http://www.tcoyf.com/members/kindlein/default.aspxen-USCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)http://www.tcoyf.com/members/kindlein/comments/default.aspxSat, 13 Mar 2010 11:39:47 GMTmbyler<p>Hi B.</p> <p>Sorry for the late response I didn&#39;t see your comment on my page until recently.&nbsp; A progesterone test is something that has to be done by your doctor unfortuntely but it can confirm O if done about 7 dyas after you think you O&#39;d.&nbsp; It is very important that if you do the test after you are sure you have O&#39;d.&nbsp; For example, most doctors think all women O on CD14.&nbsp; Lets say you o&#39;d on CD23.&nbsp; Most doctors based on a CD14 O will test a progesterone on CD21.&nbsp; However if you didn&#39;t O until CD23 then the test was showed you hadn&#39;t O&#39;d and may lead your doctor to tell you that this was anovulatory cycle which is not true-you just hadn&#39;t O&#39;d yet.&nbsp; I hope this makes sense.&nbsp; 38 is not too old but but it may take you longer to get pregnant than if you were in your 20&#39;s.&nbsp; I am 31 and we have been trying for 13 months.&nbsp; It just depends on your own individual fertility.&nbsp; Charting your cycles and doing TCOYF is the best thing you can do. If you are TTC for 6 months, always timing intercourse correctly, the charting shows you are O&#39;ing, then I would go see a RE (reproductive endocrinologist) no later than 6 months from now.&nbsp; Do not wait a year.&nbsp; Good luck and email any time you have questions.&nbsp; I have been doing this for a long time and am under the care of an RE so I will help you out wherever I can.&nbsp; </p> <p>Take care,</p> <p>Monica</p>