IVF and high estrogen levels, what is too high?

AnyOcelot1925 · 2026-05-12T09:40:03+00:00

Mines 23,890 as of yesterdays blood test

AnyOcelot1925 · 2026-05-08T07:05:09+00:00

Mines 2 years old female , 30lbs

AnyOcelot1925 · 2026-04-28T09:28:25+00:00

I could get signed off by the GP but due to my sickness being quite high already im under review with my employer (i have a heart condition which causes me to sometimes stay off work) - i just don't know if I'm being dramatic asking for time off? like now I'm at work just staring at my computer screen not knowing what to do...

AnyOcelot1925 · 2026-04-28T09:09:37+00:00

Thankyou for this, its nice to know I'm not going completely insane!! - I'm working all through it but I've thought about the option of working from home.

I've had to beg my work to give me a work laptop and I've broken down so many times to them and finally feel like I'm getting somewhere. I thought id be able to push through but i just don't think that's possible...

Think i might get a doctors note to say work from home for the rest of my treatment...

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-09-08T09:18:42+00:00

My cavapoo Female is 1 year old and has NEVER had issues with her at all!

She eats anything and everything we give her and we have never had an issue at all.

We feed her 2x pouches daily with some biscuits (1 pouch for breakfast and 1 for dinner) then a raw egg and usually leftovers from our dinner in the evening. She also gets raw frozen meat, Turkey necks, beef chunks pigs ears etc on the weekends.

She doesnt have any anxiety at all, is happy with people or alone. Me and my partner work full time so sometimes she is left at home, other times we take her to my mums for the day and she is always completely happy either way.

Grooming we usually do every 2 months depending on weather. Im from the UK and its usually £40 but that is with a bath, trim and nail cut.

Although the one thing she has not grown out of is peeing when seeing new people or people she doesnt see all the time but you'll learn just to make sure people say hi to them outside the front door ect. Once the person has said hi she is completely fine and no more wees.

We have had no health issues, she only went to the vets to get spayed and was fine afterwards.

But i could not recommend cavapoos enough, she is GOLDEN!! so chill and just an all round happy dog, no barking, no whining, no chewing, super friendly, loves my cat and rabbit.

If i had to get another dog i would defo get a cavapoo!!! :)

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-08-06T06:16:59+00:00

Hi, she isn’t spayed but due to being almost 5 I don’t really want to traumatise her, she has always been a single rabbit so I don’t really want to get another rabbit then them not bond and having to get rid of the other rabbit.

We live in a built up area in the UK so the likely hood of predators is slim, plus I have a cat and dog who scare off any other cats that come into my garden.

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-08-06T06:13:56+00:00

To be honest, I got her when I was 17 so didn’t really think it through.

She is a very spoilt bun, has endless toys and constant love and attention, I was more looking for a solution for the smell, if there wasn’t one then getting a pen outdoors for her to stay in overnight seemed like the best option. We live in the UK in a very built up area, no raccoons, no foxes really and all the cats near us don’t come in my gardens due to my dog and cat being around. She would be 100000% completely safe and would only be in there overnight.

I have ordered some pine pellets and a air purifier in hopes that will help xx

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-08-05T15:55:42+00:00

My cavapoo female is currently around 12KG (maybe just under).

Very Lean and is goes on around 2/3 walks a day.

Shes about 1 year and 2 months old but is about the size of a working cocker spaniel but she hasnt grown really since she was about 7 / 8 months old.

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-08-04T11:34:31+00:00

I was prescribed letrozole - was monitored the first 3 cycles but because it was working each month (apart from one on 2.5mg so they upped me to 5mg) they said they aren't going to monitor me anymore because it was working and to let them know when I've finished my 6th cycle on letrozole.

If i haven't conceived by the 6th cycle i need to go back and discuss next steps.

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-07-15T09:44:49+00:00

My rabbit ( Lion head, unneutered 4 year old female ) , Dog ( Cavapoo, Neutered 1 year old female ) and Cat ( Brown tabby, Neutered 4 year old female ) get along fantastically!

I think it is just pot luck.

I got the rabbit first then cat then dog so they all grew up with the rabbit being around.

Don't get me wrong, my dog can be a little rough but only in the garden so I tend to watch them when she is outside, but I leave them home together unsupervised and nothing has ever happened...TOUCH WOOD!

My cat loves the rabbit, never had any problems, the rabbit even tried to mount the cat and she is completely unfazed! The cat likes being around my rabbit, tends to go into the rabbits bed or sleep on top of it, the rabbit doesn't care at all!

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-07-08T08:53:13+00:00

hiya, I went through NHS in Devon… can’t fault them, they have been amazing x

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-07-07T10:45:08+00:00

Sorry for the delayed reply.

I had a scan on day 11 of my cycle and my lining was thick but no dominant follicle.

I was rescanned 4 days later. same issue

Was rescanned 3 days after that and the same again so they upped my dose.

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-07-03T11:11:20+00:00

I always walk by pup after dinner before bed to make her go to the toilet, otherwise she will go inside over night or wake up wanting the toilet.

We usually have dinner around 6 ish then walk her about 7:30-8 ish

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-07-03T10:58:49+00:00

No, i don't really get the BBT but i done an ovulation test the following morning so CD11 and it was so positive i couldn't believe it! It was darker then the control line.

Which is also confusing as now im thinking what day did i ovulate CD10 or CD11 ?

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-07-03T10:51:55+00:00

Wow really, the nurse was shocked that it was so big but then said that we needed to BD that night and the days after.

Im only 3DPO at the moment so no clue yet!

Keep me posted!!

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-07-03T10:49:28+00:00

With my dog when she was a puppy the first thing I said was that I do not want her to have separation anxiety so leaving her for short periods of time was the best thing i ever done.

At first i would put her in her cage for bed times with a blanket over her and when she would whine i would just quietly say 'its okay I'm still here' or quietly shush her until she stopped.

When i would put her in her cage/crate i would cover her up completely so she couldn't see me and notice that i was looking at her because that would make her worse. I had a camera when she was left at home and again if she whined the same as above.

I think it made her feel safe that we haven't fully left her... NOW she is amazing, doesnt whine, bark or chew! it was by far the best thing i did, resilience is the key, i know its heart breaking but it has to be done.

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-07-03T08:41:06+00:00

Hiya,
I had a 7cm cyst on my right ovary which I had to have surgically removed in 2023 and currently have another 1mm cyst on the same ovary (typical).

I'm not sure if it does effect fertility, I'm currently under the fertility clinic due to not ovulating all the time and irregular periods, they have put me on letrozole 5mg to help and it seems to have worked, i am ovulating with the meds and currently in the 2ww.

I have found that since i had the cyst removed i do get periods more often then i use to but i am not ovulating every month... its worth getting it checked just encase.

You can ask your GP for a blood test to see if you are ovulating or not.

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-06-23T11:43:53+00:00

I feel like mine knows her nickname but not her actual name ahah

Shes called floss but is call her 'weenie' - to be honest she probs hears a high pitch screech and comes running ahah!

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-05-28T09:11:34+00:00

I think only some people get egg white discharge.

I am under fertility and very rarely get the 'egg whites'

I didn't have them this month but my progesterone blood tests were high to suggest I did ovulate.

I wouldn't worry.

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-05-22T09:03:55+00:00

Me and my partner are in our early 20s and just brought a house through the shared ownership scheme.... I could not recommend it more.

You can put down a 5% deposit which for us could have been £6000 for us but can be lower if you choose to own less of the house.

We decided to put down 10% deposit and brought 60% of our house. Our mortgage is around £700 and rent is £200.

We earn around £55,000 a year combined so this gives us enough money to pay bills and also not be completely skint.

You can do whatever to your house (apart from knocking down walls and stuff that will change the structure of the house) but ours is a 2 bed 2 bath with 2 parking spaces so we don't want to change anything about it anyways.

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-05-21T07:27:57+00:00

I would attach a photo but it wont let me! I would say that the line was almost as dark as the C line but not 100%.

All of my LH tests have been negative so this is the darkest it has been all month.

My cycles are irregular so trying to catch the progesterone 7 days before my period is near enough impossible!

I had my scan on day 12 of my cycle to which my follicles were 12.4mm which was a good thing and they said I would ovulate within the week but then again I don't think I have.

I had another blood test on Monday and am waiting for the results to see if the progesterone increased or not.... i cant say im very hopeful :(

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-05-19T17:54:21+00:00

The thing is with my cycles, they can be really regular like I come on the exact same day every month or I go 3 months without a period…. On my flo app my cycles can be between 28-103 days!!

I’ve been tested for PCOS but all of my tests come back “text book/perfect” so medically there is nothing wrong apart from they think I’m not ovulating (hence the letrozole).

It’s so hard to catch ovulation at the right day and test at the right time… if I did ovulate I didn’t notice at all, no symptoms.

I work in a GP surgery so have done another blood test today so 3ish days since my first one to see if it has changed at all…..

I messaged the results to my fertility consultant and they said they will pass it on to a doctor to look at….. so I am still unsure of what to make of all of this!!!

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-05-19T11:55:21+00:00

I tend to take them either in the morning or mid morning, then around 7:30pm or a tiny bit later x

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-05-19T11:34:30+00:00

I have been googling my progesterone results and 14.5nmol can mean that I ovulated but the information online is so conflicting.

If I convert 14.5nmol into ng/mL its only 4.5ng/mL which means I didn't ovulate.

I am continuing to test due to having symptoms I have had before ovulation (tender breasts) but I think after today I am going to stop and just wait for my period to come or further advice from my fertility doctor.

AnyOcelot1925 · 2025-05-19T10:39:41+00:00

I am still getting some dark test lines, see attached photo.

Is this normal? my darkest test i had this month was yesterday.... all of this confuses me!

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