Talk to me about short luteal phases of under 10 days

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Mine is, I worked out using a CBFM, only 9 days long which may account for our recurrent miscarriages.

I'm giving B6 and progesterone cream a go to see if I can lengthen it but do they work? If they don't what other options are there?

Has anyone successfully carried a pregnancy with a 9 day LP?

Yeah I did. Nine or ten days here. Starting to TTC #2 now and it makes me nervous. Maybe last time it only happened cos I ovulated slightly earlier. I have a big tub of B6!

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Oh that's positive!

Jumping in to see if you get any answers! Sorry I can't advise

Jumping in to see if you get any answers! Sorry I can't advise

Jump away!

Taking B6 or better yet a B complex is known to lengthen the luteal phase. I'm not going to start doing that myself unless my cycles continue to be short (cycle 2 right now).

It might be worth talking to your doctor to get your progesterone levels checked to be sure that they are actually low.

Hi- I've been TTC for around 18 months now and at first my LP was only 7 or 8 days. I have tried B6, B complex (up to 200mg), Vitex and progesterone cream and nothing changed this. It has gradually lengthened itself over the 18 months such that my last cycle was 12 days and 2 x 10 days before that.

Sometimes the cause is low progesterone, in which case an OTC remedy like the above might help. However, even then I'm not sure if that's the case for everyone because my first cd21 progesterone result (when LP was consistently 7/8 days) was only 20 but last month was 34 (as expected with better LP) and I did nothing to "make" this happen.

My opinion is that if you have been on hormonal birth control for a while, even though health care professionals say it has no long term effects on fertility, it might just take some time for everything to get back on an even keel.

Best of luck!

Hi thanks for your input!

For me I've never taken any form of hormonal contraception and we have been TTC for over 2 years now. I think I'm going to request a progesterone level test from the GP as suggested.

at its worst, mine was about 7 days. After a year oof TTC, it had improved to about 9/10 but I can't say whether it was naturally lengthening by itself after coming off the pill or if it was down to the millions of supplements I took. I'm inclined to think it was the former. I got my first sticky on my first round of Clomid (I had multiple chemicals before that). It could have been the Clomid or it could have happened that cycle anyway. I guess I'll never know for sure.

Make sure you get your progesterone test on what is actually 7dpo rather than on day 21 (unless they happen to be the same!) which is what GPs normally insist on or it won't work anyway!

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For me that would be cd22/23

And sorry about the odd posts my phone is throwing a fit!!

I had a 9 day luteal phase and the b6 lengthened my cycle over 3 months to 12 days resulting in DS. Good luck.

I conceived and carried a healthy dd with a 9 day LP. Was still breastfeeding my son when we started trying, which is why my LP was so short. Absolutely thought I couldn't conceive but I did.

Best of luck OP.

Great to see all these positive stories! I'm 9dpo now and due on tomorrow. Feel nauseous but suspect that's a Pmt symptom

I've also now got 'holy diver' in my head thanks to holydrinker

May I just ask how Long do you need to take the vitamin B to make any difference? And once your LT phase has lengthened do you still need to take it?

I have a 9/10 day LP which I also thought caused a m/c. I started taking Vit B6 and got my BFP a month later it could have just ovulated earlier that month! I'm now TTC#2 and have again started to take Vit B6 and Vitex. Last month my LP increased to 12 days so I feel it works! Good luck!

Sounds good. I may see how this month goes and if I have a short one again I'll get some. Thanks.

My luteal phase was 9 days. I ovulated on day 19/20 and always got my period on day 28. I didn't know this first time I got pregnant as I wasn't trying. The second time I was trying and found out by using ovulation kits. Well, I still got pregnant first time. So it can work.

Hey ladies! My LP has been 9 or 10 days my last few cycles. My Dr has given me Duphaston progesterone pills to take from 1DPO through til 14DPO/a pregnancy test. I stop if negative and carry on if positive.

This isn't on the NHS tho - am in Thailand. Also I have PCOS so having my cycles monitored. Xx

Hi ladies, I'm 10dpo and had no spotting (usually spot the day before AF) so torn between a YAY my LP has lengthened and a 'ooh shall I test'

I have a gripey stomach today. Like period cramps but no period.

Ooh, exciting!

Mine was 8 or 9 days (was breastfeeding). Tried for a couple of months then took B6. BFP first time. The result is now sitting on my lap gurgling happily to himself :)