I asked my doctor about it today and this was her response (after she chuckled) "don't take baby aspirin it will only delay ovulation, that's so silly...I don't know where you're getting your information." Is baby aspirin something I need to consider? Can it hurt anything? Why do you take it?
Then she said the reason she didn't test my p4 was "your corpus leteum produces enough progesterone to sustain a pg if it's viable and putting you on it after O is unnecessary and outdated information." Now we all know that's NOT true!
I do not trust my doctor one bit and have a consultation on Thursday with a new doctor!!!
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Don't really know what to say to that....? Just goes to show every doctor has their own way of doing things and their own opinions.
Hope your new doctor works out!
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I have no experience with the aspirin issue, but I do have tons of experience with the progesterone issue. Even though I had 6 nice follies on the cycle I got pregnant with my twins, I still did not produce enough progesterone to sustain them, but fortunately my doctor caught it early enough and we started progesterone in oil injections.
We have to be our own advocates as it certainly appears that some doctors are just plain IGNORANT!!!! Demand to have your P4 monitored next time for sure!!! In fact, I would suggest at least doing suppositories just after ovulation!
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I believe the baby aspirin is used to prevent blood clotting. The aspirin thins the blood. I believe that some women take it to prevent clots that will cut off blood flow to the placenta which may cause a miscarriage. It really depends on your situation, and usually requires testing to see if in fact aspirin therapy would be a good choice for you.
Unfortunately, I do not have information about aspirin affecting ovulation.
Hope this helps!
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I found some sites that say baby aspirin can delay ovulation. I am wondering if that's the case for me, I haven't ovulated yet and it's cd26. I have been on baby aspirin since my miscarriage. I think I may stop it and ony take it after O is confirmed. I will post a link on this info when I find it. =)
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I asked my doctor about it today and this was her response (after she chuckled) "don't take baby aspirin it will only delay ovulation, that's so silly...I don't know where you're getting your information." Is baby aspirin something I need to consider? Can it hurt anything? Why do you take it?
I respectfully disagree with your doctor.
I have only taken baby aspirin on 2 cycles (March 2005 and April 2005) but don't think it delayed ovulation at all. In March I O'd on CD16 or 17 (which is typical for me, the earliest I've ever O'd on any cycle w/o baby aspirin is CD15 but I usually O between CD16 and 21) and in April I O'd on CD21 (I THINK I was goign to O on CD16 but got the stressful news of my RPL testing that day, and I believe THAT delayed ovulation a bit - but it still happened, just a few days later). If you would like to see my charts from these cycles, check out http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/86e38 . You can also look at my cycles back thru November -during the charted cycles from November through February, I was NOT on baby aspirin. You can see where the baby aspirin doesn't seem to affect my O dates at all.
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I believe the baby aspirin is used to prevent blood clotting. The aspirin thins the blood. I believe that some women take it to prevent clots that will cut off blood flow to the placenta which may cause a miscarriage.
This is exactly why I take it...I will take one every day for the rest of my life if not PG. If PG, then I take the heparin too (I think most of you know this, though.) Some doctors also believe that a baby asprin each day while TTC increases the blood flow to your uterus and may open up the blood vessels, possibly helping implantation.
*** pg mentioned *** After my past experiences, I believe this to be true. The cycle we conceived was April 2005, and I was on baby asprin. I truly believe the baby aspirin is what allowed for the implantation and allowed my pregnancy to continue till the point where I had a positive beta and started heparin.
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Then she said the reason she didn't test my p4 was "your corpus leteum produces enough progesterone to sustain a pg if it's viable and putting you on it after O is unnecessary and outdated information." Now we all know that's NOT true!
Yup - just ask several of the cysters here - for example, Heidi above, VivC, Sugerbug, etc.
I don't usually leave my ticker on when posting on the Loss board, but I will leave it on here so you can see the meds I'm on - baby aspirin, heparin, etc. All I can say is - I have tripled my previous record of maintaining a pregnancy and truly think it's because of these 2 drugs.
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Um, your doc's an idiot. My progesterone was at 5 with Rivi. It should have been at least 5x that. We supplemented and I didn't miscarry! Yes, we lost him later (too complicated to debate hormones/incompetent cervix here), but HE WAS PERFECT. So, obviously it WAS a viable pregnancy, my body just screwed up.
Pregnancy mentioned here, too: This time, my progesterone was 7. We supplemented and retested a few days later, and it was in high-normal ranges. Again, Smoochie looks perfect in every way (I'm 13 weeks today). Another viable pregnancy that my body tried to screw up.
In women who normally have normal progesterone levels, your doc's statement is usually true. But cysters DON'T have normal progesterone levels. Even when not pregnant, our levels are usually low. The corpus leteum can't always make enough EXTRA progesterone to offset those lower numbers.
Please ask your next doc if they'll test your progesterone as soon as you know you're pregnant next time. If it's low, supplementation CAN save a baby's life.
BTW, I REALLY want to smack your doctor right now.
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i can only share my personal experience...
with my twins, i did not have proj. supplements. with my current pregnancy, i supplemented for the 1st 12 weeks (per a RE and a Peri). I didnt have any MEDICAL evidence that I needed to supplement, but they said it would probably be a good idea and that it wouldnt hurt anything.
also, with my twins, i did not take baby aspirin. with my current pregnancy, i take baby aspirin daily (per RE and Peri) from the day i got a positive preg. test. i had recurrent pregnancy loss testing done after my 2nd loss and it showed a gene mutation and antibodies....although i dont have a blood clotting disorder, they again said it wouldnt hurt to take the aspirin and that it may help placental blood flow.
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I agree yoiur doc is an idiot! Find a new one ASAP!!
I take baby aspirin and have for yrs. When I conceived ds, I had a perfect cycle with Ovulation on day 14. I don't believe the aspirin interferred with that at all and I believe it helped me conceive.
I think it's a great idea to have your p4 checked--we cysters tend to have low p4's and need supplementation.
Your doc should lose her license and I will come to colorado and smack her too. She knows nothing about pCOS!
Some doctors also believe that a baby asprin each day while TTC increases the blood flow to your uterus and may open up the blood vessels, possibly helping implantation.
That's why I take it. I take it from about 1 week before O to about a week after.
I also take green tea and flax seed for the same time frame.
Oh and that Dr stinks!
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My friend has 3 miscarraiges - and the last time she got preggo she took baby aspiran and had a healthy baby boy - she says it helped her - but he dr. said it was just an old wives tale
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Baby aspirin? 
and have a consultation on Thursday with a new doctor!!! 
You have no idea how frustrated and helpless I felt leaving her office yesterday. I didn't even get out of the building before I was on my cell looking for a new doctor. Thank GOD, truly, that I have soul cysters! I will definitely be testing this new doctors knowledge on pcos tomorrow at my appointment. 
