I started this blog when I was diagnosed with HA, and couldn't find any message boards, blogs, or other place where I could talk to people in the same boat - find out what had or hadn't worked for them, why my RE was telling me certain things, if their's was saying the same. For a long time, there was just me, and maybe Queenie (who I don't think was diagnosed as HA, but wasn't getting regular visits from C. Bitch). In the last couple of weeks, a few other potential HA gals have found my blog, and tonight I came across a message board with over 500 posts (I'm currently reading through, on around #120 or so...). So I started my "HA posse" links section.
I have already come across a post on the board where someone said she was on Repronex for 20 days, so that's given me some peace of mind. I've been so worried that they would just tell me to screw this cycle and give up. And whether that would mean that we're done with this avenue (injectibles / IUI). Sometimes I think that being a scientist is a really bad thing in this arena because I know too much about things that could potentially happen. The meds aren't working? I must be making neutralizing antibodies. So the FSH will never work, and I've totally screwed myself because I can't ovulate, and now can't take gonadotropins so no IUI OR IVF. Despite the fact that there is no published paper even remotely suggesting that. Well, except in baboons taking human gonadotropins. I'm such a dork.
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Thanks for posting the site! It would've taken me a while to find it. I'm anxious to check it out. Hopefully work will calm down enough that I can sneak a peak at it this morning.
AltMama: try http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html
Great, Nico, just what I need -- ANOTHER online resource to follow obsessively ;)
Hey Fitgrl,
You didn't leave an email address, and don't seem to have a blog yet, so I hope you see this. I tried gaining weight and decreasing my exercise by about 50%... I did get my period, but even so, no sign of any real activity (i.e. growing follicle). That was after about 9 months off the pill. If you want to try it on your own, the only other suggestion I have is to try acupuncture, I have heard of that working for people. Although I don't know anyone specifically with HA that's tried it, but I definitely think it's worth a shot. If I could do the last year over again, I would have started that right after going off the pill... and if this cycle doesn't work, I'm going to try it.
I've also had no periods for 3 years, I'm going to scour this site, thank so much
Hi Kilsby,
A friend of mine lost her period from running / losing weight, I think she got it back reasonably quickly after she stopped restricting her calories so much. You can check out her blog at butchbitching.blogspot.com. I think for me it's a longer term problem than just the eating / exercising - bit if you were pretty regular before you starting running etc. you should be back to normal soon. I've read that 16-18% body fat is about where you lose your period.
Email me if you want to chat more.
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