Hello everyone!
I'm hoping you can give me some words of wisdom/advice/support. I'm new to this TTC journey and not completely sure where I belong just yet.
I'll be 36 in July and TTC #1 (never been PG before - ever). I had gastric bypass in 2002 and have been on the Nuvaring since then (until Nov 2008). Prior to the GBP surgery, from the time I was 17, I had very irregular cycles with long anovulatory periods. I'm almost certain I probably had PCOS. My younger sister who is also heavy has been diagnosed with it.
My wonderful BF and I have been trying since Nov and the end of last month, I saw my GYN to keep her up to speed on the TTC efforts. She sent me for CD3 tests which showed insulin, glucose, TSH all normal, but estradiol was high and FSH was ok (but I understand estradiol can suppress that). She told me to wait another 6 months and see. I was not happy with the "wait and see" response, so I saw an RE (the one that treats my sister) last week. He reviewed my test results and agreed the estradiol value of 94 is high and wants to re-run the CD3 tests as well as give my BF a SA and have me do a HSG after AF (due around 03/21). All these things scare me - not the tests themselves, but the potential results. I'm terrified that I may discover I waited too long and may never be a mom. BF has 2 kids from a previous marriage and although he's supportive, I'm not sure he understands.
In the meantime, I started charting BBT, checking CM and CP and doing OPK. We timed everything right this month and I'm now in my (excruciatingly long) 2ww. The larger part of me is begging the higher power to let this month be it for me so that I won't have to face all the testing, but the realistic part of me is not hopeful given my past and my age.
So here I am in-between. Infertility hasn't been definitely confirmed, but I have that sense of dread. How do you all cope? What comes next after the HSG and SA? The RE discussed with me that if my estradiol IS high, my ovarian reserve is probably not good... I waited too long!
...that I will probably not respond well to Clomid and most other drugs. Is this true? What then?
I'm hoping you can give me some words of wisdom/advice/support. I'm new to this TTC journey and not completely sure where I belong just yet.
I'll be 36 in July and TTC #1 (never been PG before - ever). I had gastric bypass in 2002 and have been on the Nuvaring since then (until Nov 2008). Prior to the GBP surgery, from the time I was 17, I had very irregular cycles with long anovulatory periods. I'm almost certain I probably had PCOS. My younger sister who is also heavy has been diagnosed with it.
My wonderful BF and I have been trying since Nov and the end of last month, I saw my GYN to keep her up to speed on the TTC efforts. She sent me for CD3 tests which showed insulin, glucose, TSH all normal, but estradiol was high and FSH was ok (but I understand estradiol can suppress that). She told me to wait another 6 months and see. I was not happy with the "wait and see" response, so I saw an RE (the one that treats my sister) last week. He reviewed my test results and agreed the estradiol value of 94 is high and wants to re-run the CD3 tests as well as give my BF a SA and have me do a HSG after AF (due around 03/21). All these things scare me - not the tests themselves, but the potential results. I'm terrified that I may discover I waited too long and may never be a mom. BF has 2 kids from a previous marriage and although he's supportive, I'm not sure he understands.
In the meantime, I started charting BBT, checking CM and CP and doing OPK. We timed everything right this month and I'm now in my (excruciatingly long) 2ww. The larger part of me is begging the higher power to let this month be it for me so that I won't have to face all the testing, but the realistic part of me is not hopeful given my past and my age.
So here I am in-between. Infertility hasn't been definitely confirmed, but I have that sense of dread. How do you all cope? What comes next after the HSG and SA? The RE discussed with me that if my estradiol IS high, my ovarian reserve is probably not good... I waited too long!
...that I will probably not respond well to Clomid and most other drugs. Is this true? What then?
Welcome and I hope your stay here is short and you get pregnant soon! I just wanted to post a 
. I don't know very much about all the tests and what the hormone levels mean. I know from my own journey that you can only deal with what you know right now and do the best you can, day by day. I hope you are able to take good care of yourself.
for you. 
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