What the @#$)(*#????

My body has been slowly, very slowly, responding to the Clomid. After the day of bloat from hell, nothing major has been happening. This includes when they've done scans, blood work, etc. I'm just poking along. Today, however, it looks like two of the follicles have dropped out and one remains. It's not very large. Not as large as they'd like to see. The nurse read my blood test results over the phone:

Estradiol: 164
LH: 41
Progesterone: 1.2

I asked what these numbers mean. She said that the LH is running high. I asked what a high LH meant, and she hesitated, and then said, "I don't know."

Now, when a nurse tells you, "I don't know" I think this should read as, "I do know, but the doctor is the one who should tell you."

Normal results for LH women are typically between 6 and 30 U/L.

In women, "LH and FSH levels can help to differentiate between primary ovarian failure (failure of the ovaries themselves or lack of ovarian development) and secondary ovarian failure (failure of the ovaries due to disorders of either the pituitary or the hypothalamus). Increased levels of LH and FSH are seen in primary ovarian failure. Some causes of primary ovarian failure are ovarian agenesis (failure to develop ovaries), chromosomal abnormality, such as Turner’s syndrome, ovarian steroidogenesis defect such as 17 alpha hydroxylase deficiency and premature ovarian failure due to such things as radiation, chemotherapy, autoimmune disease and chronic anovulation (failure to ovulate) due to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), adrenal disease, thyroid disease or ovarian tumor."

I know nothing at this point. Next appointment is the 9th. More blood work. More scans.

Things are looking bleak.