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12-29-2012 at 10:38 PM
MrsChopp
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CD1... so it begins

AF showed up this morning. I started BCP and baby aspirin this evening. We went to the pharmacy this morning and picked up the Lurpon, Doxycycline, Flagyl & Augmentin. Now I just have to call the Dr office on Monday morning to get my calender put together. I think I'm too late to be a Polar Bear, but that's okay. Just excited to finally be moving forward with everything.

Does anyone have any good websites that they recommend that gives a basic overview of the IVF process? My mom is trying to be supportive of everything, but just doesn't know much about how it all works. She said she tried looking online, but just didn't know what to look for, so I was hoping someone on here might be able to guide me to a good site that she came learn the basics from. I've tried to explain the process to her a little bit, but she does better with reading about things and still doesn't understand it all.

Happy New Year to everyone. I KNOW that 2013 is going to bring wonderful things to everyone, I can just feel it  :-)

 


Married 8/14/10 * TTC since Aug 2010 * Met with RE in Feb 2012 * DH: low motility, low sperm count, elevated FSH * Me: Stage 4 Endometriosis * Laparotomy to remove endo in May 2012 * June 2012 - DH on Rx to hopefully increase count/quality * Re-tested sperm 10/22/12, count/quality have both dropped * IVF #1 w/ICSI * Transferred 2 beautiful embryos on 2/18/13 * Beta #1 3/1/13 - 636!!! Beta #2 3/3/13 - 1796!!! First ultrasound 3/18/13 - We're having TWINS!! Image and video hosting by TinyPic birthday2012_small Anniversary Lilypie Pregnancy tickers 
12-29-2012 at 10:51 PM
megs3084
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Doxy, flagyl augmentin?! Yikes thays a.lot of antibiotics! Make sure you have some yogurt on hand!! As far as resources, i like the nyu explanation of what happens post et http://www.nyufertilitycenter.org/ivf/embryo_transfer


"Everything will be alright in the end. So if it's not alright, it is not yet the end."
"She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes time." The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Me:28 DH:28 TTC since 1/11 Dx: unexplained IF/early DOR
Feb'12- Clomid/TI with CD3 &21 labs(normal)& SA-count 6mil/ml,morph/motil OK-BFN
April'12 Ultrasounds,HSG -clear, slight acurate uterus
5/14 IUI #1-50 mg clomid-post wash total motile count 19.3 prometrium 2dpiui= BFN
6/11-IUI #2-100 mg clomid & prometrium post wash count total motile 17.5 = BFN
7/6 IUI#3 with 100 mg clomid, estridiol, prometrium. post wash total motile count 23.3 = BFN
8/30IVF#1 BCPs, Follistim, Menopur,Ganerelix,Novarel.
ER 9/11-8R, 7M, 5F.
ET 9/14 2 embies transferred. 1 10cell Grade 4, 1 8cell Grade 4. No frosties. BFN
IVF#2 BCPs, Follistim, Menopur, Ganerelix, Novarel, Baby Aspirin
ER 12/5-16R, 12M, 8F!
ET 12/10 5dt! 1 fully expanded blast & 1 early blast. No frosties. BFN
2/13- Saline sono revealed a polyp. All additional labwork coming back normal. Genetic screen revealed DH has MTHFR deficiency & I am a carrier for it.
3/13 hysteroscopy & polypectomy
3/27 Began working with Reproductive Immunologist Dr. Kwak-Kim. Found High NK cells, High DHEAs, slight hypothyroidism, tendency toward blood clots (High PAI-1)Began synthroid & metformin 4/19.
Cycling in July

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PAIF/SAIF welcome! 
12-30-2012 at 6:31 AM
jadwedd
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I liked this one because it gave me an idea of when things should be happening.

http://thefertilityblogs.com/fertility-tools/ivf-cycle-calculator-calendar/

my dr. gave me a prescription to prevent yeast infections because I am very prone to them so if you are on a lot of antiobiotics you might want to ask about that.  It is just one pill.


Married 12-12-04
TTC since 07
me-36 PCOS, Tubal Problems, and polyps removed 7-12
DH - 36 extremely handsome and no fertility problems
IUI 8-12 and 9-12 failed
IVF 12-21-2012 - 2 I think perfect no matter what the dr graded them (2B)embryos transferred Beta on 12-31-12 Positve - Beta is 21
Beta 2 1-2-13 - 31
Beta 3 1-4-13 - 53
Beta 4 1/9 - 212!
Ultrasound 1/10 - Nothing completely empty uterus Beta 1/14 - 743; Beta 1/17 - 1704 ultrasound shows nothing. Officially a miscarriage. 1/21 Beta 3900 Dr. says it ectopic. Ultrasound shows a miracle heartbeat right in the uterus where it belongs! Dr. says I can be cautiously optomistic!!! Hang in there baby!

 
12-30-2012 at 8:30 AM
JSM0801
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Another good one is www.advancedfertility.com. I used that one a ton to teach myself as well as family & friends & found it very helpful! 

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Me (33)- unexplained MH (35)- MFI due to Vericocele. Straight to IVF w/ICSI 9/12, Antagonist = BFN c/p, poor quality blasts, tested sperm dna fragmentation. Results all good, yay! New RE for IVF #2- 1/13., Long Lupron. ER on 1/22 -10R, 9M, 9F. Transfer on hold due to overstimming. FET in Feb. 2 frozen blasts. Another BFN & another c/p. RPL testing all negative besides MTHFR gene, vericocle repair surgery 4/12/13-Bilateral Grade 3 Vericocele found & fixed, IVF #3 with PGS 4/13- 11R, 9M, 9F. Transferred 2 normal=BFN, 3 normal on ice Everyone Welcome!!!
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12-30-2012 at 10:49 AM
MrsC430
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Wishing you lots of luck! I'm starting BCP for IVF#1 in mid January. I've also been looking for a good website - glad you posted! 

 Looking forward to your updates! Smile



TTC since January 2011
B/W & SA: All normal
September 2012: Lap & Hysteroscopy = Blocked left tube, Damaged right tube.
February 2013: IVF #1 = BFN. 12 frosties.
May 2013: FET #1: Transferred 2 blasts = BFFN.
Next step: Break until our WTF appt on 6/7.  
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