[name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I couldnāt wait and 2 weeks after my covid shot we had unprotected sex like 3 days before my projected period (thinking it wouldnāt hurt) but now Iām like 9 days late.
Iāve had cycles this long before (38-44 days) but Iām ready for this period to start so we can try for real lol
Iāve had testing done for PCOS and Endometriosis and there is āno explanationā for my long period cycles 
Thatās good that theyāve ruled out PCOS and endo though!
I sometimes struggle to understand PCOS. Does the ovaries have to have cysts on them to get that diagnosis? Iāve read online that sometimes you only need two of the other symptoms to have it. But then surely the cysts on the ovaries would be the big indicator?
Iām not sure if I will have a long cycle or not yet. I am grateful that my body has had two periods now ( which I think are a good sign) but now my cycle needs to get in some form of pattern.
I guess we are ovulating as we are having periods? But it makes working out the fertile window a lot harder sometimes.
I understand the impatience lol! I just want to have sex 
11 dpo, still BFNs. Iām wondering if my ovulation date is accurate tho. I had some cramping at 2-3 dpo. I know thatās too early for implementation, so I think it was ovulation cramping.
My OPKs indicated ovulation earlier than I expected (usually ovulate CD 12-14 and it said I ovulated CD 11, I know itād only a 1 day difference tho). So maybe Iām actually 8 dpo, idk.
A lot of SMCs do medicated inseminations, so it induces ovulation. My current health insurance doesnāt cover anything related to fertility. If it was just the medicine, I could afford it, but I canāt afford to see the doctor.
Iām feeling a little defeated, just not sure where to go next. I do have options, and Iām grateful for that. Iām just not sure which option is the right one 
I understand. Ovulation tracking I think can be a complete mindfield 
We are hear if you need a soundboard for discussing your other options.
Thank you 
Sammmmeee weāve been married for years but have never had sex without a barrier (birth control makes me miserable) so I was just dying to see how it was different lmao
Still no period tho 
PCOS is a tricky one because itās still only classed as a syndromeā¦ I had an ultrasound a couple of years ago for it, and they said that my follicles werenāt typical of PCOSā¦ but then if you have other symptoms it could be.
Basically they donāt have enough research behind it to determine what defines it yet. Much like most female-only health concerns unfortunately.
I think we are in a similar cycle situationā¦ 2 cycles here and trying to get into a rhythm! [name_f]Patience[/name_f] isnāt my strong point!
Thanks for that info. Yes it doesnāt seem like an area thatās understood very well. I literally thought PCOS was cysts on ovaries and some other symptoms? But I thought the Biggie was the cysts on the ovaries.
Oh yes very much the same here. I donāt have a lot of patience and I feel like this period is dragging. I wondered if the doc could give me something to stop my period ( itās getting on for two weeks now) Iām grateful for my periods, especially after having a coil removed but Iād really like to just have some indicator of when Iāll be approaching a fertile window lol
Iām certainly not an expert on the subject whatsoever but I think there has to be two or three symptoms for them to be able to diagnose it- ovaries on the cysts being a big one. But I remember them saying that on an ultrasound the follicles almost look like a string of pearls all together if you are typical of PCOS. Things like struggling to lose weight / acne / excess hair are all common symptoms too.
At the time none of those applied to me but I was having severe stomach cramps at certain times of the month and they were trying to rule out PCOS. I remember the doctor saying it might be difficult for me to get pregnant, despite my only symptom being cramps which makes no sense nowā¦ and then literally we conceived on the first attempt (honeymoon baby!) two months later.
Thereās definitely tablets that can delay your period but I donāt think that would help in regulating your cycle or when you ovulate unfortunately.
Really hoping my cycle regulates this month. Iāve been reading it can take 4-6 months after your cycle returns for it to properly establish a rhythm though.
@anon25197097 Iām sorry, that does sound so frustrating just waiting for things to regulate! I guess Iām pretty lucky that I continued having periods with my IUD so that I already had a sense of where my cycles were.
@Spark Youāve tested I assume? Iām sorry, that sucks just having to wait and not understanding why!
@Elle1 Dang, sorry! Iāve heard about those home āIUIā kits, like [name_m]Mosie[/name_m] or something? Is that something youāve thought about?
@georgiegeorgie Yes thatās about how long it took my cycle to get regular. Although 6 months after period returning is about when I had my IUD removed so that could have been what really kicked it into place.
Gosh sounds like everyone is struggling right now! Iām in my fertile window and we are struggling with BDing this week. Weāve kind of gotten into a rhythm of mostly having sex on the weekends, which was perfect the last few months when I was ovulating on Sunday/Monday, but this month Iām ovulating on [name_m]Friday[/name_m] (probably) and we are just having a hard time fitting sex in during the week. We were able to do it 3 days ago (4 days before O), then I didnāt worry about it the next day since we are aiming for every other day. Then I initiated yesterday morning (2 days before O), daughter woke up early but Grandma was here to take her to her house. I got DD dressed and brought her downstairs to Grandma, then went upstairs to have a quicky but somehow DD snuck upstairs and walked in on us right when we were getting started. So we said, no big deal, weāll do it tonight. But DH went out for drinks last night and we did have sex afterward but he wasnāt able to finish. He promised weād have morning sex this morning, but when I woke up he was already in the shower and DD woke up just as he was finishing and then he had an early work call. I was so mad at him, like why did you prioritize taking a shower over having sex! He works from home and doesnāt turn the camera on, he definitely didnāt need to take a shower. I got all upset with him, feeling like he doesnāt even want to try this month. And here I am doing alllll these thingsā¦ tracking BBT, OPKs, taking so many supplements, drinking grapefruit juice, giving up caffeine, etc etc, and he canāt just do the one easy thing he needs to do. He promised me he just wasnāt thinking about it and just jumped in the shower bc he knew he had an early call, and now our plan is to BD in a few hours when DD is napping. So I feel a little better but still pretty frustrated. I got a high on my OPK this morning so I think O day is still tomorrow so I think we are ok if we do have sex soon, but I am upset that we maybe missed the most fertile days of my window 
Anyway. I just needed to rant. Sorry, probably a lot of that was TMI!
Oh I almost forgot!
At one point I mentioned to someone I had seen a link that had data for % positive and negative pregnancy tests by DPO but I couldnāt find it. I found it now, here it is:
[name_f]My[/name_f] husbandās vasectomy reversal is coming up in [name_u]July[/name_u], so I thought Iād pop in and say hi. I did a Modern Fertility test recently and everything checks out on my side, so Iām getting antsy.
Thank you! Mosie is actually ICI - intracervical insemination. This just means the sperm is entering the vagina via through some kind of medical device (usually a needless syringe, but I used a glass medical dropper in a pinch). IUI is intrauterine insemination, which bypasses the vagina and cervix, depositing the sperm directly into the uterus. This is done with a very long needle, which someone COULD purchase on Amazon, but itās very dangerous to do this at home by someone who is not medically trained.
Some people swear by Mosie, and Iām sure it is a good product, but itās extremely over-priced. The only thing that is different about Mosie is the needless syringe has a rounder shape - picture below.
If the vast majority of women inseminating at home used Mosie, I would hop on the bandwagon. But itās a tiny percentage who are using this.
Omg that whole situation would aggravate me too!!!
Welcome!!! I am the product of a vesectomy reversal nearly 30 years ago
Iām not familiar with the Modern Fertility test! Iāll have to do some research. How did you like using it?
It does suck! I got a BFN 2 days ago but it was only 11 days after we had sex and if for some strange reason I was ovulating (shouldnāt have been though ) I may have to wait longer to see what happens
I feel like it was a pretty good work up for the cost and I loved being able to do it myself at home. Tested AMH, thyroid-stimulating hormone, FSH, estradiol, free thyroxine, prolactin, and LH.
I liked the break down of my results, which were easy to understand. And if someone does have a more complicated case, there is a fertility nurse available by phone. They also seem to have a pretty big community of users and their own forums for infertility, loss, ttc, etc.
@eleanorfrigsby, welcome. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I had our first three kids really close in age, then he had a vasectomy. Then, about five years later we reversed it and had three more kids. Hoping for more.
Name crush of the day is [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f], or maybe [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] [name_f]Easter[/name_f].
I love to hear that! Hearing about a larger age gap always encourages me. We have 2 kids, almost 10 and 6.
During our last pregnancy everything was going well until the anatomy scan. They told us they thought the measurements for her cerebral ventricles were off. We had to wait a month to get in to a high risk ultrasound doctor for another scan and it ended up being an imaging error. The whole thing was traumatizing, especially for my husband and he didnāt want to go through it again.
But. Here we are! One part time healing all wounds and all the other parts my daughter asking every single day when she can be a big sister. We always thought weād have a bigger family, so Iām glad he changed his mind and hopefully it works.
Update for me - AF arrived and all tests have been negative. Iām not surprised, since I ovulated so early. Since tracking my cycles, Iāve never had a positive OPK on CD 10 like I did this month (earliest was CD 11 and latest was CD 13 - Which now means I ovulate between CD 11 and 14).
Originally, I was going to try again with the shipping method in May, then fly to him in June. However, my last period was so light (only 2 days) that I ovulated early, thus my period has started SO EARLY that I am having 2 ovulation cycles in May!
Unfortunately, my friendās baby shower is right in the middle of the 2nd May cycle, so flying to my donor is out of the question. And I donāt want to do 2 more cycles of shipping 
So Iām buying a plane ticket to my donor in that first week of May! Iām very excited and hopeful that weāll get all the factors right this time. I already checked my potential due date if this time works, and it will be 2 days after my youngest nieceās birthday
