maybe i shoudl start a journal..what do i do?

do you do it for yourself or is there another reason?

I am not 39 nor am I talking about IVF just yet. But I am 37 (38 in Feb) and I am on Femara. We are talking about doing iui next month. My egg reserve is good. My FS put me on Femara as he feels that Femara makes good quality eggs. I also have noticed that as I have gotten older that my cycles have got shorter too and that I am Oing earlier too. My FS put me on the Femara this cycle as he hoped it would make me O later, which it did. I was Oing between CD 10 and 12 and this cycle it appears that it was on either CD 14 or 15! So it did push it back a little too. I am also on Prometrium too to help lengthen my luteal phase.
Good luck too all of us!

I started it for myself- to have a place to vent and keep track of things. But it has turned out to be a nice way to get support from the women here on bnb. SInce I don't talk about this stuff much with my friends, I find that it's helpful to have a community here to talk through things with.

sorry, I forgot to answer the what to do part- just go to the long term ttc journals section and start a new thread.

I am new onto B&B and wondered if you would help me??

I have been TTC for 6 7 or 8 months cant remember exactly and am sure havent been great with my dates for half of those months due to DH working away alot. I am 35 in March 2010 - when would you recommend going to the Doctors for some tests? My periods are always on time (27days) and I dont drink or smoke and am normal weight. I am v impatient so half of me thinks wait the other impatient half wants to be pregnant now!

Thanks

hi grapevine welcome to BnB.

Your story is similar to mine. I am regular 28 cycle , light AF (normally 2 days), been trying for 5 months, dont drink etc an am veg oh i go to the gy loads!!
DH did not want to go for tests until Jan 2010 like u i am impatient and wanted to know now!
Where do you live? im in uk?
basically i had a few pains nothing major in Aug, doc told me to go for a scan. the doc there said i had a few small fibroids nothing to worry about. she didnt have a proper chat with me,so 2 months later i went back to the docs and said i was disappointed that i was not given more info and due to my age im worried about fertility.

He referred me to a gynae. ( by the way all this is private, so it happened quicky) went to gynae for 1st app, he sadi the same as the 1st doc but he noticed my lining was too thin for CD14, he suggested a lap....i was shocked. i said 'but i have regular periods' he said that does not necessarily mean anything.
anyway i was convinced he will wont find anything and my issue will prob be hormonal.
So u can imagine me shock last week when he said you have endo and will have to have IVF!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyway, back to your Q, i would go sooner rather than later. But you need to have a reason to be reffered ..fertility is not covered my privtae insurance

do u have any pains or any reason why u should go for a scan?? have u had your CD2 and Cd21 results to check your hormones are ok? thats your first test and the doc will do that without question

let me know how u go, PM me if you want
sorry for the essay x

Hi Ladies
your pma was just what i needed to read today
I am 40 -41 in Dec and have unexplained fertility and have been recommended to have ivf so we are chosing a clinic at the minute-nightmare! I still hold out hope it will happen naturally-doc won't even consider clomid as i am ovulating but like you my cycle got shorter the minute i turned 40! althought there is still the odd 32 day cycle thrown in just to keep me on my toes and peeing on sticks like a demon
heres to BFP in new year for all of us with older eggs but young at heart x

i have just booked to start having acupuncture, studies have shown you can increases your chances whether IVF of naturally ..

if u have private insurance you are covered as long as you dont say its for IVF..

ill let you know how i get on..

sounds like several of us will be going through ivf at around the same time, so we should keep in touch. Glitterqueen, I like your take on it, older eggs, young at heart. That's definitely true for me. I feel young, so sometimes I have to remind myself that my eggs might not feel quite as young.
Grapevine, I agree with muncho that you should get a referral soon if possible. In the states, if you're 35 or older and you've been ttc for 6 months, you're referred to a fertility specialist. I know you're not there yet, but couldn't hurt to look into it.

i agree , lets keep this thread up
and good luck to us all xx