[CAMPMOMMYAMY]

I have the draw on Monday to see (per my doctor) if I O'd this cycle. Since the OPK debacle I have no idea if I did or if so how many dpo I am. I DO know that if I keep up the miracle of having regular! 25 day cycles for maybe the first time in my life then AF will start Wednesday.

I guess my question is what exactly does the progesterone draw show besides if I O or not? I'm feeling fairly positive about this cycle (which of course could be false if I didn't O) so would the draw show HCG or something else that would tell me if I'm PG?

I have symptoms, but I do every month lol but would love to find out Monday with the blood test if that's even possible. I'm already thinking about POAS tomorrow but unlike last month I'm really really trying to hold off.

[Shadeauxe]

If they only test for progesterone, you won't know if you are pregnant.

Factoid
The corpus luteum pumps out progesterone to "heat up" the body and womb in preparation for pregnancy. Progesterone also helps the endometrium thicken and become more vascular, and in this way the endometrial lining becomes like a "soft pillow" to catch the descending blastocyst (fertilized egg). Also, progesterone sends a signal to your brain to not commence with menstruation, the shedding of the uterine lining known as your period.

With progesterone high, women may experience tender breasts and nipples. Confoundingly, this is also an early pregnancy symptom as well. If you are fertility charting and you know where you are during your cycle, you can dismiss this early tenderness as a possible effect of post-ovulation progesterone. However, if tenderness continues or intensifies when you normally do not experience this sensitivity, you may have an early pregnancy sign. Progesterone can also precipitate PMS-symptoms like irritability, moodiness, etc.

Once a fertilized egg has implanted, the HCG it starts creating tells the corpus luteum to keep making prgesterone. If it doesn't detect the hcg, the progesterone production stops and your period starts.

[.:Shortcake:.]

My doctor also does a progesterone check but if that is all your doctor is checking for then all you will know is if your O'd and if your progesterone is the level it should be.

[JessP]

I vote you POAS . I hope the test showed you O'd and its nice and high. Perhaps he will do an HCG draw as well.... maybe you could ask