Interesting - LH and hCG

Aku suke pegi website ni skang www.peeonastick.com

Semua pasal pregnancy test n ovulation predictor test. byk gambar2 test kit. hahaha.

Astu ada info psl OPK. since aku heran aku dpt positive OPK smlm, aku bace la sket. rupenye, org yg pregnant pon akan dpt positive OPK, sebab LH dan hCG ni molecule2 nya lebih kurang.

"OPK's detect LH (luteinizing hormone) which is the hormone associated with ovulation. Pregnancy tests detect hCG, the hormone associated with pregnancy. LH and hCG are, at a molecular level, nearly identical. hCG has a beta subunit, meaning it has an extra little "doodad." To use a stupid but easy to understand example, LH and hCG are identical twins, except that hCG wears a funny hat."



Cute kan! So aku paham skang ni kenape nak trigger ovulation, kite diberi HCG trigger. mule2 aku mmg takpaham lansong,mcm mana hormon pregnancy boleh boost ovulation pulak?? rupenye, hCG and LH are aLMOST the same. (tapi nape takde LH trigger? Gynecology is such a mystery)

so hCG makes the body ovulate. and its the same hormon as pregnancy too. so sbb tu kalau baru kena hcg trigger, kena tunggu betol2 period due baru leh buat pregnancy test sbb takot dpt false positive.

jadi kalau pregnant, OPK can detect since the hormon lebih kurang, tapi kalau guna HPT, it only detects 'the hat' so kalau the 'hat' is not present, kita dapat negative. Utk lebih lanjut pegi terus page tu.

SO, i do have enough LH yesterday, and yes, rugi kalau tak 'baby-dance' haha! im lucky he's in a good mood yesterday. eh sorry to much info ;P

Positive OPK

OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit.

I bought one set of them, ada 3 sticks. it was on stock-clearance at Watson. so half price laa..slalunye OPK kan mcm mahal sbb ade byk test kit dlm dia.

aku saje beli sbb murah and aku start test 2 hari lepas (29 may 2011)

dah lama gila tak test OPK ni sbb aku rasa mcm tak reliable. die detect LH surge, kalau nak ovulate, LH hormon akan kuar dgn bnyk. so kalau line yg kedua tu lebeh terang atau sama terang dgn control line,.it means positive n we should be ovulating the next 12-24 hours.masalahnya still gak ada org yg dpt LH surge but did not ovulate. (based on their charts)

on 29th may, CD 25 - aku dpt 2 line yg takbrapa sama terang dgn line kedua. so we should consider its a negative. tapi aku xpenah dpt line LH seterang tu sebenanya. so its great, to know that i have LH, pretty much to show on an OPK.

semalam 30th may, CD26 - dengan tidak disangka2 aku dpt POSITIVE, sbb line itu adalah lebeh terang drp line kedua. this is strange, because im on CD 26 already. tapi memikirkan yg CYCLE aku sewel, so maybe gak aku ovulate lambat? who knows? ENTAH sbb 5 hari lepas leading follicle aku yg 13mm aritu dah ilang, n yg plg besar yg tggal just 9mm.

kalau die grow 2mm every day..eh..skang dah leh 19mm..boleh jadi?

i also noticed that i got EWCM (egg white cervical mucus) yesterday, AND, my BBT dropped too. harini dah raised balik.
i have to test 1 more OPK. sbb tinggal lagi 1. utk confirm yg betul ke aku ovulate semalam or its just an LH surge without ovulating. sbb PCOS may cause LH to be elevated. :-| u sucks,pcos.



i really hope  that i ovulated. ada byk chart dkt fertilityfriend.com ni tunjok ramai org ovulate lambat on Letrozole especially yg PCOS. chart yg lagi tunggang langgang drp aku pon ada. mlm ni lepas dah test final OPK baru upload gamba.

Gonal-F

Khamis lepas (26/5/2011) was CD 22, aku baru nak gi dr delaila untuk follow-up, sepatutnya aku pegi CD15, tapi sebab aku dah gi on CD12 and leading follicles was only 13mm, then doc soh dtg balik...(tunggu gaji la gamaknye baru leh dtg balik)

so lepas dah gaji baru leh dtg.

mase scan tu, the leading follicle that was found on CD12, was gone. doc ckp maybe dah shrink balik, OR dia dah pecah. tapi my temp doesnt show any ovulation signs or anything, as well as my cervical mucus. and as well as mu uterus lining. 9.4mm je! so doc ckp, i may not having my period this month, OR this will be a longer cycle.
i started to worry again, but keep positive that bende ni baru lagi kalau nak sedih pon. selagi belum period and belum due period, takyah sedih sgt. SABAR BYK2!

lepastu aku pun google, and aku search BBT charts kat fertilityfriend yang on Letrozole mcm aku. oh rupenye beratus2 org OVULATE lambat on letrozole. ada yg ovulate on CD30! and got pregnant. ada yang period on day 40. so, i have to be a little bit more patience.

sbenanye semua ni utk sejukkan hati sendri sbb Dr Delaila kata haritu, I MAY NOT respond on letrozole this time. and i should not wait longer. dia suruh proceed to injectable meds. it is called GONAL-F.

lastyear dah penah dr sudha suggest, aku penah google and bende ni ialah sebentuk Pen, yg kite kene cocok sendri kat perot. dia ada hormon FSH, the same hormon as Clomid/Letrozole suruh brain kite buat but it work differently. Fertility Pills trick our brain and tells that we are lack of the reproductive hormones, so our brain hantar signal (FSH) byk2 to our ovary utk buat byk2 lagi follicles. kan.





skang ni my brain doesnt care less to send that signal. mgkin dia kata, "WHAT EVA!" so my ovary doesnt receive any signals (FSH) the name is enoughsaid, Follicle Stimulating Hormone. without it, our ovary doesnt know what to do. skang ni Pen yg kena inject ni, teros inject direct and die akan pegi ke ovary teros utk buat benda tu. so kite skip signal2 drp Brain sbb Brain aku malas. kenape tah ? =)) adekah aku mengalami masalah OTAK?

Dr Delaila bagi surat utk aku mintak GL drp HR. Mesti benda tu mmg mahal, sbb tu dia suruh mintak GL...

aku dah call HR smlm, rupenye GL just utk spital gomen jek...so kalau SJMC mmg xdpt.kene byr sendri mcm biasa and claim kemudian. (50%)...

aku try gak google price dia..range dlm 300engget sekotak n aku pon tattau brape kotak aku kena guna nnt. satu kotak tu ada 1 pen je. ade dosage2 tertentu lah.. ade yg aku tgk org gune sampai 3 kotak...so skg tattau bende tu brapa.

i decided to wait for this cycle to end. lepastu baru pikir nak buat apa. sbenanye mmg takmampu kot nak afford pen tu. risk dia pon kene tanggung gak, kalau tak berjaya, ovary plak bengkak sbb takot ter-OVER stimulate..

aku kalau leh nak cube sedaya upaya utk taknak hurt my ovary. dah la tak function normally, nak dera dia plak lagi..adoi..

so kesimpulannya adalah satu, aku kene bersabar dan mmg lambat lagi agaknya utk aku mengandung dan dpt anak sendri. aku redha kerana Allah yg tahu kenapa aku masih takboleh lagi. Dia adalah yg Maha Adil.

Allah telah memenuhi keperluan kite. Dan tak semua keinginan kite itu dipenuhi sebab MUNGKIN kita tidak memerlukannya buat masa skarang. Jadi aku bersyukur kerana keperluan aku buat masa ni sebenarnye telah dipenuhi oleh Allah.

So GONAL-F ni, aku kene fikir panjang dulu..alang2 gonal-f tu baik IUI je terus. tapi, takpe. aku nak bagi masa kat diri aku sendri utk rileks dan fikir.

takyah rush!! hehe..rezeki tu takyah RUSH..usaha je yg penting.

mcm cantek plak Gonal-F tu kan. hehe!