I can tell you that a friend of mine had this condition and had a few miscarriages before it was diagnosed... but after her surgery and a few months of recovery time she and her husband got pregnant, and their son will be 1 in March :)
I know! I feel for the women of past generations who suffered so much heartache without knowing this was the reason why. I'm so glad there is a fairly simple correction that can be made :)
From what I understand, your temps should look normal, but your cervical mucus and position may not be good indicators of fertility while also using an IUD. Since CM is what usually tips me off that I am entering my fertile stage (9 days {5 before O, 4 after} in a normal cycle for me) so I'm not sure how you would best determine those days. Perhaps chart for a few months and notice when your temp spikes, and avoid a 5 day perimeter around that time.
I have a good friend who conceived, at 40, with a 'heart shaped uterus' after years of considering herself infertile (after miscarriage after miscarriage). Her pregnancy was watched very closely as the baby grew, because I guess there is a higher rate of uterine rupture, but she ended up going overdue, and having a natural delivery, both things they told her was impossible. Impossible baby, on all accounts.
Good points, all. Well, I'm thinking I will do the temping w/LadyComp, since temps are all it needs to match its high effectiveness ratings. Until I get it, though, I'll do regular temp charting and see what it shows.
ok, i actually just posted about this, and didn't receive too too many answers myself.
your temps will be chartable, but your CM will not be (concurred amongst those that did reply to me)... CM is almost always stretchy like "eggwhite" (although not in color) and thick... supposedly, this is the more accurate indicator of fertility. but if you have regular periods, over time while you're charting you will prob beable to predict ovulation based on Temps. that's what i'm doing, anyways.
i think the theory is that since the Cu in the IUD changes the environment of the uterus (which is how it works), the uterus produces CM that kind of counteracts that (since it mimics the fertile fluids.)
good luck, and please KIT, i am interested to see what you notice too, as i am in the same boat
That makes total sense in terms of the CM. I'm planning to start charting once I've completed this cycle (because I have to use backup until my one month IUD check-up anyway)...so we shall see!
What she said on the CM, I talked in her post before. When I had a copper IUD, I just had fertile CM almost alll the time, and that was the only thing that really made sense of why my body would be making that.
Wouldn't it be easier if you could know how effective the IUD combined with the septum would be? I certainly feel for you!
God yes, it would be so much easier. Alas, since so few women get IUDs (compared to other forms of BC) and since even fewer have septums, I imagine that it would be impossible to get enough women to do a study on it. :( Leaves me in the position of guinea pig, and as result, I'm being extra careful.
I think I replied to you over in iud_divas too, but just one more thing...
Even if you get a LadyComp, I'd still really recommend getting the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility. It's the FAM bible (although it doesn't have much on IUDs, it will put things in perspective and give you a really good overview), and it's fun to read!
I have heard a lot about that book here and there in forums I visit, I'm going to have to check that out -- since getting off hormones I have been getting interested in how my cycles work. It's nice to be getting back in touch with myself after so many years (9 -- since age 16!) on hormones.
I have a LadyComp and chart as well. I like it because it has the added security of backing me up with the lights, which I use as a rough guide. When I got married last May I didn't have access to my online chart, so I relied solely on the LC on my honeymoon, which worked out well.
But to be honest, I wouldn't use the LC without charting as well, for a second opinion. Last September I had a minor temp shift early in my cycle (CD10, which is very early for me), which I knew wasn't my O shift because of my cervical fluid, which wasn't fertile. I didn't O until CD22, and my LC picked up on the earlier temp shift and assumed it was my O shift, so it gave me the pregnancy warning lights when my period hadn't come in the time it had predicted. If I didn't know how to chart on my own, and to look out for my CF, then I most definitely would've had a heart attack.
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He's a cute kid too, if that helps ;)
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I have a good friend who conceived, at 40, with a 'heart shaped uterus' after years of considering herself infertile (after miscarriage after miscarriage). Her pregnancy was watched very closely as the baby grew, because I guess there is a higher rate of uterine rupture, but she ended up going overdue, and having a natural delivery, both things they told her was impossible. Impossible baby, on all accounts.
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your temps will be chartable, but your CM will not be (concurred amongst those that did reply to me)... CM is almost always stretchy like "eggwhite" (although not in color) and thick... supposedly, this is the more accurate indicator of fertility. but if you have regular periods, over time while you're charting you will prob beable to predict ovulation based on Temps. that's what i'm doing, anyways.
i think the theory is that since the Cu in the IUD changes the environment of the uterus (which is how it works), the uterus produces CM that kind of counteracts that (since it mimics the fertile fluids.)
good luck, and please KIT, i am interested to see what you notice too, as i am in the same boat
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Wouldn't it be easier if you could know how effective the IUD combined with the septum would be? I certainly feel for you!
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Even if you get a LadyComp, I'd still really recommend getting the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility. It's the FAM bible (although it doesn't have much on IUDs, it will put things in perspective and give you a really good overview), and it's fun to read!
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But to be honest, I wouldn't use the LC without charting as well, for a second opinion. Last September I had a minor temp shift early in my cycle (CD10, which is very early for me), which I knew wasn't my O shift because of my cervical fluid, which wasn't fertile. I didn't O until CD22, and my LC picked up on the earlier temp shift and assumed it was my O shift, so it gave me the pregnancy warning lights when my period hadn't come in the time it had predicted. If I didn't know how to chart on my own, and to look out for my CF, then I most definitely would've had a heart attack.
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