QuestionThis was my orginal question: which you have answered. Thank you
Hi I am almost 37, have 1 child (2 1/2) FDLMP was 27th Dec 05.
Before I became pregnant, my periods were so regular I could just about get it down to the hour. (this was with no contraception) I used to have a 28 day cycle.
Since my first pregnancy I have been so irregular it scares me. (I know you say it is normal for 21 days cycles etc) Somehow I managed to get pregnant last Jan 05 but lost the baby at 19 weeks (May 05). I had a D & C and we think I started my period again around mid June.
I have been plotting all my cycles since then, they have been 22, 16, 30, 22, 32, 18, 30, and 24 day cycles. So I have had 8 periods in 6mths. One period lasted for 2 weeks. Some have been 7 days and even 3 days. One in Nov lasted 7 days, stopped for 2 days and then I spotted for another 7 days. This current one went for 3 days and now I am still spotting 6 days later. This to me does not feel or seem normal. How am I supposed to get pregnant? I can't figure out when I am ovulating if at all and I have also been suffering stronger than normal cramps in my lower belly.
So I guess my questions are
Do you think I should push my doctor for tests to make sure everything is ok after my miscarriage?
Is it normal for a woman's cycle to change so dramatically after childbirth?
How do I work out when I am ovulating with such irregular periods.
Thank you in advance.
What came of it was that I had an ultra sound and blood tests. The blood tests came back fine but the ultra sound showed 2 clusters of endrometrial polyps. This was explained to me but the other part below was not.
The report also says the retroverted, retroflexed uterus has an endometrial thickness of 8mms and a left ovarian dominant follicle is noted.
Can you tell me what this means please? Thanks in advance. Kirsten
I have now got a referral to see a Gyno but I can't get in until the end of Feb.
AnswerA retroverted, retroflexed uterus is merely a uterus that is tilted backwards. It will not cause any problems, but may sometimes cause some pressure in your rectum during sex. A dominant follicle is a follicle (egg) that is about to be ovulated. You did not have 8 periods in 6 months. Spome of the bleeding was not your period, but was due to ovulation (ovulatory spotting). The 16 and 18 day "cycle" was merely ovulatory bleeding and not a regular period. You appear to have an average period. I would suggest tht you get an ovulation predictor kit from the pharmacy to help pinpoint the exact day of ovulation.
