Luteneized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome (LUF)
A helpful resource
Last week, I shared about ways that you can still have regular periods without actually successfully ovulating. Make sure to check out that article to see what some of the options include! But one of those options was to experience a Luteneized Unruptured Follicle.
Can you have regular periods and still not ovulate?
This is tricky, but true. Technically, it is possible to be having regular periods without successfully ovulating (anovulation). Is it really a period? First things first, make sure that the “period” you’re counting is truly a menstrual bleed and not simply unusual bleeding. If you’re only experiencing 1-2 days of bleeding, or it’s only spotting (even if it lasts a week and shows up right when you would expect to see a period), it’s likely not a true menstrual bleed.
Even though the egg grows and the hormones change, ovulation does not occur.
This can be especially frustrating for women who have normal hormone values in lab work and even normal ultrasounds. This may even be more common in women undergoing fertility treatments. Sometimes “unexplained infertility” can actually be continuous LUF cycles.
So I’m providing two of our resources on LUF so that you can have a deeper understanding as you evaluate your own reproductive health. As I’ll mention in the podcast episode, charting with the Creighton System can often give you the first clue you need in order to suspect this is happening to you.
Listen to Ep. 60: LUF Syndrome 101
Enjoy this free podcast episode! For our paid subscribers, I’m also including our digital resource on LUF. Not a paid subscriber? You can become one now!
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