Hi
I have been ttc my 2nd dc for 7 months and I am starting to get quite anxious now about it as I am 37 yrs of age.
The problem is that my AF since ttc has been very unpredictable with a long absence,3 months, and then cycles of 23 days and 33 days.
Currently I am on cd 57 with no sign of AF.
I have been diagnosed with a underactive thyroid and my doctor felt this was probably causing my wacky cycles.
However I have been on thyroxine and my tsh levels are now normal at 0.2 so i would have thought that my thyroid cannot be blamed any longer.
I am getting quite frustrated and I contacted a online endo and asked for his opinion.
He told me I need to be under the care of a gyno who specialises in fertility, and that I will need ultrasound scans to check if I am producing eggs, but how can a ultrasound do that unless you have it done when your actually ovulating.
Also he said I need to know what my fsh level, and Lh levels are as well as having a oestradiol measurement and also a check of my prolactin level.
I do sort of have an idea of what fsh means but what does LH mean along with oestradiol and prolactin of what importance is it when ttc.
I have tried googling but I still feel confused.
Can anyone explain to me in simple terms.
I have a doctors appointment tomorrow where I will be asking about a refferal but I would also like some knowledge about these hormone tests so I know what I am talking about.
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Is there anybody with knowledge of female hormone tests
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crazedupmom · 25/03/2008 23:05
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