Hello ladies,
I wonder if any of you have experienced - and fixed - a short follicular phase? DH and I have been TTC for about 20 months since I went off bc, and so far have conceived once (Aug 2011) which resulted in an mmc at 8 weeks. As you can see from my signature, most tests have turned up normal values for us, except a borderline AMH (just above the normal cut-off). Since coming off bc, my cycle length has reduced from 28 to 26 days, and I have pre-menstrual spotting for 1-2 days before AF, which only lasts for about 3.5 days down from a full 5 while I was on bc. Based on OPKs, I seem to ovulate somewhere around days 10-11 (previously day 13/14), in line with a short follicular phase. However, a recent scan revealed a reasonable ET of 10mm on cd10. Although my GP and gynaecologist have dismissed this as 'natural changes in the cycle', from whatever I've read this seems to be symptomatic of diminishing ovarian reserve (in line with my AMH numbers), and can make it difficult to conceive naturally.
What would you recommend? I'm thinking of trying soy isoflavones from cd 3 to 5 in my next cycle, and have been taking Folic acid for nearly a year now. We're considering starting stimulated IUI shortly, but I want to give natural a good shot in case this is what's keeping us from conceiving.
Thanxaton!
I wonder if any of you have experienced - and fixed - a short follicular phase? DH and I have been TTC for about 20 months since I went off bc, and so far have conceived once (Aug 2011) which resulted in an mmc at 8 weeks. As you can see from my signature, most tests have turned up normal values for us, except a borderline AMH (just above the normal cut-off). Since coming off bc, my cycle length has reduced from 28 to 26 days, and I have pre-menstrual spotting for 1-2 days before AF, which only lasts for about 3.5 days down from a full 5 while I was on bc. Based on OPKs, I seem to ovulate somewhere around days 10-11 (previously day 13/14), in line with a short follicular phase. However, a recent scan revealed a reasonable ET of 10mm on cd10. Although my GP and gynaecologist have dismissed this as 'natural changes in the cycle', from whatever I've read this seems to be symptomatic of diminishing ovarian reserve (in line with my AMH numbers), and can make it difficult to conceive naturally.
What would you recommend? I'm thinking of trying soy isoflavones from cd 3 to 5 in my next cycle, and have been taking Folic acid for nearly a year now. We're considering starting stimulated IUI shortly, but I want to give natural a good shot in case this is what's keeping us from conceiving.
Thanxaton!
