Does early ovulation mean that you realeased poor quality egg?

[Anonymous]

I usually ovulate on day 12-13, but from time to time on day 10-11. The last time I ovulated on day 10-11, we got pregnant and it was a blighted ovum (no fetus developed). So I am wondering does an early ovulation mean that you release an immature egg? And if you do get pregnant that cycle, it will result in miscarriage? Any opinions or personal experiences?

[Anonymous]

No. If it's very early, like cd 4 or 5, then it wouldn't have had the proper hormonal environment to develop correctly (and your lining wouldn't be ready), but by cd 10 or 11, it should be fine.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone else experience early than usual ovulation from time to time? I am freaking out since I read somewhere that this is an indicator of poor quality eggs,

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

I normally ovulate like clockwork on CD14, but when we were TTC #2 I did have one cycle when I had my LH surge on CD9 (so O'd on CD10/11) and I did happen to get pg that cycle (due soon). So in my experience it was fine...not sure about in general though...

[Anonymous]

I'm 15 weeks pregnant after ovulating ~day 9. Everything looks great so far, and I'm in my 40s, so not exactly at my egg prime!

[Anonymous]

Thank you, ladies (19:45 and 19:50 responders), for sharing your experience. Reading real life stories of success of early ovulation put my mind at ease.

[Anonymous]

My doctor told me ovulating earlier than you used to can be a sign of decreasing ovarian reserve--the fewer eggs you have left, the earlier you tend to ovulate. He had a scientific explanation for how this is so but I'm sorry, I can't remember the details.

FYI, I was also told that having a blighted ovum can be a sign of immune issues. You might want to get tested for this if you haven't already.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

"My doctor told me ovulating earlier than you used to can be a sign of decreasing ovarian reserve--the fewer eggs you have left, the earlier you tend to ovulate. He had a scientific explanation for how this is so but I'm sorry, I can't remember the details."

It is because if you have high FSH your body starts getting ready to ovulate earlier in the proceeding cycle, so you're ready to ovulate sooner in the next cycle. That is why it is common to stim poorly and have dominant follicle problems with high FSH - it is harder to fight the body's natural course of getting the ovaries ready, because it starts doing this earlier than women with low FSH.

But in any event, to answer OP's question - no, ovulate on day 10 doesn't in itself mean a poorer quality or immature egg. But if you are ovulating earlier because you are AMA, and you have low ovarian reserve, that would cause a higher number of abnormal eggs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My doctor told me ovulating earlier than you used to can be a sign of decreasing ovarian reserve--the fewer eggs you have left, the earlier you tend to ovulate. He had a scientific explanation for how this is so but I'm sorry, I can't remember the details.

FYI, I was also told that having a blighted ovum can be a sign of immune issues. You might want to get tested for this if you haven't already.

Should I ask my RE to test for immune issues? Is this done through a blood test?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My doctor told me ovulating earlier than you used to can be a sign of decreasing ovarian reserve--the fewer eggs you have left, the earlier you tend to ovulate. He had a scientific explanation for how this is so but I'm sorry, I can't remember the details.

FYI, I was also told that having a blighted ovum can be a sign of immune issues. You might want to get tested for this if you haven't already.

Should I ask my RE to test for immune issues? Is this done through a blood test?

Have you had more than one m/c? If you've had a few then I'd definitely push for it....maybe even if you had two...if just one, then I probably wouldn't waste time/money on it yet. it's expensive and controversial - most REs don't test/treat for it - you might need to consult with a specialist (none in DC area)...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My doctor told me ovulating earlier than you used to can be a sign of decreasing ovarian reserve--the fewer eggs you have left, the earlier you tend to ovulate. He had a scientific explanation for how this is so but I'm sorry, I can't remember the details.

FYI, I was also told that having a blighted ovum can be a sign of immune issues. You might want to get tested for this if you haven't already.

Should I ask my RE to test for immune issues? Is this done through a blood test?

Have you had more than one m/c? If you've had a few then I'd definitely push for it....maybe even if you had two...if just one, then I probably wouldn't waste time/money on it yet. it's expensive and controversial - most REs don't test/treat for it - you might need to consult with a specialist (none in DC area)...

and most of it is done through bloodwork and endometrial biopsy...

[Anonymous]

I had endometrial biopsy done - the results came back normal. I only had one miscarriage, but no pregnancy since 2009 - we are dealing with the male factor and now AMA.

[Anonymous]

A normal emdometrial biopsy doesn't test for the immune stuff--doctors would have to be specifically looking for this. Dr. Abbasi at CFA will do the tests but, to my knowledge, she's the only RE in DC who does it.

FYI, immune issues can cause more than just miscarriages. If the problems are severe enough, they can cause implantation failure. I've never had a true miscarriage, but was diagnosed with severe immune issues 2 years ago. Some women have repeated miscarriages that occur earlier each time, eventually resulting in implantation failure. Immune problems are most common in women over 35.

If you have BCBS, they will fully cover most immune bloodwork at the Rosalind Franklin clinical immunology lab in Chicago. This is the lab Dr. Abbasi uses.