Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Support Group
Polycythemia is a condition in which there is a net increase in the total circulating erythrocyte (red blood cell) mass of the body. Primary polycythemia occurs when excess erythrocytes are produced as a result of a proliferative abnormality of the bone marrow. Secondary polycythemia is caused by increases of erythropoietin that result in an increased production of...
I've been having a hard time getting pregnant, I'm on Femara & I'm not sure if Femara works the same as Clomid does. What I mean is according to what WebMD says, it says that with Clomid that you should ovulate about 7 days after you have taken the last dose of Clomid. And now that my doctor switched me from Clomid to Femara, I'm just wondering if Femara works that same way. Have some of you ladies that are taking Femara, has your ovulation time period been on either day 7, 8 or 9 after you have taken the last dose of Femara? Also have any of you ladies with PCOS tried using the Basal Body Thermometer, & does it still work accurately can you still get to the tempurature that your body needs to get too, to achieve ovulation? I also wanted to know if any of you ladies that have PCOS, have you tried using that Ovulation kit that needs your saliva to find out when your ovulating, if you have tried using that does it work with PCOS? Anyway help would be appreciated thanks.
Ayreish
I have been charting my BBT for some time now. I find my temps can be a bit erratic and lately they have been really low. But, the few times I did ovulate naturally, there was a definite increase in the temp. It may be different for everyone, but you get to know your own individual patterns after awhile. I use fertilityfriend to help me with the charting. It makes things a little easier using their charting program instead of trying to interpret the chart on my own.
SweetPea3323
Thank you for sharing your experience with the BBT. You said that you've been charting your BBT for some time now, have you been charting it for a couple of months now or has it been a year or two? And when you said that the few times that you ovulated naturally, had you already been diagnosed with PCOS at that time, or was that before you were diagnosed with PCOS? Do you personally think that the BBT method is helpful for us women that have PCOS? Do you see a RE doctor or OB/GYN, & if so have they said that using the BBT method is a good way to track when you're ovulating? I wish you luck with trying to get pregnant, I send you baby dust.
Ayreish
I've been charting since January of this year, so it's been about 10 months. I was diagnosed with PCOS long before I decided to try charting BBT. I think its a good way to figure out if and when you ovulate, regardless of what issues you may have. Having PCOS just means the charts will be a bit more erratic and the cycles longer than someone lucky enough to have a regular cycle. I know some women have a BBT that is all over the place, but I find mine tends to stay within a certain range and then jumps up into a much higher range when I do ovulate. The gynecologist I went to before didn't have much to say about the BBT, but it was generally positive. She has since left and I didn't like the one I was referred to after so I'm now being referred to another gynecologist and will see her in a couple weeks. I haven't been to an RE yet, but I will probably be referred to one by this new ob/gyn. I should also mention that I don't use the BBT alone. I also check my CM and saliva to compare with the temps and it helps to get a more accurate picture of what's going on. It may take some time, but you can definitely see a pattern once you've been charting for awhile, even with PCOS. I would suggest reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler and fertilityfriend has lots of informative articles and a community to help answer questions about the specifics of charting. They have been very useful in helping me to understand what is going on with my body and how hormones affect it in so many ways. :)
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