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Thanks all! Planning on testing on Sunday and trying very hard not to get my hopes up.

Just lost my bloody post!

Evil I don't want to worry you either but I have low AMH and I'm only 26. Apparently my ovaries are working at the age of a 36 year old's . I got mine tested on NHS though so you should be able to have yours done if you want it

Hoping good luck with the supplement kick

MrsMellow I have tried wishful thinking and can also guarantee it doesn't work, sorry

Cave best of luck if you're testing this weekend

Hi MrsMellow, been trying about 14 months now :(
Had 3 months of clomid and no good, and had quite bad side effects, which wasn't nice.
I'm just taking over the counter stuff, so hopefully they are ok. If dr tells me to stop I will but trying anything now. I know how you feel, really didn't think I'd be still here either, depressing isn't it!
Hope next weeks appt goes ok!

Hey all,
sorry to hear about your appointment evil - it is a bit shit. Good luck with the weight loss - cycling to and from work would definitely help with that!
cave fingers crossed for testing this weekend.
hoping how long have you been trying? We're going to see a gynae next week, so hoping to get the ball started on investigations - already know about polycystic ovaries, but want to rule out any other problems and then maybe start clomid in the next month or so if everything else is ok. I'm reluctant to start taking herbs until investigations are done.
I think I'd really hoped to get pregnant before this stage, wishful thinking clearly isn't as effective as it should be

Hi Cavemum
I'm self medicating, but only taking the RDA. I've done quite a bit of research and these herbs/vitamins have a lot of positive feedback in regards to fertility so thought I'd give them a try. Just thought what the hell, nothing else is working :(
Got drs Monday so hopefully will get referral for fertility clinic, but recon that'll take more than one month so trying something different for this cycle.
Yeah there seems to be conflicting info on AC as to stop taking it after ovulation. Others say just stop taking as soon as you suspect your pregnant.
TBH, I'm not getting my hopes up on them working, but all are recommended for PCOS suffering, do if they help with any of those systems, I'll be happy that they did something :(

I heard that you should only take AC for the first half of your cycle. Are you self-medicating or taking them under instruction? It's easy to go totally overboard on supplements etc, but do be careful that you don't end up taking things that conflict with each other

Hi ladies,
So this month I am on a herbal kick!! Starting taking agnus castus, evening primrose oil with starflower oil included, along with my multivitamin conception ones! Currently I am rattling lol!
Read the I can take agnus castus all month but to stop EPO at ovulation so must remember that.
Anyone heard any good things about these herbal tablets??

Not wanting to scare you and I hope it is fine but I have low amh and I am 30. They think it's linked to my anaphylaxis which is an immune issue and shows up like an allergic reaction. I suppose it's just worth bearing in mind. Sounds like you should be able to get the weight off easily with that cycle - I couldn't do it!!

Thanks, guys. Yes, all tests are on the NHS. I'm not too worried about AMH to be honest - I'm only 29 so it's unlikely to be an issue, and if it is then there's only six months or so before the referral in any case so I'm happy to wait until then.

I've got my allergy appointment next week so when I know more I'll report back - hopefully it will be something that's easy to avoid. I may well ask you for advice though, especially if it's something food-related. Losing weight hopefully won't be too bad, as my BMI is 30.8 so only about half a stone over. The longer days will probably see me cycling to work! 15 miles each way should help shift the pounds...

evil, sorry to hear that the appointment didn't go well. zippys has offered you some very good advice, but in the meantime I prescribe wine and chocolate (((hugs)))

Hi evilgiraffe your post made me want to offer a grwat big (unmumsnetty) hug. But also promted me to post. Have you been having all your tests on the NHS? If so have they tests things like your AMH and immunes.

The reason I ask is because of your allergic reaction. The tests the NHS did told us that we had male factor issues and would need ICSI, however when we went for private tests (no NHS funding at all in our PCT!) they did extra ones and these showed that I have low AMH and that its not all down to male factor as DH results had massively improved and that it actually more likely to me! So I would try to push for more tests, it may still mean you need IVF (we start our first cycle tonight!!).

Its totally crap when you get this far along and you just feel like everything is against you. Telling parents is hard, my inlaws were a nightmare re hints of having grandchildren so we only told them when we had our MC.

If you have any questions re allergy and TTC or IVF let me know as I may not post but do lurk.

Do you have much weight to get off for IVF? I have lost 4 1/2 stone partly for IVF so if you want to chat re that I may also be able to help. Thinking of you.

Hi to everyone else, and thanks for all the lovely messages from my last post

Things are not so great, I'm afraid. Appointment with clinic hugely stressful, as predicted. We have official diagnosis of "unexplained infertility" and have been recommended to go for IVF. We get it on the NHS once we've been trying three years (which will be January), or we can pay for it. No clomid or similar as my blood tests and cycle length are normal, and suggest that they'll do more harm than good if I'm given drugs. DH is all for IVF, I'm way more ambiguous (moral issues). I'm not sure what we're going to do now, but will continue to try and make me thin enough for IVF on the NHS so if we do decide to do that, we can. The other painful thing we have to do now is tell our parents, which I'm not looking forward to.

Hope everyone else is having a better day :)

Thanks for the welcome, I'll pop over to the JS thread too :D

Best of luck Evil!

Good luck evil

Good luck evil- everything crossed for you

Hi sazza

We're leaving for the hospital in half an hour. I am starting to feel sick, though they'll probably just stick me on clomid and hope for the best.

Hello sazza, there's no rule that you can't join more than one thread -personally I frequent here and the BESH thread which is for women who are having problems conceiving. The only thing I'd say is that you need to be able to keep up with them all!

Either way, I hope your stay in Conception is as short as possible

Hey Everyone!
Unsure whether to join this thread or the Just Shagging one, but thought I'd come here and say hey :) Been noseying around the forum but I am a noob, so apologies if I get any net-rules wrong lol...

31, with Hubby for just over 10 years and married since last year. I have taken Microgynon 30 since around 1996/7 and have, for the last 10 years or so, taken it CONTINUOUSLY... I usually gave myself 2 AFs per year :O Like most of you ladies, I didn't really think too much about future fertility as I was desperate NOT to become pregnant while at uni, no job, health issues etc etc, but we have been having the baby-chat seriously for around a year now, so thought it best to stop the chemical bar! Uni is also done and dusted (for now!) and have a decent job with decent prospects...

Came off of Microgynon after New Year (Jan 2012) and pretty much went straight into cycles of 35 days then down to 30... Not using any 'ovulation watch' (POAS/Temps etc) as I am quite lazy that way and don't really want the stress to be honest! Been keeping tabs of cycles on an iShan app and may have gotten lucky this month time-wise, although I have 7 days now till blob-time should arrive so won't really POAS (PG stick) until around a fortnight's time! Think we're just going to see what happens (or not lol) for the next few months, if no joy we may get a wee bitty more militant about it :D I think the lazy way will mean less stress and since other half and I are total stress-monkeys, can only be beneficial XD

Nice to 'meet' y'all :)

I shouldn't be that hopeful either really, as I think we missed the egg boat this month, but maybe, just maybe...

Ooo, fingers crossed for you Pickle

I'm not very hopeful this cycle to be honest, but you never know!

I think you and I might be testing together Cave. AF is currently 2 days late and I'm never usually late, so if she doesn't show herself then I think I'll test on Sunday too.

We'll be pee buddies!

Hello all, still very quiet in here!

Well, still no AF to report here and the good news is I'm now in with a shot this cycle as I'm now within the right window to have possibly conceived. I'm going to wait for a few more days and if nothing test on Sunday when I'll be somewhere between 11 and 18 dpo.

Hope everyone is well

Ratata, so sorry to hear about your miscarriage, I had a mmc too - it hadn't progressed further than 5 weeks either, but I ended up having an ERPC on the day my 12-week scan should have been . You're going to feel all sorts of emotions over the next few weeks, but I hope you get through it all ok and things happen as they should. Fingers crossed for you not having to wait too long for your next BFP

Cave, fingers are still crossed that the Clomid does the business for you!

Hugs, Ratata :(

Welcome, FreeRange!

We have our next infertility appointment on Thursday, I am feeling a bit sick every time I think about it. Hopefully they'll have looked at the results of the HSG, both ultrasounds, and all those mysterious blood tests, and will have found a useful answer! I suspect unless there's anything major wrong they're just going to put me on Clomid and hope for the best

Cave how confusing! I suppose all you can do now is wait and see, but I have my fingers crossed for you

Ratata I?m so sorry to hear your news

Welcome FreeRangeLady

HopingSoon fingers crossed you can get your referral; at least then you?re moving forward

No news from me, still waiting for my first appointment. I phoned the dr this morning to ask and the referral has been done but it needs to be typed and sent off, but at least I know it?s on the way