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Late period still no BFP what do you think?
June 04, 2008
I am well over a week late for my period. I have no signs that its coming. I took Femara this month. I have taken several HPTs and all were neg. I have been prego 5 times though and each time it didnt show up until I was 8 weeks prego on a home test. My doc told me that the HCG doesnt make it to my urine as fast as normal women.
My symptoms are sore and somewhat larger boobs, being tired all the time, I can sleep forever if I was allowed, nausea, not wanting to eat, peeing alot, cramping here and there but not like period cramps. I have had 4 miscarriages and have a son and I have been TTC #2 for 5 1/2 years. I have taken OPKS to see if that would show anything since they say that you can use those as HPTs and I have a 2nd line that is nearly as dark as the control line. So Im really wondering if I am infact prego. I go tommarrow for blood work since I still have no period. Wish me luck!
So tell me what you think. ANd your experiences.
I am on CD 33 and 23DPO
The tests I have been using are 25 but it doesnt matter what kind of test I use it never shows up. With my 1st preg I took 14 tests and they were all negative. Then I went to doc and got blood and poof I was prego lol I hate not being able to trust HPTS. Always drives me nuts. I cant wait till tomm.
My symptoms are sore and somewhat larger boobs, being tired all the time, I can sleep forever if I was allowed, nausea, not wanting to eat, peeing alot, cramping here and there but not like period cramps. I have had 4 miscarriages and have a son and I have been TTC #2 for 5 1/2 years. I have taken OPKS to see if that would show anything since they say that you can use those as HPTs and I have a 2nd line that is nearly as dark as the control line. So Im really wondering if I am infact prego. I go tommarrow for blood work since I still have no period. Wish me luck!
So tell me what you think. ANd your experiences.
I am on CD 33 and 23DPO
The tests I have been using are 25 but it doesnt matter what kind of test I use it never shows up. With my 1st preg I took 14 tests and they were all negative. Then I went to doc and got blood and poof I was prego lol I hate not being able to trust HPTS. Always drives me nuts. I cant wait till tomm.
Ks this is a post made many mths back about using opk's as hpt's that Dr. Q answered for HopeN hopefully this will help you about using opk's as hpt's....There is alot of truth and myth to all of this and am hoping to dispell some of these using our FertilityTies wand...
http://www.fertilityties.com/post/show/opk-as-a-hpt-myth
It is true that the LH and hCG molecules share a similar substructure (for us chemist geeks, we call it the alpha-subunit) and it's only because of their beta-subunit that gives each of these molecules its different efficacies/properties. They also do share in the human body the same receptors so that they can trigger the same things (hence, for the IVF junkies in the community, that's why when we want an LH surge to mimick what the body does, we give hCG because it works just as well using this same receptor-search for an article I wrote for lots more info)
Now, I know I sometimes deviate, but to answer your question, we know that there's LH pulses that do occur after ovulation that are significant enough to trigger a positive OPK (probably what you saw on CD 21 and why I ask our members to stop checking after the first surge) that create minor fluctuations in Progesterone levels (a whole philosophical area as to what constitutes a normal post-ovulatory Progesterone level I've not touched upon this website reserved for academicians).
In my round about way, what I'm trying to say is that OPKs make poor pregnancy kits; it is best to check hpts for hCG which is ONLY present in pregnant women except in rare cases...but learning and trying to understand all of this is always kind of fun...
http://www.fertilityties.com/post/show/opk-as-a-hpt-myth
It is true that the LH and hCG molecules share a similar substructure (for us chemist geeks, we call it the alpha-subunit) and it's only because of their beta-subunit that gives each of these molecules its different efficacies/properties. They also do share in the human body the same receptors so that they can trigger the same things (hence, for the IVF junkies in the community, that's why when we want an LH surge to mimick what the body does, we give hCG because it works just as well using this same receptor-search for an article I wrote for lots more info)
Now, I know I sometimes deviate, but to answer your question, we know that there's LH pulses that do occur after ovulation that are significant enough to trigger a positive OPK (probably what you saw on CD 21 and why I ask our members to stop checking after the first surge) that create minor fluctuations in Progesterone levels (a whole philosophical area as to what constitutes a normal post-ovulatory Progesterone level I've not touched upon this website reserved for academicians).
In my round about way, what I'm trying to say is that OPKs make poor pregnancy kits; it is best to check hpts for hCG which is ONLY present in pregnant women except in rare cases...but learning and trying to understand all of this is always kind of fun...
I ovulated on CD 10 this cycle based on u/s and OPKs, and all my other signs. So I should have got my period along time ago...lol I have a 13 day LP. I havent missed a period since Oct 2007 so Im really hopeing that this will be it for me. I go today for my beta to see if Im prego. Im so petrified. I have had 4 m/c and if Im prego again Im scared it will happen to me again. UGH!
I know that OPKS arent well as HPTs lol but had to have something to pass the time and needed to see some lines some where darnit since the HPT do me no good. I wanna be prego so bad but I think Im gonna freak if I am since Im so used to getting BFN all the time.
Thanks for the well wishes ladies and I will update later this evening.
I know that OPKS arent well as HPTs lol but had to have something to pass the time and needed to see some lines some where darnit since the HPT do me no good. I wanna be prego so bad but I think Im gonna freak if I am since Im so used to getting BFN all the time.
Thanks for the well wishes ladies and I will update later this evening.
hi ksmommy how you doing iam also late for my af but only by 2 days i did a hpt yesterday and it was - i have 3 children all girls and my hcg doesnt show up till 6 wks if iam preggo i will be 5 weeks tomoro i also havent missed a af for years i have however lost babies and had 2 chemicals with my new partner so were hoping this is the month for us.i will test again if af isnt here tomoro with a hpt with 10 sentitivatity ive been using the ones with 25 and more so wish me luck.
and tons of baby dust to you.xxx
and tons of baby dust to you.xxx
awww im sooo sorry that this happened to you again af showed up for me and we have to keep on trying.i do hope you get your babie soon. i have lost 2 babies and had 2 chemicals both at 5 wks we are so scared to try incase we loose another one but we no we have to try also with the help of babie asprin which the consultant recomended.so we do have to try otherwise we will never no.
lots of babie dust to you.
lots of babie dust to you.
June 04, 2008