Cycle Going Haywire!

[alarox]

Does anyone have experience of this please?

Little background: ttc since 2011, mc 2012, currently waiting for 1st infertility appointment, so far scans, bloods etc normal.

My cycle used to be very regular. Lately it's gone a bit mad! Last six months cycle lengths were 30, 36, 27, 33, 23, 25 days long. It's torture, especially when it's late . Is it perimenopause? Or infertility related? Anyone else had this?

Thanks!

I don't know that I have an exact answer for, but can only share my experience. My cycles used to short but regular (24026 days). Then husband diagnosed with 100% abnormal sperm and told we would need IVF. The following 3 cycles were all over the place. I can only put it down to the stress of that diagnosis and that we would need to fork out $$$$ for IVF.

Not really much help to you sorry, but didn't want to read and run when no one else has posted - this journey is lonely enough already! Can I ask how old you are? Do you do OPK's or chart your temperature to see if you still ovuate?

Hi Alarox

I too have been ttc #1 since sept 2011. It took only 3 months to conceive but unfortunately I miscarried in January 2012. We started trying seriously again in march 2012 but no success yet. So I think I can relate to how frustrated you must be feeling. I'm 35 now, which doesn't help my mental situation. How old are you?

We started with infertility testing early 2013 but nothing was found with either of us, so diagnosed with unexplained infertility (such a non diagnosis)! I had a laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis in January 2014. Turns out I did have mild endometriosis, which they removed. Apparently the chance of conception is a bit higher now but still no luck yet. We are not taking any chances so progressing through the assisted conception route in case we don't get a natural bfp. Just waiting for our first appointment at the clinic in June (I've been under gynae for almost a year while they did tests and prescribed me clomid, so moving to assisted conception unit seems like progress)! It's a long, slow and very emotionally draining journey. Hopefully we will start iui in the summer ...although part of me wants to rush straight into IVF. Still on the journey but very much hoping and praying we are nearing the end and we will get a bfp this year.

Best of luck to you. Hope your tests reveal answers and not the dreaded unexplained infertility.

Oh and my cycle has varied from 27 to 34 days over the last couple of years. One cycle was 22 days but that was a weird one off.

It doesn't look there's enough variation to be considered irregular...but it still confusing and annoying! Especially if you've been on the pill for a while and gotten used to having a perfect 28 day cycle.

Thanks for sharing your experiences both. I tried a few OPKs but none were ever positive. Dr said to disregard them, she was never convinced they work. Haven't tried charting temperature yet. Am tempted to try the CBFM, heard a lot about it on forums etc. DH is booked in for his 1st sperm test end of May.

Everything seems to just drag on and on! The TWW, the wait for every appointment... in the meantime I find myself totally consumed by it all. I spent the first year or so quite chilled out because I know plenty of people who took a year to conceive. Then year 2 rolls by, coming up to year 3 now, and I can't help getting more and more anxious. I'm 30 so hopefully have plenty of time to battle on. Doesnt help with DM and MIL pressurising me though Thanks again for sharing Shellster & Fankle

Totally agree about everything dragging on and on. Wait to ovulate, wait to get your period, wait for your next appointment. So frustrating when you know you got pregnant once, so what's going on? I have managed one child since 2009 when we started. I gave birth in May 2012 and jumped straight back on the TTC insanity wagon because I knew it wouldn't be easy again. So it feels like 5 years of this obsession.