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michelleev2003: I came off the pill after 13 years and got pregnant at first attempt then had missed mc at the end of January. My problem is/was that I had no period and after 8 months it was really worrying me and getting me down. I felt that my body had packed in. My first question is how normal is it for periods to be disrupted by miscarriage and is it a problem that will stay forever? I started charting and for months there was absolutely no pattern. Then on 20th September (3 weeks ago) I started to bleed, I was ecstatic! But it only lasted for a day and a half so I wondered what this could mean.
After that my temperature became steadier and on Monday day 16th, fertility friend says I'm ovulating. I had a positive opk on Saturday and cervix position etc. matched it. I am supposedly 5 days after ovulation and temperature went from 36.19 to 36.79 with a few fluctuations. I have an appointment at Newcastle centre for life in two weeks to discuss no af/ov and I wonder what to do about it. I hope they don't think I am wasting their time but I still need reassurance. Over the past few months I have convinced myself I have every fertility problem going from cysts to hormonal abnormalities - all probably in my mind. Should I still go or will they be angry that I'm wasting time if I have started to ovulating again?
On a slightly different note, after a huge dose of antibiotics I think I might have thrush. (Or now I am checking cervical mucus, I wonder if washing hands so vigorously with soap before checking has caused it as I have now read you should only use water down there!) I am going to go to the chemist this morning but what if on the real off chance that I did get pregnant on Monday! Could the medications for thrush cause a miscarriage?
Dr. Gillian Lockwood: The commonest cause of absent or erratic periods after coming off the pill and/or early miscarriage is polycystic ovary syndrome. Have a look at my article, A common curable cause of infertility. You don't tell me how old you are and that could influence my advice. The team at Newcastle Centre for Life are very nice and they certainly won't think that you are wasting their or your time.
About the thrush...antibiotics will certainly cause thrush in many women as the antibiotics kill off the good bugs (the lactobacilli) as well as the bad bugs. Eat lots of natural 'live' yoghurt and if you are itchy 'down below' then dipping a tampon in live yoghurt and inserting it is very soothing and helps the lactobacilli to re-colonise the vagina. Otherwise canestan cream from the chemists is good
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