I am 42. My period was due around now, my husband and I had unprotected sex Tuesday. Now I have a very light spotty period. I had the ovulation signs/ discharge about 2 weeks ago….have a feeling this is the start of GASP!!!!! perimenopause….I realize its unlikely I am pregnant, we dont have our hopes up on that.I have not missed any periods, and am not having hot flashes. Hubby has been away on buisness, we hadnt had sex for a few weeks prior to Tuesday
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Okay my first m/c happenened in July and because I had low progesterone. I went and bought natural progesterone cream today and i want to see if it will enhance my progesterone production. My hubby and I do want to try to have a baby again. I just ovulated yesterday, so when I rub it in what happens? Do I use unitil my period starts or what? When should I stop taking it?? THanks guys.

So, me and my hubby in the past year has had to go though a ectopic pregnancy and a early misscarrage due to progesterone problems. So here we are again expecting and almost at the 14 week mark. We have seen the baby hurd the heart beat and was told everything was great (done at 7ish weeks) Well they checked my progesterone just to be on the safe side, it was normal but on the low side so they went ahead and put me on the suppositorys anyways. Now at 14 weeks they said its safe to stop them, but there not doing any test to make sure, im so scared. anyone even been through something close? been on progesterone?

My hubby was so kind as to get me Bare Minerals for Xmas. It made me break out. My mother also tried it at the same time and she too broke out. I am 37 and in perimenopause. So, my skin has gone a little haywire in the last couple of years. I have very oily skin but it does dry out easily. I just got Physicians Formula Mineral Wear loose powder. I am going to give this a try both over my regular foundation and alone. It says it is for extra sensitive or breakout prone skin. Crossing my fingers.

Ladies, what I was wondering is if BM made you break out, then what have you found that did work for you.

I have been using nuvaring for about 18 months now. For the last 3 or 4 months I have been getting really irregular. This month I am starting 8 days AFTER removing the ring. last month I started 6.5 days after removing the ring and the bleeding was really bad for a few hours, then gone. 2 months ago I totally skipped. I am 33 years old, so I really don’t understand why this is happening. could it be perimenopause? or the extra 70 pounds I am carrying around? I gained weight in the last year due to stress.
up until now I have really liked the ring…I kept forgetting to take pills. I want to do the essure sterilization procedure but my ob/gyn is not trained in it yet. I have 3 kids, so I am DONE having kids. trying to convince hubby to get snipped but so far it hasn’t worked.

I just recently started my period in Oct. 19th and got it again yesterday, after being off of the depo since September 2007. Long time, huh?! Hubby and I would like to pregnant soon. Do you think it possible? And does it really take that long for your period to come back? I mean, it has been 15 months almost for things to become somewhat normal again.

I have pcos (polycystic ovary syndrome). I am 20 years old and want to try and get pregnant in three years with my hubby. Anyways I’m currently taking metformin which is suposed to help pcos. but im wondering why if i have high estrogen and low progesterone and very high androgens why my doc hasnt considered hormone therapy. ive brought it up a few times but she seemed to skip over the issue. im very concerned if i dont get my hormones balanced that my low progesterone will cause me to repeatedly miscarry and even if i do get pregnant that i wont be able to breastfeed. also the acne and facial hair issues are demoralizing and i heard hormone therapy would have a profound affect.
ALSO im interested in using bioidentical hormones instead of synthetic. does anybody know more about this?

Ok before I even type this I don’t want to hear all the people who say be happy you have a baby (I am) and I’ve been trying much longer (I know it hasn’t been that long).

I’m looking for ways to approach this more positively. Hubby and I have been trying to conceive #2 for 4 months. We have a 9 month old son who we conceived the first month trying (our honeymoon baby in fact). We were spoiled not having to really try for him.

I have a normally very regular cycle. It was 29 every month prior top having him and when I quit bf him at 4 months it returned to the 29 day cycle except for last month it was 25 days out of nowhere. I called the doc and they did a blood test last Tuesday that was negative. I think perhaps I also ovulated on Tuesday. I’m trying to to think about testing because its just a waste but with my son aI got a BFP 6 days before my expected period (again spoiled).

I’m worried because my mother went through menopause at 33. I am 27 and fear perimenopause could approach at any time.

And again I am so very grateful for the baby I have. He is so adorable and bright. I am a stay at home mom and he is my life!

How do you stay positive during the process. I am 7 dpo I think.
posted in wrong catergory sorry!

Ok before I even type this I don’t want to hear all the people who say be happy you have a baby (I am) and I’ve been trying much longer (I know it hasn’t been that long).

I’m looking for ways to approach this more positively. Hubby and I have been trying to conceive #2 for 4 months. We have a 9 month old son who we conceived the first month trying (our honeymoon baby in fact). We were spoiled not having to really try for him.

I have a normally very regular cycle. It was 29 every month prior top having him and when I quit bf him at 4 months it returned to the 29 day cycle except for last month it was 25 days out of nowhere. I called the doc and they did a blood test last Tuesday that was negative. I think perhaps I also ovulated on Tuesday. I’m trying to to think about testing because its just a waste but with my son aI got a BFP 6 days before my expected period (again spoiled).

I’m worried because my mother went through menopause at 33. I am 27 and fear perimenopause could approach at any time.

And again I am so very grateful for the baby I have. He is so adorable and bright. I am a stay at home mom and he is my life!

How do you stay positive during the process. I am 7 dpo I think.

Ok…question……..I am having lots of hormonal changes in my body this last year, and the past two months have been EXTREME to the point I feel like a totally different person.
I have always had an extremely low sex drive ever since I was 21. This last month, I have had the desire to have sexual intercourse several times daily. THAT never was before for me! My hubby is HAPPY….to say the least, but I was wondering if it is part of pre/perimenopause, OR if it could be something else. WHY now?? Why not long ago?? Any one have ideas? support? I love it, but just wonder what happened to my body to start the sexual desires!

My hubby and I are trying to conceive. This is my third cycle off BCP and over the last couple of cycles, I noticed a luteal phase defect (9 days). This cycle, I began using natural progesterone cream right after ovulation on CD19. Today is CD 28 and my basal temp is still up. I took a pregnancy tests this morning with a 20hcg sensitivity and it was negative. Usually, I’ve been starting or spotting on cd28, but nothing yet. I am thinking that the progesterone cream is working, or is it possible that I still could be pregnant and hcg still hasnt produced yet. My questioin is whether or not I should continue to use the progesterone cream just in case? Also, will the cream keep AF from coming…because I don’t want to keep it from coming if I am not preggo?
I am usikng 1/8 tsp per day which is 19 mg. Is that too much?

My hubby and i have been trying to conceive but I have irregular periods so we never know if/when I am ovulating. Yesterday my doctor put me on provera to make me get my period. Should we still be trying while I take this? Can I ovulate while on the provera?

Well here is the story,

I had my son at 18 (was not trying to get pregnant). About 4yrs later I was pregnant again, and I lost the baby early on. I am now 28 and I really want (and so does my hubby) another child. Ever since the second pregnancy I have had some odd pms things going on that I never had b4. I have had pretty severe acne and breast pains that occur about 2wks prior to my period. I have a pretty regular cycle (26-28 days). Any clues into what’s going on?

I posted the other day about having low sex drive for a long time. This month it all changed, and I cannot get enough! My hubby asked me yesterday why I want to make love so much now, and not before. I feel it is hormonal due to perimenopause setting in. I am 38, and definitely have body changes over the last few months. I told him I was not sure why my desires changed so drastically. He is ESTATIC that I have changed, but he wants me to explain why I did. I DON’T KNOW HOW to explain it, because I do not understand it myself yet. Anyone have advice????

so I truley thought i was pregnant, i had every thing as i would with my other three kids. i was three weeks late on my period but i did tests and blood work all came back negitive but that is normal for me until i am two to three months pregnant then i finally get the positive results. because of that i assumed i was pregnant even my hubby thought so. Now my doctor tells me that i could have an hormonal imbalance. I looked it up and the only thing i found that it means is premenopause. I could live with that if i was older but i am only 26. my mom was 35 when hers started but at 26 is this even right? now this morning i got my period but it was light here comes tmi but it was clear discharge with pink and now it is flowing a little heavier but red. i dont have any cramps. and it seems to get a little lighter again. Does anyone know what this could be really or has this happen to you before? Thanks for any info.
i dont have anything to stress about i was hoping to be but we were not trying. i am a carefree type person and when i do stress i break out with rashes not fake pregnancys.