I have LPD

Luteal Phase Defect.

A fairly common problem among women with fertility problems, luteal phase defect (LPD) can impact your fertility by preventing implantation and cause early miscarriages.

What Is It?
During a normal menstrual cycle, the luteal phase will begin after ovulation and last until your period starts. It is during this time that the corpus luteum releases progesterone, getting the endometrial lining ready for implantation. However, women who are affected by LPD are either unable to produce enough progesterone during the luteal phase or the endometrium does not respond appropriately to the progesterone stimulation. The end result is that the endometrial lining is not sufficiently prepared for implantation.

It is difficult to pinpoint one specific cause of LPD. There are many different factors that can affect your menstrual cycle and any one of these can affect the production of progesterone during the luteal phase. For a rare few women, though, LPD will be caused by thyroid problems or hyperprolactinemia. Hyperprolactinemia occurs when there are abnormally high levels of prolactin, the hormone responsible for milk production, in a woman’s system.

(Copied & pasted from http://www.fertilityfactor.com/infertility_luteal_phase_defect)

Because of being so adamant in charting my cycles, I was able to quickly learn and show my doctor that my luteal phase is typically too short (9 days). My doctor was ready and willing to treat my LPD using Clomid, which corrects the corpus luteum, and lengthens my luteal phase (LP). At the time, I was not ready.

Six, seven months later, we're ready! I called my doctor and she's completely on board. She called in my prescription and I will begin next cycle. Wow. It's all happening so fast, but really, it's not. We've been discussing this for a while and it's just finally come to a head.

Friends/family don't know yet. They still think I intend to go to National K9. Believe me when I say, I am not intending to be dishonest with anyone. I am just not ready to share. I will share as soon as we feel ready. With the heartache we've had so far, we are being very cautious. Also, lots of people we know have opinions about decisions we make. It doesn't necessarily mean we CHANGE our minds, but it sure does make the decision-making process a negative one. We are ready to take this step in our lives together, as a couple. We hope our friends and family understand, and we know they will. People may think that we're "only 25" and "have our whole lives ahead of us," but we have wanted this for so many years, and are so excited to TTC again.

We just hope this is the answer to our prayers. Who knows if it will be. Lots of uncertainty and lots of heartache could come from this. We're prepared for that. But you have to have a little optimism to start a new journey, right? Here we go...