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pinky27
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those with long cycles....question
so im getting frustrated with my 40+ day cycles and i have no idea if im even o'ing. poor dh....i keep telling him i think im ovulating like every other day and he has been putting in overtime haha
do any of you do the opk's? i feel like if i have a 60 day cycle im going to go thru tons of them since i have no idea how long my cycle will be.
is there a way i can go to my doctor to see when and if i ovulate?
i have my annual appt next month and im going to bring up my wacky cycles and ask to get blood work done to see if PCOS is the problem.
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Posted 2/14/12 10:20 AM  |
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readyornot2
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Re: those with long cycles....question
I'd get the cheapie ones off amazon and when you think you're getting a positive back it up with the Clearblue easy smiley ones.
Sounds like you need OPKs to pinpoint your fertile window.
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| Posted 2/14/12 10:39 AM |
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jams92
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Re: those with long cycles....question
my cycles are long...but not that long (about 32-40 days). I first used the first response digital, but ran out of that before I o'd. So then i got the test strips from amazon and they are great! i dont start testing until cd15 but even if you test early its not a big deal since the tests are so cheap. i would def suggest getting the tests so you can figure out your fertile days. i dont think your dr will do much for you unless you have been ttc for a while (in which case sonograms and bloodwork can help pinpoint when you o).
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| Posted 2/14/12 11:00 AM |
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-Baby-Love-
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Re: those with long cycles....question
I agree with the cheapie OPKs. I got pregnant very quickly while using those.
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| Posted 2/14/12 12:23 PM |
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CindySN23
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Re: those with long cycles....question
I would def see your doctor...you may actually not be ovulating...I had very long cycles and I wasn't ovulating.
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| Posted 2/14/12 12:26 PM |
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pinky27
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Re: those with long cycles....question
Posted by mama2b
I would def see your doctor...you may actually not be ovulating...I had very long cycles and I wasn't ovulating.
how did you find out you werent ovulating?? thats what im concerned about bc we have been  for the last 2 LONG cycles and i just dont get it!!
and how much do those internet opk's cost and how many do you get?
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CindySN23
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Re: those with long cycles....question
I have PCOS so I knew I wasnt ovulating...you should get some bloodwork to find out the cause of your long cycles...the internet opk's are like 100 for $10 so really cheap but they can be hard to read and if you have PCOS they may not be accurate.
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| Posted 2/14/12 12:51 PM |
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gina409
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Re: those with long cycles....question
Posted by mama2b
I would def see your doctor...you may actually not be ovulating...I had very long cycles and I wasn't ovulating.
ita..i knew i had issues and i stopped buying opk's bc it got expensive!
if u r still going with them def get the cheapies but i would have some tests done
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| Posted 2/14/12 10:29 PM |
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MammaPajama
aka HelenZ :)
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Re: those with long cycles....question
this past cycle I bought the ovulation dip stick tests and pregnancy tests from babyhopes.com they're MUCH cheaper, I think it came with 30 ovulation tests.....and I did use a lot of them since I didn't O until CD 25!! I would definitely buy them and try them at least one cycle to see how it goes, good luck!!!  
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| Posted 2/14/12 11:19 PM |
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