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Ask a Firtility Expert Victoria Koos L.Ac. MTOM is an acupuncturist and herbalist practicing at Yin and Tonic Acupuncture in New York City. The main focus of her healing practice is women's health and fertility.read more

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Jus A Question more less Question Hi Victoria After monhs of trying me and my husband actually stopped TTC ing and it happened My last period was 3/11 3/15 I took 2 pregnancy tests both were ( my first pregnancy was ended due to missed abortion my question to you is what are my chances of this happening again :wave:
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nicki5 2 665 5/8/07
12:28 am
  ttc after mc more less Question hello i had a missed mc on march 23rd w twins i had a d&e i got af on april 26th it lasted about 4 days me and dh ttc on may 4th i took an ov test on may 5th (the drugstore cheap kind) it showed that the levels were at the fullest and i should ov with 24 36 hours that night I had deep red strechy type bleeding it lasted about an hour than starting spotting which it is still doing now 5 7 I usually ov on day 14 which would be weds did i ov early what causes the bleeding is there still a chance to get pregnant this month Sorry for all the questions just so worried that i missed my chance or that something is wrong to cause the bleeding (i never had that before m/c) thank you:stars:
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lea153 2 603 5/7/07
1:47 pm
thank you more less Question i don 't have a question just a comment thank you so so very much for your reply to my question i have been trying unsuccessfully to get an answer to this question for many months i think you are great & this site is very valuable thanks again & may God bless you
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momagain5 1 613 5/8/07
1:05 am
  hello more less Question I was due for my period on April 25 On April 27 I went to the bathroom and there was a smug of red blood and a little on the 28 I don 't know if I could be pregant Do you thinks its to early to test to see if I am pregant The last time I had intercouse was on April 8
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Bunnybabi 1 492 5/7/07
4:42 pm
  My Aching Body more less Question Hi This is my first pregnancy and I 've been experiencing weird aches and pains For instance my lower abdomen area cramping though no sign of blood And every once in a while a sharp pain shoots through the back of my leg I Should I worry about these pains
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LadyL 1 536 5/7/07
2:27 pm
please help more less Question when do the pains start i have been having pain for two or three weeks now i have got sick 5 time now im always tired i :patpat:have to pee more could i be pregnat
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carlenechu 1 658 5/7/07
2:39 am
  just wanted to say more less Question Thanks for the advice I hopefully wont be needing it as I 've had and I know this is total excess 5 positive pregnancy tests I 've been eliminating anything from my prior pregnancy that might have aided in my miscarriage and am just takign it easy this time Is there anything recommended to possibly I know nothing is a guarentee that might aid in prevention
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indiewhere 1 460 5/6/07
11:23 pm
  Is it possible? more less Question I have no problems getting pregnant the problem is staying that way I have had numerous miscarriages and last year gave birth to a stillborn son I really want children but at this point I am just outright discouraged and am considering permanent sterilization because I just cannot bear the thought or pain of another pregnancy loss After my son was born last year my doctor sent me for a sonohistogram which revealed no congenital defects in my uterus The only thing that was observed were two 2 5 cm fibroid tumors As a result he said I should be able to carry a baby fine and could begin trying at any time I was ready Since then I have had 2 miscarriages one at 5 wks the other at 8 wks What is your opinion in this situation Do you think there could be something else that needs to be investigated Any help you could lend is greatly appreciated
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MizMakaila 1 483 5/6/07
8:59 pm
  AntiPhospholipid Antibodies + early miscarriage more less Question Victoria I have been trying to successfully get pregnant and have a baby now for a little over a year I have now had two miscarriages in just five months The nurse at my OBGYN told me that she thinks she knows what 's wrong with me She called it "Anti Phospholid Antibodies " Can you tell me what this is and how I can help myself so that I won 't have another miscarriage I will see my OBGYN at the end of May and hopefully he can shed some light on this Thanks for your help Suzanne
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suzanne32 2 568 5/5/07
12:42 am
  Help please more less Question Hi i was just wondering i was on the Depo contraceptive injestion my last one was oct 2005 we are trying for a baby but my periods are were really irregular they are now 34 days in between Not only that i have spotting in between too i know i do ovulate because i have done thoses test sticks but also a year agao i had a ultra sound done and they said my tubes looked fine can it take this long for your body to calm down after thanks
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MONKEY2126 2 494 5/5/07
10:12 pm
  Problem in concevimg more less Question Hi i am 27 years old I had early miscarraige at 8 weeks in Nov 2006 Doctor adviced me to wait for 2 months to try again we have been trying for last 4 months but no results we are worried what could be the reason It would be really nice if u can help me out with this
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jyoti 1 520 5/4/07
11:12 pm
Confused about conception date more less Question My partner and i were trying for a baby last October My L M P on a 29 day cycle was 10/10/2006 We had intercourse every day between 15th Oct and 2nd Nov I then found out he was cheating on me and we broke up Stupidly i had a one night stand on Nov 6th with protection but the condom broke He had not ejaculated tho However on 9th of Nov i did a pregnancy test and it was positive firstly is it possible i could have ovulated very late e g on 6th Nov and had a positive result by the 9th I always thought that the egg can only be fertilised at a certain point in the fallopian tube or can the sperm do that at any point Calculating the hours between 8pm on 6th till i did the test at 9am on 9th wouldn 't that mean that there wasn 't enough time for the egg to fertilize and implant and give out enough hormone even for the most sensitive of urine tests Help i 'm so worried as my partner wants to give it another go and i 'm worried its not his My due date by Nuchal fold ultra sound is 18th July when i was put at 12 weeks 2 days
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7:10 am
  clueless more less Question Is it possible to become pregnant with me having a deep vagina and cervix with a man with a small penis My oldest is 5 and my youngest is 11 months I bounced from partener to partner trying to concieve thinking that a partner with the longer penis had a better chance to get me pregnant Is there a test to see how fast the sperm flow is on a man Does it matter in my situation I have had both c section deliveries and after 3 months had a short heavy bleed then 5 months later a heavy bleed then 2 months after that a normal period and the same the following month currently waiting a period cramping but no blood what is going on
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booseena 1 498 5/6/07
12:44 am
  Fallopian Tube Infection more less Question I was about 5 1/2 weeks pregnant when I had an emergency scan to rule out ectopic due to bleeding and left side pain The u/s showed a gestation sac of 5 weeks and so it had ruled out ecopic but they found that my left tube was larger than my right and filled with fluid (they thought) I researched this and found that it could be a fallopian tube infection I have had 3 m/c 's in the past 5 months and 2 very normal healthy pregnancies the last one being 4 years ago Is it possible that my left fallopian tube is in fact infected and could be draining into my uterus causing multiple miscarriages If so what is the process for fixing this Thank you )
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K L 1 465 5/5/07
12:30 pm
conception was when? more less Question please help i had vaginal intercourse(unprotected) & ejacualtion occurred on 10/20/06 then i had anal intercourse ONLY(unprotected) & ejacualtion occurred with a different partner on 10/23/06 my last period began on 10/12/06 ended on 10/19/06 i am now 30 weeks pregnant with a due date of 07/12/07 what is the probability that i conceived this baby through anal intercourse on 10/23/06 i am very very worried please please help
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momagain5 1 675 5/5/07
2:20 pm
  THANKS...I'M PREGNANT!! more less Question :woohoo:I just found out on the 2nd that I 'm pregnant My husband and I are SO excited this will be our first I am 5 weeks and 3 days and as of now my due date is around the 3rd of January I go to my first doctor 's appointment on the 11th and they should be able to see the heartbeat and give me an exact due date I can 't wait My best friend is due in October so it will be fun to experience this with her Anyways thank you for all your advice it is very helpful and comforting to know that you care Thanks Sydney
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SThompson 1 561 5/5/07
3:43 pm
  hcg question more less Question hi victoria on 3/29 i had hcg labs that returned 305 i mc on 3/16/07 (i was 6 wks preg ) today i had a labs and cant get the results until monday i took a hpt first thing this am and it came back positive i think i had a period on 4/15 bc it was quite heavy but i'm not sure because i bled all thru my pregnancy even after mc we have been using the withdrawl method although not quite effective i know but shouldnt my hcg levels be negative by now and is it too soon to be pregnant
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babygirl2002 3 632 4/28/07
4:03 pm
  Evening Primrose and Flax Seed Oil more less Question Maybe you can help me I've been trying to find out the benefits of using Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) and/or Flax Seed Oil (FSO) I read that one should start EPO at the beginning of their menstrual cylce and switch to FSO after ovulation If I try this will I have to stop FSO when my cycle starts up again and return to using EPO until ovulation and then switch back to FSO What if I only took FSO and not EPO Would I still get the benefits I have been able to conceive (twice in four months) but lost both pregnancies in the first six weeks I'm trying to find natural herbs to help me make the pregnancies stick I've also been advised to try acupuncture but I'm a bit relutant b/c I haven't heard anyone's experiences Any and all suggestions in helping my pregnancies stick will be much appreciated We plan to start trying to conceive after my cycle in May
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Beth 1 642 4/26/07
9:46 pm
Infertility more less Question Hi I'm 38 yrs old mother of a daughter who is now 18 I married at a very young age and then got pregnant again but i lost that Then when it was time to conceive I couldn't we started going for infertility which I did lots of clomid & HCG shots and I then experienced 7 miscarriages Can that be from so much clomid & HCG Could it distroy my overies Could I ever get pregnant Or my hopes of ever conceiving are shattered The Drs say it's hard to conceive on my own know Is that true :stars::coffeecup:
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Confussed 1 768 4/28/07
2:56 pm
  Can I only carry girls more less Question I was wondering if there are any ways that my husband and I can try to better our chances to have a boy as we already have three girls I have miscarried twice and my husband thinks that I can not carry boys Could those have been boys and is there even such thing of women only being able to carry either or for sex
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Baby#4 1 568 4/29/07
5:29 am
Having discharge...is it possible? more less Question I started having a milky white discharge yesterday and today it is doing the same thing It is thin and watery like No itching or pain or anything Just discharging what could it be My period is supposed to start either tomorrow or manday the latest text
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frezzgirl 1 731 4/28/07
2:26 pm
  clomid more less Question What will clomid do for someone who is already ovulating regularly All of my bloodwork has come back normal as well
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rhawkins14 1 549 4/28/07
10:22 pm
Trying to get pregnant after early miscarriage more less Question I am 38 MC at 8 weeks (on 3/27) Just got my period exactly 28 days later The flow is VERY light (more like spotting) Is this a sign that my body is not ready to try to conceive again in two weeks or is it common to have a lighter period post MC I've read conflicting info regarding when to try again; one cycle two or three cycles I'm confused
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TEH38 1 831 4/27/07
7:59 pm
  Ectopic more less Question Hi Victoria )If you have implantation spotting does this mean that the pregnancy is in the right place or can it still turn out to be ectopic
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K L 1 518 4/27/07
12:58 am
I need some help please more less Question I had a period March 30 bled a little on the 15 had unprotected sex on the 16 bled a little more on the 18 had sex again on the 19 I had a few little cramps since the 21 which was Sat I had sex again on the 23 and 26 (today) but for the past week i have been tired headaches dizzy and lightheaded and a litle more on edge and i cant concentrate and my nipples are sore but i am wanting sex more My period should start either sat or sun but im not having any cramping like its going to start Why is all this stuff happening Please Help :question:
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frezzgirl 1 716 4/26/07
10:57 pm
  In-vitro pregnancy more less Question Can an invitro pregnancy cause you get gall stones I was real sick in my 1st trimester where I was vomiting every day I was told it could be that I had gall stones but was not sure if I was vomiting from that or just morning sickness I was told that it could be from the shots I was taking for the in vitro
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Crystal 1 482 4/23/07
4:20 pm
  Was I ovulating....Please Help? more less Question Ok i had a period March 30 thru April 6 I did an online ovulation calendar and it said i would ovulate arount April 15 On the 15th I started bleeding like a period but it didnt last all day On the 16th i had intercourse (unprotected) On the 18th i bleed a little more (not all day)On the 19th had intercourse again Now no more bleeding What was happening because I know it was not a period :question:
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frezzgirl 1 589 4/21/07
3:20 am
  Progesterone Level more less Question Hi VictoriaIt's been two and months since I had a D&C 2 10 07 I had two cycles since first 3 9 07 second 4 4 07 a 26 day cycle This month I was expected to Ovulate on the 15th my Dr recommended a progesterone test and advised I get blood work done 7 days past ovulation I had blood work done this past Monday on 4 23 07 and got my results back today progesterone level was 25 2 I have a few questions about what this levels means (1) Why was the blood work recommended 7 days after ovulation (this case it was 8 days) (2) Does this number tell me when I ovulated or just that I ovulated (3) Should a progesterone test be done a few times to determine if I have a Luteal Phase Defect or does progesterone levels not vary that much from month to month (4) even with an adequate progesterone level would it hurt me if I used the all natural progesterone cream Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions RegardsGemma
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Gemma 1 509 4/27/07
3:18 pm
  Herbs more less Question Is Vitex Chaste Tree and Chastenberry the same herb If they are not the same then can you please tell me what each herb does for the female body Thanks so much
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aadi 1 498 4/26/07
1:55 am
positive OPK test more less Question I had a postive OPK for the pass few days but I took advantage of my first positive I had a m/c 3/5 It is true that I may be more fertile now then any other time I am in good health and i do not have any problems Just b/c I had a OPK and I had lots of CM does that mean that i actually ovulated :flower:
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RBanks31 1 680 4/25/07
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