about antibiotics

[Mumita]

I usually have ovulation pain (I forget the name) every month right on schedule.  I've been taking antibiotics since last thursday 5/08 and I was supossed to O on 5/12.  I have not had any O pains and my cm is low or inexistant.  My question is, do you know how antibiotics affect your cycle?  I'm trying to ttc and I don't know if I've O'd, it's been delayed or what!?
Please help.

[paranoidpatty]

I actually read of antibiotics INCREASING your chances of TTC (something with your CM maybe??).  I think I read that in the book TCOYF.   But I don't know about its affects on ovulation.  And by the way, the pain is called Mittleschertz (sp).  Do you temp?  If not, that would be a good way to know if you O'd.

Good luck!

[jjsh44]

You might not have o'd, it's hard to say. If you didn't it could have definately been the antibiotics. How long do you have to take them for? I would suggest using and OPK (ovulation prediction kit) I'm pretty sure that is what it stands for-either way it tells you when you are o'ing. Good luck to you!