This all went down over the past week.
My menstrual cycle simply wouldn't stop completely (which means no chance of building a nice uterine lining for a fertilized eggs). We're talking fourteen days, unheard of even for me with my long cycles. Also, I had no significant egg follicles, and my estrogen was friggin' lower than it is when I'm *not* on hormone-inducing medications. Wednesday morning I went in for my latest round of tests (this has been every three days: a blood test and a pelvic ultrasound). I was hoping to get answers from Dr. U. but he was in surgery so I got the ultrasound/office visit with his partner, Dr. M. (Boy, I picked the right doctor. I do *not* like Dr. M--lousy bedside manner and communication skills.)
That afternoon I called Dr. U. to see what the story was. He said we should have had results long before now and it was time to stop the drugs since they weren't working and "try another protocol," which means different drugs, once my body resets.
I was actually relieved after talking to Dr. U. on Wednesday. I had been getting so upset over my body just not doing what it was supposed to and ending the struggle and uncertainty really helped.
Dr U. has never heard of such a thing happening (the incessant though slight bleeding and the lower estrogen) and neither had Dr. M. and they've both been doing this over 10 years. So I'm guessing and hoping Dr. U. is on a fertility-doctor blog or discussion list asking "has anyone else had such a weird patient?
I hope I get into the medical literature for this. At least I can help further the cause of reproductive science.
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Those are gynecological details? (Stasa scratches her head.)
Big hugs, sweetie.
Well, the warning was really for men, many of whom kinda flip out at the mention of anything related to the "M word" (you know, bleeding and all that stuff...)
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