Ovulation after D&C....

[Zoe2B]

Does anyone know if you can ovulate after a D&C without your HCG level being all the way at 0? I've read conflicting reporst on this. Some docs say it has to be back at 0 in order to ovulate, others say it doesn't. I had a D&C, and two weeks later I had ovulation symptoms (sore, large breasts, abdonimal pains, etc). HCG dropped to 400 one week after the D&C. The next week down to 40 (it's supposed to decrease by half every 48 hours), We got the green light to ttc as long as the bleeding had stopped, so we did. The following week it was at 20. That week it didn't drop as it should have, and I'm wondering if I could be pregnant and that's why the hcg level isn't dropping more... Waiting for my RE to call me back about this. I would just wait it out, except I am scheduled for a HSN proceedure on Thursday, but don't want to have it if there's even a chance I'm pg, in case the proceedure would harm the pg. Anyone ever get pg after a m/c or D&C when their HCG levels were still slightly elevated??? Thanks!

[RunningL8]

I just wrote you a note re. ovulation timing in your previous "confusing symptoms" thread, but saw as it was going through that I had put it in the wrong thread....

[Zoe2B]

Yes we are. It's just a question of when. Mostly about the money. We hope to raise it in the next couple months. And now, with the cysts, I think those have to be gone before we start. Good idea about waiting until Tues to recheck your hcg, I'm waiting until Mon for the same reason. About  waiting for your cycle so you can do IVF... apparently you don't have to wait for your natural cycle to start on it's own. I think ( I could have heard wrong...) that they can put you on the pill to regulate your cycle that way. Why doesn't your husband want to do IVF? Even with donor eggs, he doens't want to do it? That's gotta be tough for you guys. I think mine is a bit relunctant because of the odds and the cost, but that's natural. It's a scary process for all sorts of reasons. The emotional side of it is tough too... with so much riding on one try, the disappointment would be very painful if it doesn't work. We're kind of in that place right now, but we acting as if we're going ahead with it.

[RunningL8]

I ended up not checking my hcg yesterday and rescheduled for Tuesday.  The RE's office is not convenient, and I wanted to be absolutely sure this would be the last hcg test for this pregnancy.  I was more than willing to make the long mid-day drive to have my hcg checked when I was pregnant, but it's hard to get motivated when it's a post-miscarriage check!  The information on ovulating that you passed along from your doctor was really helpful--thanks!  I'm sorry about your ovarian cysts, but it doesn't sound like your doctor is too concerned, so that's good.  I'm kind of wavering on our decision not to do ivf with my own eggs; I'm feeling really impatient waiting for my cycle to restart and that is probably making me want to take action!  My husband especially does not want to do the ivf, so of course I have to weigh that heavily.  Are you still going ahead with your ivf?  

[Zoe2B]

Hi! Yes, I did. Yesterday it was down to 10 from 20 two days earlier. I'm having it checked again on Monday to make sure it gets down to 0, which they expect that it will. It may even tomorrow but I want to wait until Monday in case tomorrow it's at 5.... I don't want to keep getting blood drawn!
My doc (as many others say) said that ovulation will not occur until the hcg is down to 0. That's when your cycle restarts itself. Once it's at 0, your next cycle will be "an ovulatory cycle"... meaning we will ovulate, then have our menstral period. So we havn't missed out on it!  Yay!  If your level hasn't gone down to 0, then you havne't ovulated yet either. Whew!  Once I know mine is at 0, I'll wait for 7 days or so then start the home ovulation tests. Wouldn't it be funny if we both went down to 0 on the same day!

I found out why my boobs have been so sore and large... When I had the sonohystegram today he found 3 ovarian cysts. Two on one ovary, and one on the other. One was 30mm!  He's almost positive that they're from the normal stimualtion of pregnancy, and they will go down on their own. He sees that happen to women who are being stimulated while going through IVF, but since my pg was natural, he thinks it's left over from the pg. He's going to check them in 2 weeks to make sure they're shrinking. The cysts cause estrogen to be produced, which leads to my sore boobs.... Estrogen is what makes our boobs sore and bigger...so viola!... there's the answer. I'm just glad I know why, rather then remaining a mysterious symptom.

I found a great 'recipe' for utilizing ovulation to it's fullest. When I find it, I'll post it here for you!

Let me know what oyur results are on Friday. Hope it's down to 0!

[RunningL8]

Hi Wendy -- Did you have another hcg test?  Did you get any more information on hcg and ovulation from your RE?  And what did they say about your ultrasound?  I am supposed to have my hcg checked again on Friday to make sure it has dropped below.  I've been tracking my ovulation ever since my miscarriage ended, which was more than 2 weeks ago, and all tests have been negative.  It's probably a waste of money to keep checking, but I don't want to miss any opportunity to try to conceive, in case this is the month when I have that miracle egg :)!    

[Zoe2B]

It is weird! But that's why this forum is so great. I'm getting my hcg tested tomorrow. It will good to know once and for all!

shesherm:   thanks for the good luck! My intellect knows I'm likely NOT pg, but it's the emotional side of me that's wondering. At least I'll know for sure.

[shesherm]

I was told it had to drop back down below 5....maybe yours did and you missed it and now it is on the rise again.  good luck
((Sheila))28w6d

[evie23]

i answered your post on the other forum. it's kind of wierd that we are in the same situation.