hi im new to the forum, and I wanted to
know if anyone had any advice or
information for me. Well I have a 7yr old
son, I got pregnant with him when I was
21. Now im 27 and me and my current
boyfriend want to have a baby together.
Now ive been taking triamterene(which is
hypertension medicine) for several yrs
now, and I have low iron deficiency.
Before I got pregnant with my son I was
ovulating like crazy, but now I dont
ovulate at all, at least I think I dont.
My boyfriend and I has had unprotected sex
for 6 months now, with no luck of
pregnancy. Can I be infertile or could it
be the side effects from the medicine and
the low iron. If anyone that has had
experience with ovulation complications
could give me some advice or help I would
greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
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fionat3
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 9
Posted: 02-05-04 03:34am
Why is it that you believe you are not
ovulating? If you are charting your basal
body temperature (bbt) and this shows no
clear, sustained temperature rise, then it
is likely you did not ovulate for that
cycle.
If you have only recently started charting
your bbt, and notice an anovulatory cycle,
bear in mind that most women will
experience the ocassional anovulatory
cycle, so one anov cycle does not
necessarily mean you are not ovulating
regularly. If you have consistent anov
cycles, you should see your doctor as
there are many ways to increase your
chances of ovulating both naturally and
with medication.
If you do not currently chart your bbt (i
suggest you do as this is an invaluable
ttc tool!) there are other signs that
indicate you are ovulating such as fertile
cervical mucus (the consistency of raw egg
whites) approximately 14 days before the
start of your next period and a high, soft
cervix. Some women also experience
ovulation pains around the time of
ovulation. You can also purchase
ovulation predictor kits fairly readily
that indicate a surge in lutenising
hormone (lh) which precedes ovulation.
why is it that you believe
you are not ovulating? If you are
charting your basal body temperature (bbt)
and this shows no clear, sustained
temperature rise, then it is likely you
did not ovulate for that cycle.
If you have only recently started charting
your bbt, and notice an anovulatory cycle,
bear in mind that most women will
experience the ocassional anovulatory
cycle, so one anov cycle does not
necessarily mean you are not ovulating
regularly. If you have consistent anov
cycles, you should see your doctor as
there are many ways to increase your
chances of ovulating both naturally and
with medication.
If you do not currently chart your bbt (i
suggest you do as this is an invaluable
ttc tool!) there are other signs that
indicate you are ovulating such as fertile
cervical mucus (the consistency of raw egg
whites) approximately 14 days before the
start of your next period and a high, soft
cervix. Some women also experience
ovulation pains around the time of
ovulation. You can also purchase
ovulation predictor kits fairly readily
that indicate a surge in lutenising
hormone (lh) which precedes ovulation.
well I am 21 and we have been triying to
get pregnet for about 2 years I an realy
roried we have don some tests at the
doctor and I am not ovulating I am not
sure wut the next sep is bu I hope we can
and are able to have a bundle of joy some
day soooon!!!!!!
Dayzy :(
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nnclyn
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 136
Posted: 03-05-06 10:52am
They could be side effects from your
medication and it would very well be worth
your time to talk to the dr that
prescribed it. Let him know you are
looking to conceive!
You can also find that info out yourself
by doing a search on the med yo uare on
along with the word fertility.
I'm sure you'll find a wealth of
information from other women on that
medication as well, by doing that
search!
While charting can give you information on
your fertility....If you haven't gotten a
period...Then you have no clue where you
are in your cycle to begin with...So it's
pretty much a moot point.
