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Hi all,
I am new to this forum and was relieved to stumble upon it.
I realize that we are trying to conceive later in life but I have been dealing with many health problems and have not been well enough to even consider ttc until this year. My husband and I have been married a very long time so this has been very frustrating for us. Sorry if my post is lengthy but I thought it best to give as much info as I can. Really hope that some of you will have the patience to read it.
I have been using natural progesterone cream 3% for a number of years to control endometriosis. Unfortunately the doctor who first prescribed it to me did not test my progesterone levels prior to putting me on the cream so I do not know what my natural levels were at the time. For the first few years I was using the cream from Day5 of my cycle until my period arrived. It really helped to control my endo. I was on quite a high dose, much higher than I am presently on. Then when we started to ttc I only started to use if after ovulation (as detected by an LH surge test kit) up until my period begins. Ever since I started using it this way my cycles have shortened and my cramps and endo are worse. My cycles used to be around 27-29 days, now they are about 24-26 days. I have also developed some unwanted facial hair in the past couple of years, since I made changes to my dose.
I am so upset by all of this and frustrated due to my age and lack of fertile cycles left.
I am getting surgery for my endo around Christmas and at that time my tubes will also be flushed. I am afraid that there is something other than my endo causing these problems. If anybody has any ideas I would greatly appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks so much and I wish you all the very best of luck in your quest for pregnancy.
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