Hi Moonlit
Welcome to the clomid thread!
I am like you...I have regular 32-35 day cycles . Even though this is usually a good sign, the nurses and my consultant both told me that you can in fact have monthly bleeds without actually ovulating.
I was told this, and read it somewhere as well:
"In women where ovulation fails to occur because of an anovulatory disorder, bleeding can occur nevertheless. This is known as anovulatory bleeding and is not a normal menstrual period.
There is a huge difference between cycles in which the woman ovulates but does not get her period, and one in which she gets her period but does not ovulate. In the former case, the woman is almost certainly pregnant. In the latter case, she has had an anovulatory cycle.
If you do not chart your ovulation and have an anovulatory disorder, then you may assume that you are menstruating normally when anovulatory bleeding occurs during your cycle. This anovulatory bleeding occurs when estrogen production continues to develop in the uterine lining without reaching the threshold necessary to trigger ovulation. In such a case, either of the following two things may happen, both leading to what appears to be a menstrual period but is really not one.
- Either the estrogen will build up slowly to a point below the threshold and then drop, resulting in estrogen withdrawal bleeding.
- Or the endometrium builds up slowly over an extended period of time, eventually to the point where the resulting uterine lining is so thickened it can no longer sustain itself. This is known as estrogen breakthrough bleeding. This is a more common occurrence.
In either case, if you weren't charting your ovulation, you might think you were simply menstruating, though you would maybe notice a difference in the type of bleeding. Some women may notice a difference in the flow of bleeding. It may become heavier or lighter than your usual flow."
This was the case for me. When I went to see my GP I had noticed that even though my periods were regular, they had changed. They were quite a lot lighter than before. After being refeered to the fertility unit, they confirmed it - PCOS and irregular ovulation.
However Moonlit - they until today have not prescribed me clomid due to weight!! GGGRRRRR!!!
So sorry to be gloomy about it, but unless your BMI is under 35 or 30 in some NHS trusts, they won't give it to you.
At least you are on Metformin you lucky thing! That is supposed to be good as a start!
Good luck!