Not Ovulating? Now is the time to seek help

About half of women with infertility have what are known as ovulatory disorders. Often physicians and healthcare literature will say that these disorders are easy to treat. The better thing to say is that there are treatments that are very effective in treating ovulatory disorders.

Pinpointing a couple’s obstacles to conceiving and designing treatment plans that are tailored to each patient are the keys to that success.

Let's know first that What are ovulatory disorders?

For women who are not ovulating regularly, the cause is usually that the ovary is not receiving the appropriately timed signals to mature and release an egg. The pituitary gland, at the base of the brain, produces the hormones that control the ovaries – FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) and LH (luteinizing hormone). If ovulation is not occurring in a regular, timed fashion, it is likely that the ovaries and the pituitary are not communicating appropriately.

Ovulatory disorders broadly break down into two groups: anovulation – where no ovulation at all occurs; and oligo-ovulation – where ovulation occurs infrequently or irregularly.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of anovulation and oligo-ovulation. PCOS can prevent women from ovulating, but can also cause a number of additional symptoms such as small cysts in the ovaries, obesity, and unwanted facial hair.

Any woman with an ovulatory disorder, regardless of the type, should seek

How early can you take a pregnancy test?

Getting pregnant is a beautiful feeling which only a woman can understand. Sometimes it seems like trying to get pregnant is all about waiting. Waiting to get the positive news is like you’re waiting on the edge of your seats for the results. Most women trying to conceive, whether it be naturally or with the aid of fertility treatment, have taken a pregnancy test at some point. Regardless of the method, be it a home pregnancy test through pregnancy kit or through a blood test at the fertility center, almost every woman is on pins and needles while waiting to learn when they’re are going to be a mother.

In the fertility world, the time between a pregnancy attempt and a pregnancy test is commonly called the ‘two week wait’. Why so long before testing?  The reason women should not take home pregnancy test until two weeks after possible conception is because several days are required for a fertilized egg to implant in the uterus and start emitting enough hormones to be detected by a pregnancy test.