Hi, currently waiting for a scan to see why my periods are so irregular (pcos etc). Since coming off the implant in sep my periods are now really light ie just a liner for one day usually does it. I am sure my lining must be too thin for implantation so any ideas how to improve this and whether they will measure the lining when I have a scan?
uterine linning?
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They will look at lining when they scan but I think it will only be relevent if u are scanned at the correct time of your cycle. Sorry can't be more help.
Hiya Tosca 
Unfortunately there isn't much point in thickening your lining for implantation because a thin lining implies that you aren't ovulating and therefore couldn't conceive anyway
You could attempt to improve your lining with diet, but like I said, not much point.
Just have casual sex with your partner and hope that you might catch a fluke OV, but you sound annovulatory to me and you'll need help xx
Unfortunately there isn't much point in thickening your lining for implantation because a thin lining implies that you aren't ovulating and therefore couldn't conceive anyway
You could attempt to improve your lining with diet, but like I said, not much point.
Just have casual sex with your partner and hope that you might catch a fluke OV, but you sound annovulatory to me and you'll need help xx
Ok will it show me enough info about pcos then too as the primary reason for scan is to get a diagnosis (hopefully) so as u say Louise I can get some help so I guess this is more important than lining thickness! Sorry for questions but I am so confused and want to be able to stear them in the right direction so they work out I am not ovulating ASAP so I can get help.
I am trying opk this month to back up theory of no ovulation but day 3 bloods I had a level of 10.6 lh so the opk pick up over 10 . Can u get different strengths?
I am trying opk this month to back up theory of no ovulation but day 3 bloods I had a level of 10.6 lh so the opk pick up over 10 . Can u get different strengths?
A positive OPK doesn't guarantee ovulation, it only tells you that you had a sufficient amount of estrogen in your body to have created a follicle large enough to trigger a LH surge.
When ovulation happens, the egg is released and the empty follicle starts to produce progesterone which makes a significant contribution to the thickness of the lining and the amount of blood in your period.
If you only have a bit of blood, then you are right that your lining must be thin, but it also means that you aren't getting anywhere near enough progesterone which leads to to assumption that you did not release an egg resulting in the empty follicle.
They should be able to see the empty follicle of a scan about 7 days before AF too xx
When ovulation happens, the egg is released and the empty follicle starts to produce progesterone which makes a significant contribution to the thickness of the lining and the amount of blood in your period.
If you only have a bit of blood, then you are right that your lining must be thin, but it also means that you aren't getting anywhere near enough progesterone which leads to to assumption that you did not release an egg resulting in the empty follicle.
They should be able to see the empty follicle of a scan about 7 days before AF too xx
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Yeah, when I say empty follicle I mean because it released the egg. It's called a corpus luteum.
It's unlikely that it will be empty as in didn't have an egg in it at all.
They will be able to see a corpus luteum on a scan.
Confirm with the clinic when it is best to do the scan to see a corpus luteum and your maximum lining thickness, because I just give my opinion based on logical conclusions rather than actually being qualified. At the end of the day, the people that perform the scans will know best about seeing things with a scan xx
Yeah, when I say empty follicle I mean because it released the egg. It's called a corpus luteum.
It's unlikely that it will be empty as in didn't have an egg in it at all.
They will be able to see a corpus luteum on a scan.
Confirm with the clinic when it is best to do the scan to see a corpus luteum and your maximum lining thickness, because I just give my opinion based on logical conclusions rather than actually being qualified. At the end of the day, the people that perform the scans will know best about seeing things with a scan xx
