CD 21 bloodwork back.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I'm absolutely normal.  
Prolactin was 8.6 and Progesterone was 13.6.  She also ran TSH which was 3.36. 

So, we fall squarely into the 'unexplained infertility' camp, at least on my half of the equation.  

Next up, SA for R and CD3 bloodwork for me.  

[shauni27]

I'm sorry, that is so frustrating. Hugs all around.

[Mushe]

Oh man, I'm so sorry. That's both good and bad news. Have they studied your charts? Any input on whether your timing was good?

Have you tried things like pre-seed lube? I haven't used it yet, but got some recently.

[mandiespharm]

I'm in the same boat. Unexplained IF. Everything came back within normal limits. I don't want to do clomid and that's the next step. I keep putting off the appt in hopes that this will be the month....

Fingers and toes crossed!

[awick14]

((Hugs)) no answers sucks. I'm sorry.

[jessnpaul]

Your TSH level sounds high to me. I know they try to keep mine less than 2.

[King26]

I'm glad everything came back normal but it is frustrating. We are unexplained as well and are in our 5th month of treatment.

[Deleted]

Can you talk your doctor into doing a TRH Stimulation Test? My prolactin and tsh used to vary, but the doctors never took it seriously because it would always fall barely within the normal range. It took my RE a couple of years to notice that my prolactin was either borderline-high or borderline-low. He was able to diagnose me with idopathic-prolactinoma (i.e no tumor) after doing a TRH stimulation test and watched my prolactin go off the charts. I got pregnant (and stayed pregnant this time) within 2 weeks of starting cabergoline.

[miamigirl]

I understand your frustration, but at least everything is fine!

[mrs.jacinthe]

Thanks ladies. We're not interested in pursuing medical intervention at all, so the bloodwork/SA results are really just to give us closure - which is why it's frustrating that the levels are good. If nothing is wrong, all we're left with is a steaming pile of crappy questions.

[pooh8402]

Jun 26, 2014 12:54:50 GMT -5 jessnpaul said:

Your TSH level sounds high to me. I know they try to keep mine less than 2.

What she said.

[luv2rn4fun]

Jun 26, 2014 15:06:41 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Jun 26, 2014 12:54:50 GMT -5 jessnpaul said:

Your TSH level sounds high to me. I know they try to keep mine less than 2.

What she said.

I'm in this camp too.

I have hypothyroidism and have been on meds since pre-TTC. The recommendation for TSH while TTC is between 1.0-2.0. The reason for this is because once you get pregnant the baby relies on your thyroid for the first trimester. Mine was always low 1.0 pre-pregnancy and jumps very quickly to above 2.0 (measured the day after a positive test). Once pregnant you have to increase your meds. Some doctors do a 20% daily increase but for this pregnancy my RE has me double on Mondays and Thursdays and it's working (TSH is 1.38).

I would definitely consider speaking to an endocrinologist or better yet a RE about these results. You never know, this could make all this difference.

Sorry that your results came back as unexplained. We had that after our second loss and it sucks.

Praying that it does happen for you guys soon!  ((Hugs))

[jessnpaul]

Jun 26, 2014 16:07:23 GMT -5 luv2rn4fun said:

Jun 26, 2014 15:06:41 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

What she said.

I'm in this camp too.

I have hypothyroidism and have been on meds since pre-TTC. The recommendation for TSH while TTC is between 1.0-2.0. The reason for this is because once you get pregnant the baby relies on your thyroid for the first trimester. Mine was always low 1.0 pre-pregnancy and jumps very quickly to above 2.0 (measured the day after a positive test). Once pregnant you have to increase your meds. Some doctors do a 20% daily increase but for this pregnancy my RE has me double on Mondays and Thursdays and it's working (TSH is 1.38).

I would definitely consider speaking to an endocrinologist or better yet a RE about these results. You never know, this could make all this difference.

Sorry that your results came back as unexplained. We had that after our second loss and it sucks.

Praying that it does happen for you guys soon!  ((Hugs))

Yes, and not to scare you, but there's a good chance my first miscarriage was due to not being on thyroid meds pre-TTC. I got on them 2 days before my BFP, but I don't think that was enough time for the meds to do what they're supposed to do.

So I'd really pursue the TSH level thing no matter what. Thyroid is so easy to control and it's just a simple pill every morning!