Hiya,

I was wondering if any of you have this symptom? After losing my girls last year my periods have been very light 1.5-2 days of light bleeding. My last scan showed that my endometrial layer was only 4.9 at cd 12 and I am concerned that I will never conceive again.

Does anyone have any experience of this or advice? xxxx

hi i was exactly the same.
dont have any kids but went for a vag scan and was told the above. doc suggested i got for a lap..i didnt see why as i have regular periods and no symptoms

had the lap week and turns out i have severe endo..shocking..and i have to have IVF..
im sure this may not be the case with you, but my cells were growing outside of the womb
did the doc suggest anything? lap or progestrone?

p.s my af is also 2 days

Hiya,
I have recently had a HSG and hysteroscopy which did not highlight any particular reason for it. Prior to losing my girls last year my periods were very different (better and longer), so I am not sure what has happened. I thought with endo your periods were supposed to be heavier? They are trying me out with oestrogen patches and progesterone at the moment, but I have an appointment for IVF in Jan. Fingers crossed this will work for both of us!

Has your af always been so short? Is it also light? Sorry if this is too personal. xxx

Since having my Implanon implant taken out 16 months ago my AFs have been very light - a couple of days of very light bleeding, not what I'd call full flow.

I have mentioned this to both my GP and my specialist at the diabetic pre-pregnancy clinic but they don't seem to think it's a problem. Perhaps I should push for a scan. It does worry me that my lining must be so thin that nothing could ever implant. DH has a low rate of morphology too so the odds of fertilisation are against us even before implantation is an issue.

Is a scan something I should ask my GP for?

I would speak to your gp or consultant if you are seeing one at the moment and ask them if you can have a midcycle scan. I have been messed around for the last year with specialists telling me different things, but I had an early mc in April that I am sure was to do with this and when I saw the consultant a few weeks ago he told me that there was almost no chance I would conceive in that month (NICE). Just to let you know though, it is the quality of your lining that is more important than thickness, the specialists look for a triple stripe or trilaminar endometrial layer, which is an indicator of healthy lining.
xxx

i didnt have any symptoms for endo which is wierd

Af has been light for as long as i can remember. years..NEVER had any issues with af and cycle...nothing is too personal
i donated eggs for my sis a few times, maybe since then - that was 5 years ago..??

The hormone stuf shoudl be good are u going to try naturally anyway? we are hopefully dec will b the month

why not ask for the scan, you may have to really push for it though as the doc may not see it as an issue...if you have private insurance you could try thru them..
fingers crossed x

It is a relief to read about others who are concerned about their light AF, I think it is the first time I read a similar thread.

Obviously, I fall in that category, AF last two days at most and that, strangely, ever since my m/c last June. There is another thread in ttc about a lady who also started having light AF after her m/c, so wondering if there could be a link. Before this AF, they were also very watery. I was quite excited on tuesday evening when AF came nice and strong, I thought maybe it was back to normal, but by Wednesday evening, it was almost over, only light bleeding yesterday morning,

There is mixed messages around, many saying it is of no concern, other saying it can be oestrogen deficiency. When they scan me after my m/c, they said my lining was looking good, but still wonder whether it could be a problem. I got my cd3 tests done this morning, including oestrogen levels, so will see. Appointment with consultant in Feb, will definitely ask for a scan to check lining.

Muncho, it will be interesting to see if acupuncture helps with this too. I look forward to your feedback. Unfortunately, don't have private insurance -I work for the NHS ha ha-, but will be prepared to pay if results show problems.

I meant to ask you girls, do you have normal fertile mucus? It is oestrogen that controls it, so a lack of it with light AF could, I suppose, be an indication of an imbalance. I don't get ewcm any longer, but good wet mucus. I put it down to my taking antihistamine every day for the past 10 years, but who knows.