Doctor solutions for shortened luteal phase?

[handyannie]

Hi everyone, newbie on this topic but looking for help before I start asking my OB/GYN questions during my upcoming annual.

Since getting off BC a little over 2 years ago, my periods were all out of whack. I would spot randomly then nothing then my period would come. This all seemed normal to me since I was on the medication for so long. It didn't dawn on me that it could possibly affect me TTC until I really started charting a couple of months ago.

So questions to all:

I will usually start to spot 6-9 DPO. Is this spotting considered the "start" of my period?

If that is the case, then I would def. be considered abnormal. Are there any solutions your doctors have recommended to lengthen the luteal phase?

[Yelibaby]

The start of your period is when you have full red flow, not spotting. However, spotting so early in your luteal phase could mean a progesterone deficiency. It's worth a talk with your doctor, as this will highly affect implantation and therefor your chances of conceiving. Good luck!