[aogilvie]

Hi, my name is Ana. I am 29 and my husband and I have been trying to conceive now for 9 months with no luck - no positive pregnancy tests, no "almosts", no nothing. While before, I would say I was frustrated, now I'm just disappointed. I've been diagnosed with a clotting disorder that will require daily Heparin shots to maintain a pregnancy, but at this point, I can't even get pregnant. If we end up having to utilize fertility treatments, the whole concept of starting a family for us will be pure science, nothing natural about it. I'm willing to do what I need to do, but it would be so disappointing I have to admit. We have yet to see an infertility specialist and are planning to wait the year. I've been charting since month 4 (5 months now total) and everything appears normal. This is one question I have for you all - in your experience, if a woman is ovulating successfully each month and has normal LP lengths, is she still a candidate for fertility problems? Or is ovulation a universal indicator that everything is pretty much going okay? Thanks so much and I look forward to getting to know you all. Thanks again, Ana.

[PlainJane]

Welcome Ana! I'm really new too and although I can't really answer any of your questions because I'm still in the dark myself, I hope you find comfort and joy in getting to know everyone here. It's been nice to hear from really awesome ladies who are in the same or similar boat.

[~*Jackie*~]

Welcome to our group! I'm Jackie (27), DH is Jon (29) and we've been ttc our first for 22 months now. I have been diagnosed with severe endometriosis and is most likely the reason that we haven't conceived.

As for your question, it's hard to say. It can take a healthy couple up to a year to conceive if all is "normal" with you both. Although you ovulate regularly, there's a chance that another issue is in play-- it could be your DH or something else with you, such as hormones. I definitely don't think it's time to worry yet, and it's good that you've been charting so you get to know your body. I hope you don't have to make that appointment after the year.

[snsgirl336]

Welcome Ana! I'm Cris (29) married to Shawn (34) and we've been trying for our first for 25 months now. I'm sorry this journey is a difficult one for you but you've found a great place for support!

I have been recently diagnosed with "unexplained" infertility. I ovulate regularly, all my hormones are where they should be, my tubes are clear and DH's swimmers are fine. So, everything can be normal and you can still have problems ttc. I hope this isn't the case for you though and I hope that you just are one of the couples that takes a little longer to get their BFP on their own!

[SavaAngel]

Welcome!

I am Christina (27), married to Tony (30) and we have a 3 yr old son, AJ. We have been TTC #2 for 21 cycles so far. We also have "unexplained infertility" (or secondary infertility since we have a child already with no infertility help).

It is good you are charting. When is your yearly check up with your OB? I might bring it up to them then if it is before your one year mark. If not I might call the nurse. Could your clotting disorder cause problems with your lining or anything along those lines? I got help from my OB beginning at 8 months.

Good Luck - and welcome to the family!

[~Lynda~]

Hi Ana, welcome to our group. you will simply love it here!!! great group of ladies!!! i'm lynda and i've been trying for almost 2 years with 2 miscarriages and a chemical pregnancy under my belt.

As for your question, the answer is YES, you can have fertility problems even though you O every cycle. If your tubes are blocked, there is no way the egg can travel through them, thus no pregnancy. If your DH has poor sperm (quality/quantity/speed) then there are problems there too. Just because you ovulate does not mean all is well. Most Dr.s won't even consider testing till your in it for a year. It is a 25% chance of a normal healthy couple conceiving each month. So they want to be sure that the testing is necessary before they go that route. My dr. told me that the most thing keeping couples who are having a hard time conceiving, from conceiving is themselves - stress and obsession over it. I told her that it's easier said than done to relax and just let it happen. she agreed but told me to try hard!! we both laughed...

I wish you much success here and then you won't have to worry about seeing anyone for fertility testing!! common bfp!! we'd LOVE to share it with you!

[Ash]

Welcome Ana! I think the other ladies pretty much answered your questions, but I wanted to welcome you and introduce myself. I am Ashley, married to Nate. We have been ttc for 21 months now. Everything for us appears to be normal, so no idea what is going on! Good luck to you!

[aogilvie]

Hi. Thanks so much all of you for your responses. No doubt, I'm going to end up really appreciated this board and all its members. Up to this point, I haven't really reached out to anyone about all of this except of course, my husband, my parents, and my doc. But I think I've gotten to the point now that I really feel like I need to talk to folks who have gone through the same thing. So thanks for being there I really plan on being in touch with all of you.

[KDD]

Ana. I'm Kimberley and my DH is Jason. We're on cycle # 18 of TTC after a loss. It took us nearly 18 months of NTNP to conceive our angel. So far we have no known fertility problems. Good luck to you. Hopefully you will get your BFP quickly.