[julianna]

Hi ladies! I used to frequent this board alot about a year ago. Been MIA for a while! Still TTC with pcos!(4 years)

After taking a break from metformin and ttc so aggressively,well..we are back at it!

I started the Met again this cycle. I pretty much only get my period if I take the met or its super long cycles for me!!

This month my dr is sending me for a cd 21 progesterone check...(tomorrow :-) ) Never had this done after all this time.

Has anyone ever done this, I believe it will determine if I ovulated during this cycle, correct?

I was trying to research what numbers are GOOD Ovulating numbers so I can be prepared for the results!!

Can anyone who has had this checked before please tell me about it? Or give any feedback on its reliability and accuracy??

Thanks Ladies in advance!!!

[Tbaby]

Yes I need to know too because I have never had it done and my DR. told me yesterday that she will be drawing my blood on cd 3 and doing the cd21 thing to see if I'm ovulating. I wanna know too.

[julianna]

Well my post has had 15 views! Lets hope someone responds!

[aubers68]

Sorry ladies I know NOTHING about all that, but hopefully someone else will be able to help!

[3Sapphires]

yeah, I am pretty sure a cd 21 draw (or 7dpo draw) is supposed to confirm you O'ed. But to confirm you O'ed it really should be a 7dpo draw, not a cd 21 draw, I don't know any PCOS'er that has a perfect 28 day cycle.

[Tbaby]

Originally Posted by Ami N

yeah, I am pretty sure a cd 21 draw (or 7dpo draw) is supposed to confirm you O'ed. But to confirm you O'ed it really should be a 7dpo draw, not a cd 21 draw, I don't know any PCOS'er that has a perfect 28 day cycle.

Yeah my ob said on cd 21 but most of the ladies on here told me it should be 7dpo so idk?

[Becky O'Berry]

I have had CD21 draws and it does confirm if you O'ed or not. They usually look at how high your levels are and go from there. But unfortunately I don't remember what my levels were at all when they drew them. Sorry about that, I hope your levels are high!! GL

[Tbaby]

Thanks Becky.

[~* Natasha *~]

Well, I'll tell you what I know from my experience....

CD21 bw is supposed to check or confirm O in an "ideal" situation where you are expected to O on cd14. However, for most of us PCO girls, we rarely O on cd14 (don't get me wrong, some totally do and that is a blessing!); therefore, a cd21 check is pretty much useless -OR- shows either a very weak O or not at all.

The idea behind it is to check the progesterone level in your blood stream which should be elevated if you have ovulated, thus showing that the body (endometrial lining, Ph level, etc.) is preparing for implantation and viability of the (wonderfully blessed) fertilized egg (in the event that it occurs).

The problem with PCO girls is that many times we don't O until like cd18, 24, etc etc.... So a cd21 bw is useless. That is why, especially if you're using OPKs, fertility monitor, temping, etc. it's best to request that your bw be done at 7 dpo so that the progesterone levels will have risen and the bw should be more indicative of what's really going on.

Many times, you will find that (especially) general OB's will still want to do cd21 bw regardless of if you feel you've O'd late, I had an episode where I had a CBEFM confirm O on cd19 and the OB still insisted on doing the cd21 bw. Guess what, according to her I hadn't O'd. Ya think? Well I hadn't O'd 7 days ago! Does this make any sense??

I hope this helps and hasn't just confused you greatly!

[jmichelle77]

*lurking* Docs wanna see a 7 dpo progesterone level of 10 or higher on a non medicated cycle and 15 or higher on a medicated cycle to indicate *good* ovulation. HTH!