Progesterone Ques. - Please Help!

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Progesterone Ques. - Please Help!
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Wed, 10-15-2003 - 11:34am
Hi,

I believe that I ovulated on Monday which was cd 18. I am currently on Clomid (1st round)My dr. sent me for blood work yesterday. My test showed that I had a progesterone level of 8 which she said meant that I did ovulate. I know at at 7 dpo you should have a level above 15. Is a level of 8 high enough when it is about 1 dpo?

Thank you for your help

Alexi

cd20

TTC #2

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Wed, 10-15-2003 - 11:53am
Hi Alexi,

Gosh, your chart is a bit confusing to me as it looks like you could of Oed on cd 19 due to temp hike on cd 20 but you had positive and peak readings a few days earlier that that. Can I ask why you had your progesterone level done at only 1dpo instead of the normal 7dpo? I would say at the time you had yours, 1dpo with a level of 8 is really, really good, considering what you mentioned at 7dpo it's usually at 15 or higher. Did your doc ask you to come in that early for the test? Just trying to figure out why you'd have that test so early. You did O then, it's just confusing to say which day due to your temps. I doubt you Oed on cd 17 or 18 since your temps went down a .1 degree instead of up but that is when you got your positive OPK and peak reading on your moinitor, that is very strange to me. Did you temp any different those two days? I have a slow rise temp since O, which is really annoying, I can't wait to see what my levels will be this Friday at 7dpo, I only had a .1 temp hike to show I Oed! I hope a spike is a spike then! I had the most terrible O pains (I think I posted this to you in another post this week) for four days leading up to O, it was awful pain so I know I had to of Oed. Plus now, being 4dpo, I've had sore nipp's since O, heartburn for two days, acne and had awful bloating pain again last night just like before I Oed, must be the clomid doing all this stuff!

Anyways, to me, it does NOT look like you Oed on cd 18 due to the temp dip, but I am no expert and maybe you had (or having) a slow rise temp too that will start to elevate in the next few days. I feel we did NOT hit it this month and your bding looks like ours! I think next month we will bd every other day instead of bding every day like this cycle, might of been too much, never had an sa done on dh.

Julie

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Wed, 10-15-2003 - 12:28pm
Alexi,

Based on your monitor & OPKs, CD18 is probably a good guess for O date, but you're right about your chart being a little confusing. At about 1DPO, I would guess that a level of 8 is good also... Did you ask your doctor if you could get another blood test at 7DPO? At the very least, it makes the results easier for you to interpret as a patient (15+ = good), and you can build your confidence in your doctor. The first cycle of Clomid is confusing enough... I'd try to get another test run.

Good luck to you!

Tami

TTC#1 since 8/02

CC3 50mg CD4-8 CD15

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Tami
Mommy to Anna 7.7.04 & Ben 11.19.06

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Wed, 10-15-2003 - 12:40pm
Hi Julie,

I spoke to my Dr. on Monday b/c she had me do 2 blood test, cd 13 and cd 15 to see if I ovulated on cd 14. On Monday she told me that my results showed that I did not ovulate. I told he that my monitor was showing that I was going to ovulate on CD18. She then told me to go in for blood work on CD 19 to see if I did ovulate.

Today she told me that with my level of 8 I did ovulate between Friday and monday, but I am assuming it is on Monday (cd18).

My chart is very confusing. I pretty much temp the same time within 1/2 hr. I will say that on CD19 I did wake up feeling a little cold but who knows. There are many nights that I do not get a good night sleep so I don't know how all this is affecting my chart. I asked my dr. about it and she said that sometimes charting is not as reliable and that the blood test is more reliable and that I did ovulate. She then said call her either if I get a BFP or AF, so it is a wait and see. Do you think I shoud ask for 7dpo test?

Also, we did not get a SA of my DH b/c when I got pregnant with my dd I wasn't even trying. I did get pg. in April and it was only our 2 month trying but that ended in a m/c. It seems that his swimmers are ok. The problem is that after m/c my cycles have been very funny with me ovulating on CD 18 and a LP of 9 to 10 days. (before m/c I Oed regularly on cd 14) My dr. thought that I would ovulate on CD14 but she was wrong.

I am still worried that a level of 8 at 1 dpo and that my chart looks funny means that it is not that good. If any one else knows about progesterone levels please help. Sorry so long!

Thanks,

Alexi