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#326337 - 03/09/08 12:17 PM
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I would definately recommend talking to your doctor or gynocologist about this. My best friend has Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and she does not ovulate on her own. The eggs she does not release basically become absorbed by the ovary and form these little cysts. Her case is so severe that she does not even have periods without taking medication. Women can have PCOS in varying degrees of severity and nearly all can still conceive - with or without treatment. My friend was a worse-case scenario and now has 15-month old twins.
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I am not sure about why you got the cyst, but I do know that you may not ovulate every month. My OBGYN told me that when I was trying to conceive a few years back. She said it can happen from time to time. However there a problems like Erilyn said that could prevent you from ovulating at all on your own. I would definately give your OB a call. If you haven't been trying for too long they may not do anything yet. GOod luck!
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Are you checking for signs of ovulation? Using the opk's or checking cervical mucus? Even if these signs are positive, once in a while, an egg will just sort of get stuck in its little sack and not release and cause a small cyst. The cysts from that are usually very small and not real painful. If you are truly having a lot of pain, you need to contact your doc.
Most obgyns make you try for 6 months on your own before they start fertility work-ups, unless you are older than they may start sooner.
Unless you are being monitored, having blood work and ultrasounds, there is no sure fire way you can tell that you actually released an egg despite having a positive opk or good cm.
PCOS can be very serious but if this is the first time you have had a cyst, its unlikely the cause but as I said, if it really hurts, call, don't wait.
I went through the whole fertility thing, everything but IVF and that was due to money and the fact that I could get pregnant, it just took time but my problem was that I could not carry the pregnancy. They now believe I have some clotting problems despite all my clotting tests coming back negative. I am currently being treated for 5 blood clots and at the time the clots were discovered, my clotting factors still showed negative!
If you ever want to ask anything that you feel is too personal here, feel free to email me, its in my profile. I have been there and done that already! 
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#326419 - 03/11/08 08:51 AM
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If I were you I would try to get in to see a fertility specialiast (reprodcutive endocrinologist). They really know what they're talking about. They can do a vaginal ultrasound to see exactly what's going on. I had to go the fertility Dr. route b/c I knew I wasn't ovulating. And we found out DH has problems too. That's one other thing to do...get DH tested!!!! Half of infertility is caused by the male. And it's no big deal for them to get tested. They just give a sample. But it's good to know up front if there are any real problems. Then you can work around them. Basically I would set up a consult with an RE. The RE can test both you and DH to see if there any true problems. And go from there. It's better than playing the guesing game and getting frustrated. I have tried clomid, IUI, and finally IVF (expecting #1 from IVF next month!!). Feel free to ask any questions.
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Hi Lyndeigh-
I can relate to a lot of what you are going through. I am currently going through infertility treatments b/c my husband & I haven't been able to conceive after trying for more than a year. I do the ovulation tests and take my temperature every day with the basal thermometer and have been for a few months now. Both the tests & temp taking are big helps in knowing when you ovulate which doesn't necessarily happen on day 14 even if your cycle is exactly 28 days. Personally I have been ovulating between day 10 & 11. It's different for everyone.
I understand your side and your husbands. For my hubby it was harder for him to "perform" when I started doing the ov tests and temperature tracking b/c he felt a lot of pressure. I have a feeling that could be the same for your hubby. Now our agreement is that I don't tell him when it is the "day" and he is happy with that. Although the men don't realize it, the whole process is much harder on the women- emotionally & physically. It's your body and every cramp or spot of blood makes you over analyze and it starts to consume your life. For me, my husband is incredibily supportive and wants a baby as much as I do, but he still doesn't understand the longing to be a mother & everything we go through (our bodies as well as emotional). Have you talked to him about the concerns you listed in your post?
The biggest thing I have learned throughout my troubles is that it is an incredibly frustrating & emotional time. Everyone tells you to "relax" and "it will happen when it's meant to" but when you're trying (and not succeeding) that's the last thing you want to hear. Although you have had some health problems, I think it is reassuring that your OB said your reproductive system is healthy. You also have time on your side since you are 23 (I am 31 and infertility runs in my family). Maybe the compromise with you and your husband is to do the temperature tracking so you can learn more about your cycle but not the ovulation tests at this point. Honestly I don't really need to do both because the two have been giving me the same results anyway. But your hubby doesn't need to know that! 
Chin up! You have a great support system here at the boards. Mary V helped me a lot a few weeks back. Keep coming to the boards for support. I am happy to answer any questions you have. You can even email me if you want. I'll put my email address in my profile. And most of all, GOOD LUCK!
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I agree about getting hubby tested, a lot of fertility issues are male related! You can buy ovulation tests strips cheap, check this site out http://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com/. I always had good luck with them but not the temping.
If you have a 28 day cycle, you should start the bd (bed dance) around cd 10-11. The sperm can live for days where the egg is short lived. Better to have the swimmers ready and waiting! A good schedule to try would be CD 10,12,14 and 16 just in case you are a late ovulator!
Be sure you are not using any lubricant. Even stuff like astrogluide that doesn't have spermicide in it can impede the swimmers. The above web site sells a product called pre-seed-it worked well for us. Be sure you are staying laying down for at least 10-15 minutes after. I have a bit of a tilted uterus so doggie style worked best for us when TTC.
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I SO agree with you!!! DH and I are TTC, have been for four months now. I'm so tired of people telling me to "relax!" None of my friends or relatives had trouble conceiving, so they don't understand the frustration. And just like you, I'm not allowed to tell hubby when I'm ovulating, it just puts way to much pressure on him, and then I get stressed. I use OPK's from the website Michele mentioned; I'm still not regular (been off the pill since Aug '07) so it's the only way I know when I'm ovulating. Aside from the mucus a few days before I ovulate, I get a definite cramp when I ovulate. So it's quite obvious to me which side the egg is coming from. 
Hang in there; I totally understand what you're going through. If one more of my friends tells me she went off the pill and was pregnant within a month, I think I'll scream. Unless you've spent months and months trying and waiting and watching everyone around you get pregnant, you have no idea how frustrating it can be!
I'm giving it two more months (which will be 6) and then I'm making an appt with a reproductive endocrinologist. I'll be 30 this year, so I don't want to wait any longer!
I'm with ya, hon! Good luck!
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Same with us! We have 3 sets of friends who had a baby before they even made it to their 1-year anniversary. The all conceived on the first or second try! It's so hard because I'm happy for them but in all honesty it also frustrates me. I have 2 baby showers coming up and emotionally I don't know if I can handle it & nobody seems to understand that. We've been trying for so long and I've been through so much already that pregnancy will probably be a walk in the park! I am on Clomid right now and every one of my typical PMS symptoms is elevated by about 200%. I have never felt my boobs hurt like this! I go in for another pelvic exam & blood draw on Thursday so I'm hoping for some good news.
I agree totally- unless you've been through it, you really don't know what it's like. That's why the information & advice on this website has been so great. It's so nice to "talk" to someone who understands! I don't blame you for only giving it 2 more months. I think a lot of doctors tell you to try for a year but that seems like an excessive amount of time to me. When we actually started seeing the specialist we had only been trying for 7 months & I'm so glad we didn't wait. Everything takes so long. I wanted to be done having kids by 35 and I am now 6 months away from my 32nd birthday and I'm not even pregnant.
Good luck to you! Keep us posted on your progress!
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