thread: Really irregular cycles

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  1. #18
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    Nov 2006
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    Kristee, my acupuncturist's name is Anthony Olsen. He practices in Essendon and Canterbury and I'm happy to PM you his details if you'd like them. If those areas aren't convenient, I can ask him to recommend someone close to you/your mum.

    Purpley, my results were always (according to the GP) totally normal. Did they test for prolactin and testosterone levels? Those are often left out if you don't specifically ask for them, but can have a huge effect on cycle regularity.

    You could also ask for a referral to a gynacologist specialisng in endocrinology. The further I went along my ttc journey, the more I realised that GPs know very little beyond the basics. Are you booked in for an ultrasound to check for PCOS? If your testosterone levels were tested and shown to be high/ish it would really be worth going that next step; I'm surprised your GP hasn't suggested it. When I first went to the fertility naturopath, I said according to the doctor, all my test results were normal, but when she looked at them she could see several issues that although were within the so-called normall range, could be causing problems. For me, it was very low testosterone levels and high levels of some hormone binding agent which the GP never mentioned. My TCM diagnosis was insufficient yang (male element), so the east and west diagnosis supported each other!

    Good luck. I found I had to be pretty pro-active to get much done, and basically insist on referrals for tests etc.
    Last edited by lyric; January 7th, 2007 at 04:21 PM. : edited for typos