1st: I have to say that I really like my doctor. He is always willing to go the extra mile to find answers for me and it keeps me at ease.
2nd: I am NOT pregnant. I took another HCG blood test today and the results were negative. I am okay with that because I knew I wasn't pregnant. Don't get me wrong, I was hopeful but in my gut, I knew I wasn't. I am just relieved to have an answer.
3rd: My doc did a vaginal ultrasound of my uterus lining and both of my ovaries.
Lining looks normal with some extra cervical mucus.I told my doctor about the eggwhite cervical mucus I have been having the past 2 days and he said that it is not always a sign of fertility, it can happen at any time but it can sometimes mean ovulation has recently occurred but its not accurate enough to go off of when TTC. Which makes sense because I have even seen ewcm mixed with my period blood before. He said in one of my ovaries he saw what looked like it could be a follicle beginning to grow to prepare for ovulation but that it was so small he could not say for sure. Therefore he ordered the below blood test"
FSH (FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE): A follicle-stimulating hormone test measures the amount of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in a blood sample. FSH is produced by the pituitary gland.In women, FSH helps control the menstrual cycle and the production of eggs by the ovaries. The amount of FSH varies throughout a woman's menstrual cycle and is highest just before she releases an egg (ovulates).The amounts of FSH and other hormones (luteinizing hormone, estrogen, and progesterone) are measured in both a man and a woman to determine why the couple can't become pregnant.The FSH level can help determine whether male or female sex organs (testicles or ovaries) are functioning properly.
LH (LUTEINIZING HORMONE): In women, LH helps regulate the menstrual cycle and egg production. The level of LH in a woman's body varies with the phase of the menstrual cycle. It increases rapidly just before ovulation occurs, about midway through the cycle (day 14 of a 28-day cycle). This is called an LH surge. Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels rise and fall together during the monthly menstrual cycle.
ESTRADIOL: Estradiol is the most commonly measured type of estrogen for nonpregnant women. The amount of estradiol in a woman's blood varies throughout her menstrual cycle. After menopause, estradiol production drops to a very low but constant level.
PROGESTERONE: A progesterone test measures the amount of the hormone progesterone in a blood sample. Progesterone is a female hormone produced by the ovaries during release of a mature egg from an ovary. Progesterone helps prepare the lining of the uterus to receive the egg if it becomes fertilized by a sperm. If the egg is not fertilized, progesterone levels drop and menstrual bleeding begins.
All of which will determine if I am indeed in a new cycle at the point of being fertile in preparation for ovulation.
4th: I asked if my spotting from last week was considered mid cycle spotting from my period that started on 10/31 or if it was indeed a start to a new cycle. He assured me that if the blood work comes back to match his speculation that I am currently at mid cycle getting ready to ovulate than that means that my spotting which began on 11/15 was indeed the start of a new cycle. However, if the blood work does not match up to what he believes he saw during my ultrasound, then we will have to figure out the next step. Maybe some more blood work and another ultrasound. But we wont know until we get my blood results and hopefully they will come in by Monday 11/28.
5th: I told him how this has NEVER happened to me before and he said that since I am irregular, that it is very possible and considered normal for me. And that if I am indeed in mid cycle of a new cycle then the 2 week cycle I had between 10/31 and 11/15 is just considered irregular without ovulation. This would be the better outcome of my situation. If not then we will have to figure out why I was bleeding last week and why my new cycle hasn't started.
So all in all, what I experienced last week 11/15/11 through 11/20/11 was NOT implantation bleeding because I am not pregnant. Its either irregular spotting for someone reason OR it could just be the start of a new cycle (what I am hoping for). It all results in my hormones not being balanced. Its amazing to me how hormones are what causes all of this confusion and being irregular.
I will keep everyone updated on my situation as I go along. My honey is leaving for work tomorrow and he will be gone for 14 days, so we are going to bed again tonight just in case this is a new cycle and just in case I am fertile.
THANK ALL OF YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE FOR ME THROUGH THIS CRAZY RIDE BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT YOU! NO ONE ELSE GETS IT OR EVEN UNDERSTANDS ALL OF WHAT I JUST WROTE. LOL. SO THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART <3
Warm Regards,
Jess xoxo
11/25/11 LAB RESULTS:
FSH (FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE): MY RESULTS = 7.9
Normal
The normal values listed here—called a reference range—are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what’s normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab.
Follicular phase: 1.37 – 9.9 international units per liter (IU/L).
Midcycle peak: 6.17 – 17.2 IU/L
Luteal phase: 1.09 – 9.2 IU/L
LH (LUTEINIZING HORMONE): MY RESULTS = 5.1
Normal
The normal values listed here—called a reference range—are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what’s normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab. Ask your doctor for normal values of your luteinizing hormone test.
Follicular phase: 1.68–15 international units per liter (IU/L).
Midcycle peak: 21.9–56.6 IU/L
Luteal phase: 0.61–16.3 IU/L
ESTRADIOL: MY RESULTS = 357.1
Normal
For girls and women between puberty and menopause, estrogen levels vary throughout the menstrual.
The normal values listed here—called a reference range—are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what’s normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab.
Women before menopause: 20 – 750 picograms per milliliter (pg/mL).
Women after menopause: Less than or equal to 20 pg/mL
PROGESTERONE: MY RESULTS = 0.70
The normal values listed here—called a reference range—are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what’s normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab.
Days 1–14: Less than 1 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL) or 0.5 – 2.3 nanomoles per liter (nmol/L)
Days 15–28: 2 – 25 ng/mL or 6.4 – 79.5 nmol/L
According to all of my lab results, I believe I am in the follicular phase, which would be a good thing because then it means last weeks bleeding was the start of a new cycle and hopefully I will be ovulating this upcoming week. I will have more of an answer on Monday when my doctor contacts me after he looks at the lab results himself. I do feel better knowing that my results look normal for where I feel I should be in this new cycle. It lets me know that last weeks bleeding wasn't abnormal. It just means I did not ovulate at all last cycle. My honey left for work today and will be gone for 17 days now and so although we did bed today and yesterday, I am not too concerned with me getting pregnant this month because I don't think the sperm will survive that long until I ovulate, if I ovulate. I would be more than happy to know that my cycle is normal. Because we are planning for IUI when we get the chance anyway.
I will update my journal again on Monday. Thank you for reading, all comments are appreciated =)
11/28/11 UPDATE =)
Hi Ladies,
I received an email from my doctor stating that I was indeed in the follicular phase of a new cycle and that I will, (if I haven't already), be ovulating this cycle. I asked him if I had PCOS and he said its possible but for now to keep track and see if my period comes in 2 weeks and we will go from there! I am just super relieved that the bleeding I had was indeed the beginning of a new cycle of which I am now mid cycle and ovulating =). I believe I ovulated today or possibly yesterday. I am not really tracking it but I can tell because of my cm. My honey is gone for work, so hopefully the bedding we did Thursday and Friday night did something, other wise we will have to wait until next cycle. Its terrible that I would ovulate as soon as he leaves, just our luck. Oh well, I believe things are happening this way for a reason. I am hoping his swimmers stay alive long enough to reach the lil egg. But ultimately we are going to go for IUI asap.
Thank you all so much for being so supportive and helping me through this rough patch! I couldn't have gone through this emotionally without you! Now its the 2ww.
Love ya, appreciate ya and enjoy ya!!
Jess xoxo
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