Confused and Stressed Out

Hi Arlene!

How frustrating for you!!!

I would definitely post another topic for recommendations of Gynae's in Stellenbosch.
I know a female gynae who is extremely well known just recently relocated from Durbanville to stellenbosch.

Meantime you can go to Pathcare and ask for a progesterone count.
It's usually done anything from cycle day 21 (assuming you ovulate around 14 days) to confirm ovulation. Below 20 means low / non ovulation. Counts above 30 - the higher the better - confirm ovulation and how well your baby will be supported if pregnant.
If you pay cash they should make the results available directly to you - or you can have them fax to your gynae and you can phone him for results if you dont want to go in to see him - takes about 24hours.

Do u know what day you o'd on the lighter dose of fertomid?
Take that and add approx 14 days to see if you're truely 'late' - taking fertomid from day 5 does generally seem to lengthen ones cycles a few days.
If no witch by Friday take a test on the weekend otherwise?

Good luck and keep us posted!

Fertomed does generally lengthen your cycle so it could be that. It is also possible that you did not ovulate on 100 despite ovulation on 50. Your gynae should check you every month to ensure that you are ovulating and that your lining is not being negatively affected.

But saying that, if you are already ovulating without the fertomed I would advise you get hubbie tested first before subjecting yourself to expensive and potentially dangerous medication rather.

Your gynae does sound a bit dodge - i'm in CT so can't help you there but i'm sure the othe ladies will be able to.

Go for bloods though. Only way to know

That sounds like a good plan, let us know what the HPT results are

I live in JHB so cant make any recommendations, but sure the other moms can

Thanks Niki

Iam in Stellenbosch

Oh I know the logical thing would be to go for the blood test but it is a mission to get my body there I just keeping telling myself its a waste and AF will arrive any day now.

Think I might do another HPT on friday if AF has not arrived yet, there after a blood test will probably be the only thing to calm these nerves.

Hi Arlene,

First of all welcome to Moomie.

Sorry you are feeling stressed at the moment, I would definitely go for a blood test, the not knowing would kill me I am no expert in medicated cycles but there are plenty of other mothers here , who I am sure will give you some useful advise.

Also post which area you are in and I am sure some moms will give you a gynea recommendation.

Good luck
Niki

Hi All

Been browsing around on this forum for some time now and finally scraped together the courage today to post a thread.
Guess I have to start with my background. I am 29 years, with a beautiful 7 year old girl, been married to Hubby for a good 4 years. And for those 4 years we have been trying to conceive to no avail
AF was comming irregular every three months or so, after consulting a gynae (been to two different ones before) he put me on Fertomid 50gm for my first cycle taken from day 5 – 9 (19 – 23 June) went back to him on Day 14 (27 June) for scan and he informed us that one egg had been formed, also braised us for the fact that the first round would not work. Which it didn’t He upped my dosage to 100mg for the second cycle.
Cycle 2 started 14 July (works out to a 30 Day cycle right?). Took my meds as Doc prescribed. But I could not make it back to him for the 14 day scan, but hubby and I did the BD each other night from the last pill was swallowed (just to make sure we don’t miss the window.
So the problem now is that AF was to arrive 14 Aug and to date has not come. I did a HPT on Friday (17 Aug) it was negative. I had cramps last week like AF was about to come, and some CM you know like you usually have to announce the arrival of AF. I am driving myself crazy after the neg test, I so want to go for the blood test but I don’t know if I can handle the negative result all over again.
And to top it off I need to find a new Gynae since the one I was seeing had a case of negligence against him and lost Now Iam too scared to go back to him…urrrgggghhh
All this stress is getting to me. If I ovulated on 50mg is it a given that I would ovulate on 100mg? When would be a good time to test again.
Any advice would be appreciated