How to Try to Get Pregnant With One Ovary

Having a single ovary may make it difficult to become pregnant, but it is not impossible. As long as that ovary is functional and the hormones are monitored and balanced through medication if necessary, a healthy pregnancy can develop. Trying to get pregnant with a single ovary may be a frustrating process and it is beneficial to be under the guidance of a doctor or a reproductive endocrinologist in order to detect any problems with the menstrual cycle before attempting to conceive.

Instructions

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      Visit a doctor or reproductive endocrinologist. He will perform bloodwork to determine baseline hormone levels, and prescribe any supplements necessary to sustain a pregnancy.

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      Have an ultrasound performed. This, along with the bloodwork, will determine whether or not the single ovary is functioning. If the ovary is producing eggs and there is a functioning fallopian tube, there is a good chance that pregnancy may occur.

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      Time your intercourse to the days before, during and after ovulation. Fertility is at its peak during these days. To determine when you are ovulating, you may have a doctor monitor your follicles' growth by bloodwork and ultrasounds every few days. You may also use an ovulation predictor kit, which detects the surge of luteinizing hormone that occurs 12 to 24 hours before ovulation, or you may monitor natural signs such as a jump in basal body temperature, the presence of fertile cervical mucus and cervical position. Intercourse should ideally be performed the day before and the day of ovulation; it may also be performed the day afterward as the egg is viable for 24 hours once released.

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      Once conception has occurred and a positive blood pregnancy test drawn, have your hormone levels monitored by a doctor. Women with a single ovary may have a deficiency in progesterone, which is needed to support a healthy pregnancy. A doctor can monitor these levels with bloodwork and prescribe supplements if necessary.

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