I'm infertile because I'm fat
Yes, that's right. You heard it here, folks.
I saw a different doctor today. Dr. How Awkward Can I Look While Telling You How Comfortable I Am With Your Family. Dr. How is the first male doctor that I have ever let stick his finger up my cootchie snortcher. Anyway, when I told him about all the bleeding (like he couldn't see it dripping down his table...) and explained that I was worried about fibroids (have I mentioned that my mother had a hysterectomy at 42 because of uncontrollable bleeding due to fibroids?) He told me that he's pretty sure that it's just my hormones out of wack. Yes, he admitted, it WAS strange to bleed so heavily on Provera. But that doesn't necessarily prove anything.
Then he went on to say that fat is a creator of estogen and that heavier people have a hard time ovulating. Then he said (and this is a direct quote) "Fat acts like a weak birth-control pill, feeding a steady stream of estrogen into your system to inhibit ovulation". Really? And here I thought that was just a mean sentiment implying that fat worked as birth contol by making sure no man would ever want to fuck you. Silly me. How true the saying was all this time...
Then he went on to cheer my up by informing me that it's actually harder to get overly skinny people to ovulate. Phew! Dodged that one there! Thank goodness for those extra donuts.
So. He upped my dose of Clomid to 100 milligrams a day and gave me a refill just in case it works this month I don't have to come back next month. So that's a good thing. We can always hope.
Oh, yeah, and he was very happy for us that we have a very potent known donor. Which was a relief, because the last time we talked to a male in the fertility business the whole known donor thing was an issue. Oh, yeah, and this guy hinted that if we would have had to use frozen through some other clinic that they would have helped us try to navigate the homophobic barriers. So that's all good, not that we need it, but good to know anyway.
So, apart from the fat comments, it was a good visit. I'm willing to see him again if I have to. Even though he's awkward with the whole gay thing. At least it's not a hostile awkward.
I start popping clomid tomorrow. Here, here I can say that my little meltdowns on the camping trip were totally related to TTC. Starting a heavy flow period while taking Provera is hell on one's composure.
I saw a different doctor today. Dr. How Awkward Can I Look While Telling You How Comfortable I Am With Your Family. Dr. How is the first male doctor that I have ever let stick his finger up my cootchie snortcher. Anyway, when I told him about all the bleeding (like he couldn't see it dripping down his table...) and explained that I was worried about fibroids (have I mentioned that my mother had a hysterectomy at 42 because of uncontrollable bleeding due to fibroids?) He told me that he's pretty sure that it's just my hormones out of wack. Yes, he admitted, it WAS strange to bleed so heavily on Provera. But that doesn't necessarily prove anything.
Then he went on to say that fat is a creator of estogen and that heavier people have a hard time ovulating. Then he said (and this is a direct quote) "Fat acts like a weak birth-control pill, feeding a steady stream of estrogen into your system to inhibit ovulation". Really? And here I thought that was just a mean sentiment implying that fat worked as birth contol by making sure no man would ever want to fuck you. Silly me. How true the saying was all this time...
Then he went on to cheer my up by informing me that it's actually harder to get overly skinny people to ovulate. Phew! Dodged that one there! Thank goodness for those extra donuts.
So. He upped my dose of Clomid to 100 milligrams a day and gave me a refill just in case it works this month I don't have to come back next month. So that's a good thing. We can always hope.
Oh, yeah, and he was very happy for us that we have a very potent known donor. Which was a relief, because the last time we talked to a male in the fertility business the whole known donor thing was an issue. Oh, yeah, and this guy hinted that if we would have had to use frozen through some other clinic that they would have helped us try to navigate the homophobic barriers. So that's all good, not that we need it, but good to know anyway.
So, apart from the fat comments, it was a good visit. I'm willing to see him again if I have to. Even though he's awkward with the whole gay thing. At least it's not a hostile awkward.
I start popping clomid tomorrow. Here, here I can say that my little meltdowns on the camping trip were totally related to TTC. Starting a heavy flow period while taking Provera is hell on one's composure.
posted by Trista at 3:19 PM
4 Comments:
My flow on the progesterone is VERY heavy, and I usually have heavy flow. I finally figured out that my flow is linked to my ideopathic dysmennoreah, and that led to me popping tramadol like candy one day during my period a few weeks ago. Gotta love pain pills.
BTW, you are NOT infertile.
my 1st post progesterone period was insanely heavy. all that extra lining...
& seriously- you are NOT fat.
I'm getting very uppity with Dr's telling women that their weight is direct link to any sort of infertility. Yes overweight people have more estrogen, but big gals get knocked up all the effing time.
Hadn't been by in a bit - sorry for the lack of support on my end. Anyway, glad that I am now caught up, that you don't have cancer, and poop on doctors and their crap about fat. And can I jsut say that I totally would have guessed that you were the type of person to have prophetic dreams? But I'm glad you didn't this time. I hope things get sorted out period/cycle wise soon. Sounds like it's under control.
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