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For the ladies who have needed help with getting pregnant, how did you go about it? Did you go to your OBGYN first? or go right to a fertility doctor? And if so, how did you find one? I think I am ready to go to a doctor...

TIA

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Maybe you should check with your obgyn. I asked mine, and she just referred me to an RE. She said they don't really to tests to help you become preggers or figure out what's wrong....but i've heard of others doing some preliminary testing in their obgyn's office...
Good luck!

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Thanks! I will definately give my obgyn a call... I just know last time I went, she told me it was too early in my trying to do any testing or need any help... She said she would give it at least a year before going for help

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I went to my obgyn first and he wasnt giving me answers , just told me to keep taking a pill he prescribed me for months. I finally went to a RE last month who did a blood test and is really trying to target my cycle issues. I should have really went straight to the RE. I don't think you have to wait a whole year to get additional help if you feel like you need some answers.

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for broads my age they say you need to try for about 6months before doing any testing

i was happy when my obgyn ran test prior to that 6month mark. i didnt even need to push for the testing. i just said i was worried about my age and i didnt really want to waste any time

im glad he did. they found fibroids and polyp which will be taken out in a few weeks

do you have normal cycles?
are you tempin to see if you O?

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We knew we were dealing with MF issues, but we TTC naturally. I then went to my ObGyn and I got a referral to a RE. My ObGyn never offered to do any testing in their office.

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My obgyn said to wait 6 months and then come in. I was not happy how they handled other issues I had so I went and found an RE myself.

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all depends on how long u have been trying..do u ovulate?are ur cycles regular?

but mainly go with ur gut..if u wanna go get checked out thwen go for it..even for peace of mind

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My OB blew me off, but I knew I had PCOS and that I wasn't ovulating... I figured it would be silly to waste time.

I went pretty soon after going off the pill and SO glad I did because its been a year and a half since I started with the RE and I'm still there (with a few pregnancies in between)

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My OBGYN referred me to a RE before we even started trying because I had PCOS.

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Can anybody refer their RE?

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where are you located? I went to RS of NY based on recommendations, I go to their mineola office but I know they have a few locations in suffolk as well.

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I go to RSofNY also, I was referred by my OB after my 3rd miscarriage.

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I started with my OBGYN and it turned out I had a thyroid problem - so I didn't have to go to an RE, just a regular endocrinologist to get my thyroid levels in check.

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Posted by MrsBeach

I am 30 and the dr told me at my age it might take up to a year...
I do not have normal cycles, I am late all the time and it is short and light.
I did an ovulation test this cycle and it said I ovulated on day 14. And right now I am waiting but I don't feel any symptoms

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i started with my OB/GYN and decided on my own when i was ready for a RE. but i also have endo so always knew i would need extra help getting preggers.

if you're cycles are not normal i would ask your OB to get some blood work done. You should also try temping to confirm when you're ovulating.

good luck!

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This is my chart as of today

All about Basal Body Temperature (BBT)




Lesson Objectives:

•Understand the role of BBT in fertility charting

•Learn how to use BBT to detect ovulation



Major Points in this Lesson:

•Basal Body Temperature (BBT) is your body temperature at rest (wake up time).

•BBT rises after ovulation due to increased progesterone released from the corpus luteum after ovulation.

•Ovulation can be detected on a fertility chart for the day BEFORE the temperature rises.

•When ovulation is detected on a fertility chart, the chart shows a biphasic (lower temperatures followed by higher temperatures) pattern.

•BBT stays in the higher range throughout the luteal (post-ovulation) phase until the next cycle begins.

•BBT stays high if there is a pregnancy.

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After ovulation, the corpus luteum (the remains of the follicle that released an ovum at ovulation) produces the heat-inducing hormone, progesterone. The principal reproductive function of progesterone in the luteal phase is to cause changes that prepare the lining of the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum. Progesterone, however, also causes the resting body temperature to rise after ovulation. Because progesterone is only secreted in high levels after ovulation, it is possible to identify ovulation for the day BEFORE the temperature rises when temperatures are plotted on a graph.

To illustrate, see the image below. The blue dots represent daily temperature readings. Ovulation is identified by the vertical red line. The horizontal red line is a "coverline" to help to visualize the biphasic pattern.






Low temperatures are observed before ovulation and higher temperatures are recorded after ovulation.

Your BBT, or basal body temperature, is your body temperature at rest as measured in the morning after at least three hours of sleep, before you get up, with a special BBT thermometer that you can buy at your drugstore.

Before ovulation, during your follicular phase, basal temperatures are relatively low. After ovulation, your basal body temperature rises sufficiently that you can see the difference between your pre-ovulation and post-ovulation temperatures when they are plotted on a graph.

A fertility chart that shows ovulation detected by BBT will have a BIPHASIC pattern. This means that it will show lower temperatures before ovulation, a rise (thermal shift), and then higher temperatures after ovulation. Ovulation usually occurs on the last day of lower temperatures.

Your BBT corresponds to the heat-inducing hormone progesterone. This is the only sign that that you can observe on your own that can confirm that ovulation actually happened. All the other signs only tell you that ovulation may be approaching.

Your temperature sign is the sign that will best help you to precisely pinpoint the day that ovulation occurred. This is because progesterone, and hence your temperature, increase quite dramatically just after ovulation has taken place.

Before ovulation, there is only a small amount of progesterone present in your body and your basal body temperatures (your resting temperatures) are in the lower range. After ovulation, when there is increased progesterone secreted from the corpus luteum, temperatures become elevated. The temperature elevation that occurs after ovulation is sufficient to be measured with a BBT thermometer and viewed on a BBT graph when a few simple conditions are met.

The rise in temperature is usually about 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 0.2 degrees Celsius, but the rise may be as slight as 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit or 0.1 degrees Celsius or even less in some cases. The actual temperatures are less important than noting a biphasic pattern showing two levels of temperatures. FertilityFriend.com will indicate that ovulation has taken place once a sustained temperature rise is observed (at least three days).

If there is no pregnancy, your temperature will stay elevated for 10-16 days, until the corpus luteum regresses. At this time, unless there is a pregnancy, progesterone levels drop dramatically and you get your period. Your temperature normally drops at this time as well, though it is not unusual to have erratic or high temperatures during your period.

While measuring your BBT can help to pinpoint or confirm ovulation, it is important to observe this sign in conjunction with other signs as well, particularly your cervical fluid. Observing multiple signs allows for cross-checking in the case that one sign is ambiguous or affected by other factors.

The temperature sign can tell a woman when and if she has ovulated but it will not tell when a woman is most fertile in a current cycle. This is because the fertile days are the days preceding ovulation and the day of ovulation. Once the temperature has shifted, it is too late to conceive that cycle as the fertile time has already passed. When cycles are fairly consistent, however, you can use the BBT-confirmed ovulation date from previous cycles to predict the ovulation date of future cycles.

Charting your temperature along with observing your cervical fluid can give you great peace of mind. You can actually see that you timed intercourse well and can then stop wondering about your fertility status and your timing. After ovulation is confirmed, you can take a break from intercourse if you or your partner are worn out, or enjoy it just as lovemaking without any of the pressure that trying to conceive can sometimes bring. You'll also reduce stress towards the end of the cycle since you'll know exactly when you can reliably test for pregnancy.

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