I never had periods (or ovulation) before birth control (or after) and went to a fertility clinic within 6 months of trying. When I asked the dr. there if I "jumped the gun" on coming in so early, she said that considering my history of no periods and ovulation, I could have come right away b/c it was obvious there was a fertility issue with me. If you are anxious, though, I'm sure your dr. could at least agree to run some tests and see if your FSH and LH levels are normal as you're waiting. Best of luck :)
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