Luteal Phase Defect

When I was trying to get pregnant the first time (almost 9 yrs ago) we tried for almost 2 yrs and was sent to a fertility specialist, he did all the test to be sure my tubes were not blocked, my uterus was in good condition, etc. After all that he told me to do a few months of temperature charts (take oral temp the moment you get up and mark it on the chart). I did this for 3 months and brought it to him. The moment he saw it he knew what was wrong, to put it in layman's terms my egg moved too fast for fertilization. He put me on Clomid and I still did the temp chart. I saw a difference immediately that month in my temps and I got pregnant. I don't remember if he actually called it anything (I did look up Luteal Phase Defect and Clomid was one of the meds listed to help). I did get pregnant once since then (without any help and we never used any type of protection after our son) and I miscarried in the 10 week. I have not gotten pregnant since then and with issues at home I am very happy with the blessing I did get (my son is now a very healthy and intelligent 7 yr old). The dr will be able to help and if you want more info on temp charts or what it should look like there are a few websites to help (or the dr could let you know). Good luck!!

J.,

I would recommend that you go for a consultaion with a reproductive endroconoligist(spelling). (RE) specialist
They can run tests and lead you in the right direction. After seeing my OB for several months and doing artifical seminations and not sucessfully conceiving I went to the RE. With my first child I went after a year and conceived on the first semination and with the my second child I went to the RE after about 6 months and ended up having to have IVF done. Even if your OB says they are trained for infertility I would still go see an RE.

Good Luck

There is a book by Toni Weschler, MPH called "Taking Charge of Your Fertility". That I found helpful when trying to get pregnant with my first son. It took me 2 and a half years to get pregnant and then I had a miscarriage. Fate was with me because 4 months after the miscarriage I was able to conceive. There is also a website called http://www.ovusoft.com that goes along with the book. There are many wonderful women there that gave me support through different aspects of my life.

I have a luteal phase defect. My LP lasts 11 days, and though its generally considered to be normal, its borderline. Considering the egg needs 7-10 days to implant, I could potentially end up miscarrying. What my doctor did was test my progesterone (you have to be a charting Mom to be able to do this accurately) 7 days and then 11 days post ovulation. Both times they were lower than they should have been, and instead of increasing, they decreased. For my next cycle, he prescribed oral progesterone pills (which make you very dizzy, so he told me to take them right before bed) to begin taking 3 days after ovulation through day 12. Then I was to test. If it was negative, I stopped taking the pills, my period would start in a few days and we begin again. If it was positive, we retested my progesterone, and if low, I remain on the supplements, if normal, I continue with life. I did get pregnant, and did not need to keep taking the pills. My last 2 pregnancies, I did need the supplements. I did end up miscarrying in my 8th week, but not due to this. I hope this helps. Good luck TTC!