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Just starting your TTC journey? Start here!!

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Hormone levels and fertility bloodwork

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Surely the most FAQ on the board is Robitussin:

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Baby Asprin

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Treating infertility naturally with herbs and vitamins

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Information/Support thread for those using cervical caps/cups:

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The HSG (hysterosalpingogram)
Read the detailed experiences of others, and add you own for your cysters to reference!

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Checking your cervix

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IVF Support:
We've got our own wonderful IVF group on SoulCysters. Visit the link for support and answers to FAQ.

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IUI FAQ

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Fertility Drugs: Side effects, actions, considerations, and common dosages:

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Wonderful PCOS FAQ; general and TTC:

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OPK FAQ

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Basics of charting and fertility friend handbook:

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For reference:

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Worried about a luteal phase defect?

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Beta levels
Week from the Last Menstrual Period (LMP) and Amount of hCG in mIU/ml
3 5 - 50
4 4 - 426
5 19 - 7,340
6 1,080 - 56,500
7 - 8 7,650 - 229,000
9 - 12 25,700 - 288,000
13 - 16 13,300 - 254,000
17 - 24 4,060 - 165,400
25 - 40 3,640 - 117,000

Cervical Mucus:

If you notice little or no cervical mucus around the time of ovulation or notice that what you do have is sticky, crumbly, or creamy, you may have a problem. It is best to speak to your doctor and have him/her perform a post coital test. Remember that often, you don?t see the CM because what really counts is up near the cervix.

Options to increase cervical mucus:

Drink lots of water and dont smoke or drink caffiene.

Robitussin (guaifenesin) (Be sure to get one with guaifenesin as the ONLY active ingredient!!)
Guaifenesin has been promoted as a cervical mucus thinner. The idea is that guaifenesin can thin cervical mucus, and thereby help sperm travel to the egg for fertilization. There is no clinical evidence that guaifenesin can help you get pregnant, or that all women need thinner cervical mucus. If trying this remedy, make sure that the product you purchase does not contain dextromethorphan, as this ingredient may be harmful to a developing fetus.
If trying this remedy, one recommendation is 1-2 teaspoons a day for 5 days prior to ovulation. Personally, I find that I need the dosage listed on the bottle (2 tsp 3X a day).
Keep in mind that Robitussin only thins what you already have so it is very important to drink lots of water to produce mucus so you have something for the Robitussin to thin!

Evening Primrose Oil

EPO is said to help the body to produce more fertile quality cervical fluid also known as "egg white cervical mucus? (EWCM). This type of fluid makes it easier for the sperm to get past the cervix and helps it live for longer. Evening Primrose Oil should only be taken from menstruation to ovulation. This is because Evening Primrose can cause uterine contractions in pregnancy and may prevent implantation from occurring.
The dosage taken should be 1500mg to 3000mg per day.

Estrogen

Available from your doctor. Estrogen is often prescribed to those using clomid which has a tendency to dry up CM.

Grapefruit Juice

It?s rumoured that a glass a day will help increase CM (some say you need 3 glasses. You?ll have to research it).

Green Tea
Not sure how much to be effective. If anyone knows, please post.

Red Raspberry:
1,000 mg daily: Start anytime in cycle. Can be taken during pregnancy until a month prior to labor. Strengthens the uterine lining which in turn lengthens luteal phase

Preseed is a sperm friendly lubricant.

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Royal Jelly Thanks Zena
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How high does a P4 have to be to confirm ovulation?
"It peaks about seven days after ovulation, when it reaches 15 Ng/ml or more. But note, if you are above 10 in the luteal phase, your progesterone level is probably fine. Additionally, you may get very high progesterone levels after IVF because so many follicles were created. (Progesterone is made by the corpus luteum, which is the site on the ovary from which the egg is released. The more eggs are produced, the more progesterone is produced.) There is no progesterone level that indicates pregnancy, only an hCG level over 5 determines that. It is also worth nothing that progesterone pulses, so the level varies throughout the day. Some doctors suggest testing first thing in the morning after fasting for the most accurate result. A high progesterone level gives more information than a low reading in that a "good" level indicates sufficient progesterone to carry a pregnancy; a lower level (in the 5-15 range) does not spell doom."

In the/wanting to be in the PPCOS Study? Check this out:

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Still cant find what your looking for? This link has everything you could possibly want to know about ovulation, hormones, the pill, irregular cycles....you name it! Thanks Katiemae!!

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Adding your Fertility Friend ticker to your siggy...
Ok, heres my shot at posting instructions for Fertility Friend tickers.

Go to your homepage on FF and find your chart ID tag. This is found by clicking the sharing tab on the FF website while your logged in, then the Homepage/Ticker set up. If you look at both the Charting Home Page Web Address and the Charting Ticker Web Address, they will share a certain combination of numbers and letters. This is your chart tag.

Below is the code that you need. Replace the **** with your ID number. Replace the { and } with [ and ]. Copy and paste into your signature on here. After that, you should be good to go

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target="_blank">http://www.FertilityFriend.com/ticker/*****/ticker.png{/img}{/url}