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Sorry to be pain.....

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quackers · 20/08/2003 14:16

Just wanted a little reassurance from the 'experts'!! I know I have probably had more than my fair share of advice etcc lately! I couldn't resist doing a persona test today. It was pm and I got a very strong result. Also, I have had brown blood a little every day since m/c but today there was a little pink. Does this happen when u ovulate? Was worried and knew there would be some advice here!! Good to know I'm still ov'g though, you get a bit worried after m/c that you've lost the knack! I've never had this when ov'g. That means I'm one step closer to ttc again!!!

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Egypt · 21/08/2003 20:51

Hi Quackers.. I think you can have FSH tested at any time. I know mine was on day 28 one time! just happened to be the day that i had an appointment at the clinic. Not completely sure on this though. I don't know that you can't get a strong surge with PCO but i know that i certainly dont. hoping to this month on the clomid. (Have you seen Bunny's news!!!!!) I asked the cons about the length of time the LH is supposed to be high and he did say one day. It's just a window. But I think that if it raises and falls like it may be doing with you then thats ok. We are supposed to stoop testing after the day of the surge, so its not something i suppose many people will know, but i reckon if it is really strong surge it will show up for more than one day as it starts to go down. I'm sure if you had PCO you would know by now, with a complete lack of ov in the past and irregular periods. Dont worry. LH and FSH should ideally be tested together on day 2-3 of cycle. This is before the surge. If the results are the same then you are fine. Tell you what, I shall post you a link to an answer about all this i got from a girl on another message board website. She is excellent and knows all! You could even drop her a question. will be back................

Egypt · 21/08/2003 20:50

Hi Quackers.. I think you can have FSH tested at any time. I know mine was on day 28 one time! just happened to be the day that i had an appointment at the clinic. Not completely sure on this though. I don't know that you can't get a strong surge with PCO but i know that i certainly dont. hoping to this month on the clomid. (Have you seen Bunny's news!!!!!) I asked the cons about the length of time the LH is supposed to be high and he did say one day. It's just a window. But I think that if it raises and falls like it may be doing with you then thats ok. We are supposed to stoop testing after the day of the surge, so its not something i suppose many people will know, but i reckon if it is really strong surge it will show up for more than one day as it starts to go down. I'm sure if you had PCO you would know by now, with a complete lack of ov in the past and irregular periods. Dont worry. LH and FSH should ideally be tested together on day 2-3 of cycle. This is before the surge. If the results are the same then you are fine. Tell you what, I shall post you a link to an answer about all this i got from a girl on another message board website. She is excellent and knows all! You could even drop her a question. will be back................

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quackers · 21/08/2003 12:12

EGYPT, thankyou so much for that reassurance. I know you have have PCO and wondered if you could help. I just thought I ov'd Sat and then to have such a strong blue line and then again this am was too weird. I will test again in the am and if it is a lot fainter then I know it's ov. Yes I heard that u can have PCO with no cycts. Didn't realise it was such a low percentage. Howvever, I would put nothing past my body at the moment. So a strong line is something you don't get with PCO then, I didn't know that either.
My periods were always 28 days before my m/carriagesm, then they are generally 25-30 days but I do have a period every month and have felt ov until this month. Just panicking I suppose. How long should the line stay dark for?? Do you know? I could have had this line for several days now! My Doc is sending me for blood test on day 21, but has put on the slip FSH/day 21progesterone test. FSH can only be tested on day 3??? I think she got it wrong.When would be best to test for PCO though/LH surge and I will go then??
Thanks Egypt, appreciate this input from you. Hope all goes well for you!!!

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Egypt · 21/08/2003 10:56

Hi Quackers, wouldn't have thought it is PCO with such a strong LH surge. I have PCO and I get a negative LH surge for about 3 weeks of cycle, then around the whole WEEK that i should ov I get a line that is the same as the reference line. Never ever darker. The cons said that ov LH peaks have a reading of about 30 'whatevers'. I have a reading of about 14-20 all of the time. Never higher. I'm sure you are ov. Also, no polys on the scan is a surefire way of ruling out the PCO. Only a very very few % of PCO people have no cysts, hardly any. Did you/do you have reg periods? If so you are certainly fine. But I'm no doc!

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quackers · 21/08/2003 08:28

Bit worried to be honest. That LH was a bit too strong, did another test this am ( when I should have done it in the first place) and the line was strong and how it always was when ov'g. I don't feel as though I'm ov'g, in fact I thought I did on Sat. Sort of worrying it's PCO as you get strong LH with that. My ovaries looked ok on the scan but heard they can sometimes. Oh well, see when AF arrives and take it from there I think. Will do some research!

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hewlettsdaughter · 20/08/2003 19:39

Not sure I know either quackers, but it all sounds promising.

Jemma7 · 20/08/2003 14:44

I wouldn't know quackers as i am certainly no "Expert" and gain all my Persona knowledge (Not that i have alot) from you.
Anyway, hope this is a good sign and will keep my fingers crossed for you.