Hello ladies, I'm conflicted and what to know what y'all think. This past week I've been on an antibiotic for a UTI. Today is my last day taking meds. According to my fertility sites I frequent, I should be ovulating on the 5th. I usually have a 30-34 day cycle. I haven't really BD due to being on the meds. But if I still have a slight chance, I would like to fit in some BDing the next couple days.
This is where I'm conflicted. The doctor says you can have sex while on these meds as long as I feel up to it and don't have any symptoms. BUT everybody (friends/family who deal with UTIs all the time) say to wait 2 weeks AFTER the meds to have sex. I really don't want to miss out this month because of a stupid UTI. What would you do?
Also, my chart is below. I'm pretty certain the high temps are from the meds. I have high hopes that I haven't O'd just yet. Thoughts on that as well?
Re: Antibiotics and TTC
bfp 1 - m/c 1.31.11 @ 10 weeks
bfp 2 - baby born via c-section on 5.4.12 @ 37 weeks
bfp 3 - blighted ovum/d&c on 4.13.13 @ 8 weeks
bfp 4 - 3rd IUI, very late BFN with super low P, c/p
bfp 5 - natural bfp while on lupron, baby born via RCS on 4.27.15 @ 39 weeks
bfp 6 - surprise! baby born via RCS on 11.13.16 @ 38 weeks
Antibiotics and illness can BOTH mess with your basal body temperature. I would be very hesitant to interpret a chart based on those factors. I personally with ditto what your doctor said - as long as you don't have obvious symptoms and feel fine, i can't think of why you wouldn't have sex. Antibiotics take effect really quickly and usually damp down an infection within 24-48 hours - so, at the most conservative, unless you have a kidney infection on top of a UTI, i would probably consider not having sex for the first 48 hours of therapy and then go to town
This is, however, only my opinion as i am a veterinarian and NOT a human doctor. If you were a non-human, though, i'd be really helpful ;-P
Damn, the one time I wish I was non-human!
This is my first UTI and I bought those D-mannose pills to take before/after sex when I do resume, because I definitely don't want another UTI ruining the month for me.
I guess a year of laying flat for at least 10 min. after BDing will do that to ya. Lesson learned!!!
I had 2 back to back UTI in December because I was eager to not miss my window.
Looking back, it was stupid! I'd sit this one out.
And FTR - my dr put me on one specific antibiotic for UTI (that I had a huge allergic reaction to) because she said that the other one that they usually give is bad for the lining. (Ciprofloxacin)