Femara and bbt

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Avatar f tn I have recently taken my first cycle of Femara to make me ovulate. I have PCOS and do not ovulate often. I am now on cycle day 19 and according to my BBT I have not ovulated. Is is a common thing to ovulate late on Femara? If so, how late is too late to hold out hope for ovulation?
1204794 tn?1300704113 I'm on my second round of Femara and it appears that I am ovulating. My BBT and LH test were consistent with each other. But I'm still having break through bleeding starting after I ovulate. I had a really heavy 6 day period, ovulated on Day 14, and on Day 18 had a spot of blood and Day 20,23, and 24 I had pre menstrual like bleeding. I wass on BC for 8 years and have been off of it since 2006.
405855 tn?1217100767 I have been on Femara cycles for the past 3 months and have been monitoring the BBT as wekk. In the last 2 cycles, it went up .8 degrees after ovulation and stayed above 98.0 until I got AF. This cycle again I was trigger, but the temp rise was only about .4 degrees (aroung 97.7) and surprisingly it was above the very next day after the trigger (when it takes 36 hrs after the trigger to ovulate). I am confused and wondering if I ovulated at all.
865566 tn?1356700362 Hi Ladies. My chart looks really weird this month. I'm only on CD 9 and took my last dosage of Femara on Thursday night. My BBT has been increasing and I'm a little worried that I have O'd already. So far I havent done any OPK's because in my experience it is just far too early for me to be Oing. Anyone else had any difficulties with temping while on Femara? Can it raise one's BBT? Any advice would be appreciated.
Avatar f tn t quite work for me because it was all over the place. . .Besides I am clear of when I ovulate without taking my BBT so therefore is taking your BBT necessary when you know when you ovulate. . .? Also, How much does stress influence fertility?
529933 tn?1228260919 I just wanted to add that when I was on both Clomid and Femara, it made my temps a little higher around the days I took the pills and I remember reading somewhere that slightly elevated temps on those days are common. Good luck and don't you dare give up hope! If your body didn't do well with Clomid, then it could definitely respond much better to Femara.
1050057 tn?1264116474 I was taking Femara and confirmed O by BBT. My RE had me come in for a u/s and found 2 cysts that were preventing AF from coming. It doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen. The RE said my BBT continued to stay high because the cysts were releasing progesterone. It took 18 more days (after 18DPO) for AF to come. Had she not, the RE said she was going to do something to make her come, but we never got that far.
Avatar f tn I had a similar situation with the OPK's. When we first started really TTC and it didn't happen for a few months, I started charting my BBT and also tried the OPK's. My BBT chart had a nice curve every month (and my af was pretty consistent), so I assumed I was ovulating, but I could never get a positive test. We had fertility testing (bloodwork, HSG, SA) done about a year ago and everything came back looking good.
Avatar f tn I have been trying to conceive for 6 months with no luck. I have been charting my bbt and it seems that I ovulate. However, I got my progesterone levels checked at what I believe to be 2 or 3 days past "ovulation" and they were only 1.2. My obgyn said this means I did not ovulate. If I do not ovulate then why does my bbt indicate so and why do my breasts get extremely sore after what I believe to me "ovulation"?
Avatar f tn Hi Ladies, today is my cd15 and still no sign of ovulation. BBT still low and Opk still negative. Is it not too late for ovulation? My cycle is usually 29 /30 and I normally O on CD 13. I need your opinion pls.
1515688 tn?1328151024 ve been on repronex and femara before. Only caused cysts once and it resolved on its own. Also bought some Preseed - I figure it can't hurt!!
Avatar f tn So I am on Femara now and doctor also told me to use the OPKs, BBT seems to be a little inaccurate especially with alot of us lacking sleep. He said my most fertile days are as soon as I get the positive, and the day after- thats it. If I do not ovulate this cycle, come back and see him. So thats good news. Has anyone taken Femara? Any side effects?
Avatar f tn Hi, I have religiously tested for Lh surge from CD8 to CD17 ( have a 26 day cycle , with medications of Femara (D3-7) and Progesterone (D16-25)) but always got a faint line in the test region. Usually the line would be in a Dark to light shading , no uniform colour observed in theb test region unlike the control region, using urine on test strip as advised. Thus cant detect ovulation to time BD.Realised that I probably ovulated on CD11 (temp had dropped) after the temp increase on CD12.
Avatar f tn Which temp should I use? Ive been taking my BBT on and off for the past ten days and, I am supposed to ovulate the next 2-4 days. OPKs are still neg. I started Femara on Day 3 so I should be seeing something. I had lots of discharge (off white, kind of brownish) yesterday. My cycles have been slightly different since being off the pill and I am on Day 12 now. I do have a donor that is on stand by and this is frustrating.
795248 tn?1250686616 I've been doing my BBT for last 2 mos and OPKs. My normal temps stay between 97.4s and 97.7s. When I get a pos Opk I have o pains that evening or very early the next morning(like 12am-2am). Then when i temp that morning my temps stay within the normal range for the next 4 or 5 days then the temp shoots up to 98. something for the rest of the cycle. My temps dont slowly rise they stay normal then the big rise. What does that mean? When is temps supposed to rise?
193609 tn?1292180293 I'm thinking about BBT also I've been taking metformin since April 09 and my periods have been btwn 22-33 days. I take 1500mg/day. My bf and I were ttc but we decided to chill this month so I don't take the femara 5mg that the RE prescribed me last month. I think I ovulated last month bc I had midcycle spotting which could have been implantation bleeding or ovulation.
Avatar f tn My first cycle of femara cd3-7 I ovulated on cd13 with a 20mm follie and got prego with my dd. Now we are TTC #2 and last month on femara I got a + OPK on cd16 with a 21mm follie. This cycle is cd12 and I only have 12mm follies. (Last month on cd12 they were 17-18mm.) It is frustrating - I hear ya!! You just don't know what your body is going to do month to month!
Avatar f tn Also, this is the first month I have had no premenstural spotting (I have always had this), which gave me more hope. I just began charting my BBT and my temp has been high for 6 days. Could all this mean my cycle will just be longer this month and I ovulated late? My OB said she will only offer me one more month of Clomid she then will refer me out. I will research Femara and speak with my OB. Thank you.
398038 tn?1247857003 I've never seen anything specifically related to BBT and Femara, but I do remember reading a lot of literature about Clomid when I was on that and it definitely said to be cautious when doing BBT charting while on it. I believe the rule of thumb was that Clomid caused your temps to go up on the days you took the pills as well as for a day or two after. I'm assuming that since Femara messes with your hormones in a similar way, it would cause the same thing to happen.
Avatar f tn Drugs like Clomid are awful- bad cramping, dryness and I cant take that anymore. I took a low dose of Femara this last cycle since thats all my insurance will cover and I have taken it before and it hasnt worked but no harm in taking it again. Has anyone else conceived without getting a positive OPK? Cam Femara affect the accuracy of OPks?
1204794 tn?1300704113 On Day 18 I had a streak of blood and off and on spotting, and Day 19 (today) had a little more noticable spotting that stopped by late afternoon. My cycles are usually anovulatory with sometimes up to 19 days of bleeding starting on Day 19, but with the LH detected I am hopefull that maybe this month I O'd. Could I have ovulated today.. to be honest it feels like I have my per, but it it did come and go for the past two days?
725941 tn?1297882209 I just started taking 2.5 mg of Femara. Yesterday I had a very small amount of blood, then it went dark right away and nothing else since. Today is cycle day 29. I have had 1 sore breast for 4 days now, no cramps whatsoever. I would have gone for bloodwork on Moday but it was a Holiday here and the labs were closed. I didn`t go yesterday because I thought my period was here so I didn`t bother. Now I guess I will go for bloodwork this morning to see how the Femara is working.
144100 tn?1283522567 Also, I have read that Clomid can lead to endo coming back quicker. Is this true and is it also true of Femara? I am very worried that then endo will come back, and I would really like the Femara to work well!! Thank You!
178239 tn?1277405491 Ok pros, I need some help. I think I know what may be going on but would like some feedback. Day b4 yesterday Answer opk was pos and monitor was peak. Did a smiley and it was pos too. Thought it was a done deal and temps were too low for post o today. So I poas again this am. Answer came back way darker than control so I did a smiley. It smiled at me. I don't like using extra monitor sticks after I get a peak because it won't go peak again. But, I did one and got high reading.
Avatar f tn I used Clomid for one cycle and it worked. Did you ovulate on Femara? Some women with PCOS have better luck with Femara than they had with Clomid.
Avatar f tn I also had my AMH tested and it was low end of normal .07. I took medications femara(in my opinion better than clomid because u have few side effects and doesnt thin out your lining) follistim, novarell, estrace, progesterone, prenatal vitamins, fish oil, vitamin e, calcium, vitamin d, and folic acid along with timed intercourse. My first round of meds I am now 6weeks pregnant.
562884 tn?1279632334 I finally saw an RE and was diagnosed with Ovarian Failure/Diminished Ovarian Reserve, which he informed me is the reason I was not detecting a surge and not ovulating. So now he has me on Femara, stimulants and a trigger shot to get me to ovulate. I'm glad you're seeing an RE, it can be frustrating trying to figure out where you are falling short. This doc should be able to pinpoint where the problem is and get you right on track.
Avatar f tn Greetings: I have hepatitis C and am taking 2.5 Femara. My oncologist and my Hep C doc are at odds about the amount i should take. My Hep C doc thinks i should only be taking 1/2 that amount. I'm at a loss as to what to do. I recently had a liver biopsy which showed no scarring and have had Hep C for almost 30 years. I am worried that the Femara may be doing untold damage to my liver. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!