Does Late Ovulation Suggest Poor Egg Quality?

Brief Answer:
You are doing the right thing if you have long cycles to get preganant

Detailed Answer:
Hello, and I hope I can help you today.

The length of a woman's cycle, as you have accurately researched, is related to the timing of ovulation- but the fixed time in the cycle is the latter half, meaning that it takes approximately 14 days from the time you ovulate until you menstruate. So women with long cycles just ovulate later in the month. It is completely normal to have a cycle up to 35-36 days in length, and the fact that the kit shows you ovulate at all is a good sign that you can conceive. A progesterone test performed during your luteal phase is a good way to confirm this.

I do not know your age, but age is most predictive of egg quality, not cycle length, especially if you are over 35 years of age.
Furthermore, contrary to a lot of popularized myths, no scientists or doctors really know what causes autism. The research that showed link between vaccination and autism was revealed to be a fraud. Autism is believed to be part genetic and part environmental, and neither of these factors are determined by egg quality.

Regarding the 0+12 method, it is the sperm that controls the sex of the child. The ratio of male to female sperm varies with the individual man. The chance of having a child of one sex or another is around 50%. People who say the method "worked" for them has no way to be proven... since it is impossible to know if they would have conceived a girl anyway without using the method.

So in summary- a long cycle can be completely normal and has no bearing on egg quality or risk of autism.

There is also no medical evidence that the timing of intercourse affects sex selection.

I hope this information was helpful to you and that I adequately answered your question. If you need anything further, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best wishes, Dr. Brown

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Brief Answer:
I can give you some reliable nternet resources

Detailed Answer:
You are very welcome- I am glad I could be of assistance to you.

You really do not have to worry about the day 23 thing, in 2002 there was a study in the Lancet, a well respected medical journal, that debunked the myth that cycle length increased the risks of birth defects.

A good, reliable source for medical information, and the one most popular with doctors in the U.S. is www.uptodate.com. It is run by medical professionals and researching topics for patients is free.

WebMD is usually overly simplistic but has accurate information.

For other OBGYN topics, the website of the XXXXXXX College of Obstetrics and Gynecology is also good www.acog.org

For the most current research on autism the autism society www.autism-society.org is a good place to start.

I wish you luck in getting pregnant this time and with your health and that of your son.

Take care, Dr. Brown

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