I recently started charting my cycles and was wondering if there was anyone in the community who does this along with using an IUD. I know the IUD is effective, but being the paranoid person that I am, I want to use FAM just for extra peace of mind. I'm also wondering if age effects your chart readings. I am 40 years old and after charting for a ( Read more... )

Hey guys, I'm totally new to this, so here's my situation ( Read more... )

My charts may be seen here. The question is whether I ovulated on CD15 or CD18. I'm looking mainly at the thermal shift, as my other data aren't too reliable. I have a copper IUD, which means that I get a lot of EW. It always continues for a day or so after ovulation, and may continue throughout my luteal phase. I've only recently begun ( Read more... )

I've been charting for a year now, and noticed that my cycles form rather an odd pattern. I get lots of eggwhite, often all the way through my cycle, which I've been told here is normal with a copper IUD. I also get mid-cycle spotting (though today, CD15 which is far too early for a period, it was more like light bleeding - it it had occurred a ( Read more... )

1. Chart here: do you think I ovulated on CD17 or CD18? I thought a thermal shift was meant to be 0.2 deg, not 0.1 deg? I've checked TCOYF and it's not being wildly helpful, it talks about slow-rise shifts but doesn't say how you work out this sort of thing, when your CF is useless ( Read more... )

Hi. I don't think I've posted before. I'm new to tracking my cycle and am still getting the hang of it. I have PCOS and am hypothyroid. I was taking Metformin for my PCOS, but have quit due to side effects, but have been taking 1000 mg(or mcg? whatever the dosage is 'supposed' to be) daily for the last few weeks. I'm also on Atkins. Since starting ( Read more... )

Do any of you who chart with an IUD (are there more than two of us?) have a strategy for dealing with all the eggwhite CM?  I've been really curious about it lately.  I've been charting for five cycles now, and started about the same time I got a paragard copper IUD.  I've had lots and lots of EW CM all over my cycles since I started paying ( Read more... )

I'm getting rather confused with this month, as I'm on CD12 and my temps are still relatively high (all above the coverlines for my spring charts), though they seem to have stopped the drop I get during my period. Here's my pattern. Bear in mind that I have ME/CFIDS, a copper IUD which lengthens my period and also causes more eggwhite, a short ( Read more... )

Which day do you reckon I ovulated? FF thinks it's 16 if I use FAM, and 17 if I use their advanced method (which is better, by the way? We all know how often FF comes up with wonky coverlines). My chart's here. Note that day 15 may not be that accurate a temp, I got up an hour before the temp because of the post. Now while that happens often ( Read more... )

Hi there! I was directed here from iud_divas. I've had my copper (non-hormonal) IUD for 9 months now, but my cycles have not calmed down as I thought they might. I started charting a few months ago to see if I could find a pattern in any of this... and well... below is what I posted to iud_divas earlier. I'm curious to see if anyone here has any insight. (I know ( Read more... )