PCOS TWW same length?

Question

I was diagnosed and told I'd have fertility trouble when I was 15.  15!  just started trying (now 31) and I feel pretty confident that we timed well to ovulation.  bbt and CM indicate it's tww time but since my cycle is irregular and luteal length unknown, do I have to wait longer?  31-46 cycle length.  ovulation was on CD 21 this time.  5dpo now.  With PCOS I know it's a real long shot miracle territory for it to work on the first try but I want to know if it did.  right now I've promised myself to wait to test for two weeks.  but I just won't know when my period is late because it is always on its own schedule.  thoughts?  wait longer or test starting at two weeks?  I guess the scientific question is... do pcos pregnancies follow the same exact implantation and hcg timeline?

Answer

So I had this question as well and the way my OB explained it to me was possibly the best way I've heard it so far.  Your lutenal stage in your cycle will always be the same length give or take 2 to 3 days. Now the time before your lutenal phase can vary greatly as it relies on when your LH surge is strong enough to actually trigger ovulation. It is not uncommon for you to have an LH surge but not ovulate.  This is why during your cycle you can sometimes see multiple patches of fertile CM and is also why so many of us with PCOS sometimes get our timing off when it comes to ovulation. For example if you have a 40 day cycle the one month but you have on average a 16 day lutenal phase, ovulation will have occured around cycle day 24, not cycle day 20 like you would expect. This is why tracking your BBT, CM, and using OPKs in conjunction is so important because it can help you pinpoint when exactly ovulation is taking place. With PCOS you will always have LH in your system, but with ovulation you will get those super dark positive OPKs.  I can usually tell if I'm obviating because the test line will come up almost instantly and usually darker than the control line, even if the day before it was super faint. Kind of ended up doing a Ted Talk here but I hope it helps!

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Found it! I had to dig through my Fertility Friend emails to find it but this explains it perfectly.

PCOS TWW same length?

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