Re: hormal imbalance and uu - preg ment

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for your reply. Do you have any tips on how to

gain the weight. I'm definately going to try!!

> > I have been reading through and searching some of the threads.

> > Besides having a UU I also have a hormone imbalance. My re

doesnt

> > know why but I dont produce enough FSH to cause my follies to

> > mature. I am 5'6 and weigh 125. He reccomened that I gain at

> least

> > 10lbs. He said my ideal weight would be 140. Has anyone else

ever

> > been told this. I am going to try it. At this point I will try

> > anything. I have noticed that other people on this board have

also

> > had to have meds like gonal f. Does the hormonal thing go with

> > having a UU or is it a separate issue. We are going to have IVF

> this

> > summer if I can wait that long. My insuranse doesnt pay for

meds

> or

> > any IF treatment. Is there any other ways of increasing FSH

> besides

> > the shots. I have tried clomid but it thins my lining and has

> never

> > really worked for me. My re said that often couples with IF

have

> > many different issues. He also says that my uterus is normal

> size

> > but abnormally shaped because my right tube did not properly

form.

> > Does size effect how well you can carry a baby.

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for your reply. Do you have any tips on how to

gain the weight. I'm definately going to try!!

> > I have been reading through and searching some of the threads.

> > Besides having a UU I also have a hormone imbalance. My re

doesnt

> > know why but I dont produce enough FSH to cause my follies to

> > mature. I am 5'6 and weigh 125. He reccomened that I gain at

> least

> > 10lbs. He said my ideal weight would be 140. Has anyone else

ever

> > been told this. I am going to try it. At this point I will try

> > anything. I have noticed that other people on this board have

also

> > had to have meds like gonal f. Does the hormonal thing go with

> > having a UU or is it a separate issue. We are going to have IVF

> this

> > summer if I can wait that long. My insuranse doesnt pay for

meds

> or

> > any IF treatment. Is there any other ways of increasing FSH

> besides

> > the shots. I have tried clomid but it thins my lining and has

> never

> > really worked for me. My re said that often couples with IF

have

> > many different issues. He also says that my uterus is normal

> size

> > but abnormally shaped because my right tube did not properly

form.

> > Does size effect how well you can carry a baby.

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry to say I don't. Perhaps your RE has some recommendations.

My weight gain was not intentional--becoming an accountant is what

did it for me, I think. (Plus just plain old aging!) Prior to

finishing college and going to a " desk job " , I always had jobs that

were physical in nature. Also, I ended up with horrible eating

habits, such as a lot of fast food, which I don't think is the best

way to put on extra pounds! Also, I do think there is validity to

what Becki alluded to about one's body's " natural weight " . When I

was 124 at 6', I ate one (sometimes two) meals a day, which was

probably NOT natural for anyone's system.

Maybe some of those nutritional shakes would be o.k.? I certainly am

not in the position to give any medical advice! Just giving some

suggestions/options/questions that your RE might be able to answer.

For

instance, I know individuals that have gained weight using shake

mixes they have purchased at GNC, but I don't know if there are any

harmful ingredients when considering one is ttc. Example - I was

taking vitamins " aimed " at women's health when ttc, and then

discovered through research that some of the herbs in the vitamins

were not good for fertility reasons (black cohash, was one of them,

I think.) Sorry I can't be of more help! Please let us know what you

find out!

/UU

> Thanks so much for your reply. Do you have any tips on how to

> gain the weight. I'm definately going to try!!