Antral Follicle Count Today.....

We went and saw Dr. Z today. I had 10 antrals...last month at Nova I had 16. I was really bummed to have that many fewer. I did find an article online that said that taking aspirin can boost follicle/egg production, and last month I "was" eating a daily aspirin after my IUI "just in case". Kind of makes me simultaneously wonder and kick myself for not having had the sense to do that again this month. Grr.....

But in response to my shock at the number TEN, Dr. Z said "this is very good" and that if we had fewer that 6 then he'd worry. So I wonder if 10 is good, normal, or bad at the ripe age of 41. I have so many questions it's driving me batty. Can you actually have more or less follicles at the next checkpoint that were found on the antral scan? (I think he alluded to a "yes" with respect to their being more). Last summer my FSH was perfect, 7.5 with an E2 of somewhere in the mid 50's. Couldn't ask for much better. But since October it's been hovering about 11, dropped to 7.5 but my E2 skyrocketed to 92.

So today I was out in the garden taking in the wonderful sun, thinking "how can my FSH levels be so whacked out" and I had this eureka moment. I wonder if anyone has done a seasonal study on women's FSH levels? I mean this: most animals only breed in the spring...humans are thought to be animals that breed year round. But what if we're not completely ? What if we are indeed subject to some seasonal ups and downs in terms of women's FSH levels? FSH might only be high enough to reproduce in spring and summer months, and then it plummets back down a bit in fall and winter. Of course this would be very easy to check by looking at cumulative numbers for birthdates throughout a year and determining if there was a seasonal pattern. Hmmm...