Can I have some help please? Day 21 test showed I didn't ovulate

Got a darker 2nd line today - yay!! At least my body is working after the miscarriage x

Thanks hun - keep me posted on how you are going. Good luck xx

We have been trying since may last year - I went to the doctors just before Christmas and they said I wasn't ovulating (based in day 21 test) but then got a positive pregnancy test on 13th Jan so I must have ovulated at some point!!

After my last post I did my OPK and got a second line but it is lighter than the control line so don't think it's a positive - going to dtd tonight anyway - hopefully ovulation is on the way - it's a month tomorrow since my miscarriage so ovulation would be a step in the right direction!! X

That's fab news!! So chuffed - that sounds like a good plan - I think following a positive OPK you should dtd for at least the next 3 days so tonight tomorrow and Saturday then have a little break when your friends are over and a cheeky dtd on Monday should have you covered - please report back as I need to hear some positive stories - I'm 27 days into my cycle and still no positive OPK.

Good luck hun xx

Bluer - it's great to hear a positive outcome!! Congrats on your pregnancy! X

Everything crossed for you! We were starting to get despondent...referred for testing etc and ironically it was when if more or less given up that it happened. If there's no obvious cause it may be just luck. One thing I think is that we dtd much later in the cycle than usual...I think previous months I'd burnt dh out in the week I'd ov and then pretty much stop for the tww...as we weren't trying we were being much more random.

Another one whose levels didn't indicate ovulation despite days being spot on for my cycle...first result was 16 the second month it was 12, I thought I was maybe late but the doc wouldn't test add she said there was no chance I could be pregnant...17 Weeks atm x

Hi quietninja - I am in a similar position to you and feeling very frustrated!! I have a DS who is 4 in April and we have been trying for almost a year. I had the same tests as you towards the end of last year and was told that based on my day 21 test I wasn't ovulating however 3 weeks after the results I discovered that I was pregnant (I discovered very early on however I miscarried at 6 weeks ) but I must have ovulated late - surely?? When I asked the doctor for an explanation they just shrugged - helpful!!!

I have now been told that I won't have any further investigation for another year as I managed to fall pregnant however I will be going back in 6 months to push for some further tests or referral as I have discovered that you have to be forceful!!

I also have endometriosis but when I mentioned this to the GP they didn't really think it was an issue?!?

Good luck lovely - hope it works out for you and don't be worried about being forceful xx

Hi QuietNinja - this happened to me and on my second set of tests I did then ovulate. Since then we've had problems with DH's SA and should now be referred to a fertility specialist. But when I asked the doctor after the first set of results, no lie, she just shrugged her shoulders at me and said to redo the test. She said, 'Could be anything'. So helpful. Bloody chocolate teapot. I found out more from Dr Google and from the lovely ladies on here than I did from my GP.

As others have said and you've experienced, I think some GPs are completely clueless and you need a specialist. Just thought I'd share my experience and to say you're not alone.

It could be that you just had an anovulatory cycle as another poster mentioned. Unfortunately I didn't realise this and GP didn't explain this might be the case so I went home thinking I couldn't have children and grieved for a few hours before DH arrived home with Dr Google. I hadn't even been able to bring myself to look as I was so upset. Maybe this makes me really dim and naive, but if only she'd said. Anyway, waiting for referral now so can get away from clueless GPs. Hope you get some answers soon.

My periods have always been painful as well QuietNinjaTardis both during and up to and including menses. You've previously been dx'd with endo as well via a previous lap op.

Any pain that is cylical in nature and gets worse up to and including menses should be checked out properly to see if endo is present.

Not too surprised at your GPs comments; some are truly ignorant when it comes to endo. I took one of them to task post diagnosis when he had the audacity to tell me that endo was not common; I replied that it was the second most common gynae problem seen in women after fibroids.

I would not bother with the amh test, it does not show fertility. A good number can indicate lots of eggs but that does not mean that they are good enough quality to get pregnant by, and conversely a bad number indicating few eggs left does not mean no pregnancy there still could be that one golden egg that leads to successful pregnancy.

The only real use for the amh test is in terms of ivf where they use it to indicate likely responsiveness to the treatment.

But agree that you should see if you cn get referral to fertility consultant.

Sorry, but your gp is talking shit! Get a referral straight to a gynae, the sooner you get an by an expert the better.

I hope it all resolves itself.

"Gp said a scan will pick up any large bits of endometriosis".

Smiled wryly at that comment of hers. A skilled sonographer may detect endometrioma aka "chocolate cysts" but won;t detect anything in the uterine cavity or other areas like for instance the bladder or pouch of douglas.

My endo fwiw was all over my uterine cavity like a lot of paint splats and that was not detected at all till I had the laparoscopic type surgery. Would also state that endo can recur so you are wise to be looking into this further. Would certainly mention to the gynae when you see such a person that you've previously had endometriosis diagnosed.

GP should refer you as of now to my mind. Secondary subfertility is not that uncommon I am sorry to say.