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Not new to thebump but new to the neighborhood...
SwtAnana
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Hi ladies,
Just wanted to introduce myself as a not-so-new poster. Last year around this time I was primarily lurking on the TTGP board. The hubs and I tried to get pregnant for about 6-7 months before I asked him to see a urologist and get an SA. I know that 6-7 months for someone my age (I'm 30) is not usually recommended but we knew that DH has a pretty sizable varicocele that had the potential to be an issue. The urologist had him do 2 samples....thank goodness we went with my gut instinct ...his SAs weren't very good at all! We were referred to a urologist that is a fertility expert.
I don't have the results at hand but the first one had "okay" numbers that our urologist felt weren't terrible but would definitely mean we would probably have to try much longer than 6-7 months. The second SA barely had a thing in it
. A follow-up SA just last month while better than the 2nd one, still showed that there was no way we would be able to conceive naturally. So here we are....faced with the possibility that IVF may be on our calendar by the end of the year.
We spent a few months discussing the possibility of surgery for the varicocele if the 3rd SA was bad so when the urologist suggested it as a possible factor that may be worth correcting, we pretty much knew right away that we wanted to try it. DH has surgery scheduled for early May. I've read enough anecdotal stories online of success after varicocele surgery so I'm clinging onto hope that this will solve our issue.
In the meantime, we're just going to keep trying until his post-surgery SA comes in. Depending on those results we may move straight to IVF or continue trying for a few more months. We're planning on starting a workup on me over the next few months so that we can jump right into IVF by the end of the year if we need to.
We decided to tell our parents only and they've been sooo supportive. If IVF gets a green light, then we plan on telling siblings but until then, we'll be keeping everything to ourselves.
Anyway, hello to you all...can't wait to read about all the good news that I'm sure will be coming from this board!
Just wanted to introduce myself as a not-so-new poster. Last year around this time I was primarily lurking on the TTGP board. The hubs and I tried to get pregnant for about 6-7 months before I asked him to see a urologist and get an SA. I know that 6-7 months for someone my age (I'm 30) is not usually recommended but we knew that DH has a pretty sizable varicocele that had the potential to be an issue. The urologist had him do 2 samples....thank goodness we went with my gut instinct ...his SAs weren't very good at all! We were referred to a urologist that is a fertility expert.
I don't have the results at hand but the first one had "okay" numbers that our urologist felt weren't terrible but would definitely mean we would probably have to try much longer than 6-7 months. The second SA barely had a thing in it
. A follow-up SA just last month while better than the 2nd one, still showed that there was no way we would be able to conceive naturally. So here we are....faced with the possibility that IVF may be on our calendar by the end of the year.We spent a few months discussing the possibility of surgery for the varicocele if the 3rd SA was bad so when the urologist suggested it as a possible factor that may be worth correcting, we pretty much knew right away that we wanted to try it. DH has surgery scheduled for early May. I've read enough anecdotal stories online of success after varicocele surgery so I'm clinging onto hope that this will solve our issue.
In the meantime, we're just going to keep trying until his post-surgery SA comes in. Depending on those results we may move straight to IVF or continue trying for a few more months. We're planning on starting a workup on me over the next few months so that we can jump right into IVF by the end of the year if we need to.
We decided to tell our parents only and they've been sooo supportive. If IVF gets a green light, then we plan on telling siblings but until then, we'll be keeping everything to ourselves.
Anyway, hello to you all...can't wait to read about all the good news that I'm sure will be coming from this board!
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Me: 33 DH: 37
Together since 2010, Married August 2014
TTC: Off and on since April 2015
Diagnosis: Severe MFI
1/15/2017: FET #1, successful. Baby boy delivered via c-section 9/30/17
1/2/2018: FET #2: BFN
Together since 2010, Married August 2014
TTC: Off and on since April 2015
Diagnosis: Severe MFI
1/15/2017: FET #1, successful. Baby boy delivered via c-section 9/30/17
1/2/2018: FET #2: BFN
Re: Not new to thebump but new to the neighborhood...
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TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!! Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
Me: DOR, poor egg quality, MTHFR
DH: MFI
TTC since 3/2014
2015: 3 IUI's-BFN
12/2015: 1st IVF cycle-(9 follicles retrieved, 5 mature, 3 fertilized w/ICSI, transferred 1 excellent and 1 good embryo on day 3)-chemical pregnancy
3/2016: 2nd IVF cycle- canceled (3 follicles retrieved, 3 mature, all fertilized w/ICSI, 1 fragmented, 2 arrested)
3/2016: RE suggested donor eggs- taking an ivf break and to supplement
9/2016: 3rd ivf cycle-cancelled due to early ovulation
Oct./Nov 2016: 4th ivf cycle- EPP-AFC:5, retrieved 10, 10 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 6 blastocysts biopsied and frozen. 3 CCS normal embryos
1/18/17: beta #1-104
1/20/17: beta #2-174
2/2/17: first u/s, heartbeat of 107 at 6w1d
7/20/17: baby boy born at 30+3 via emergency c-section
DX - MFI Antibodies, High DNA fragmentation
IUI #1 November 2015 - 0% Motility
IVF #2 May 2016 - (FAIL/25 eggs, 1 5BB xx, PGS abnormal)
Together since 2010, Married August 2014
TTC: Off and on since April 2015
Diagnosis: Severe MFI
1/15/2017: FET #1, successful. Baby boy delivered via c-section 9/30/17
1/2/2018: FET #2: BFN
Beta 5/9/2016 BFP!!
Embryo transfer scheduled for April 28, 2016 and beta test May 9, 2016 (day after Mother's Day!)
Transfer Meds include: Lupron Depot (4/1), Minivelle Patch (every 3rd day), Estradiol (3x daily), Amoxicillin, Progesterone in Oil, Methylprednisonlone. Lovenox and baby asprin added after transfer.
3/22/16 - Sono Saline ultrasound cyst to be aspirated on 4/1/16 if not cleared up by 3/29 US - It cleared on its own
Retrieval 3/4/16 - 26 eggs retrieved, 23 mature, 20 fertilized, 14 embryos currently frozen
Starting IVF Stims on +/- Feb 22, 2016
HSG scheduled for 1-26-16 - All clear "beautiful uterus" (though inverted)
Switched clinics and now prepping for IVF in February / March
Trying to conceive since November 2012
Together since January 23, 2013
Married March 22, 2014
TTC #1 since August 2015
First RE meeting February 2, 2016; tests normal for both of us
Clomid round #4 of 150 mg followed by
First Ovidrel trigger shot February 10, 2016
First IUI February 12, 2016 Negative
Started Letrozole 5mg round #1 February 23
Began additional Letrozole 5mg + Dexamethasone 1 mg March 8
Ovidrel trigger shot March 16
IUI #2 March 18 with progesterone suppositories beginning March 19
Positive HPT April 2 Praise God!!!
Estimated Due Date: December 8
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Together since 2010, Married August 2014
TTC: Off and on since April 2015
Diagnosis: Severe MFI
1/15/2017: FET #1, successful. Baby boy delivered via c-section 9/30/17
1/2/2018: FET #2: BFN
Married June 2012
TTC #1 since Oct 2014
March 2016: IUI#1 w/ Clomid, Ovidrel, Progesterone, Estradiol - BFN
April-May 2016: treatment on hold due to bad thyroid levels, adjusted meds
June 2016: IUI#2 w/ Clomid, Ovidrel, Progesterone, Estradiol - BFN
July 13th: IVF consult
August 2016: IUI#3 w/ Femara, Ovidrel, Progresterone - BFN
Sept/Oct 2016: IVF + ICSI
@GarnerWife Our urologist told us that if we were going to see a change, that it'd show up about 4ish months after the surgery at the earliest. I've read some stories online of people not seeing much of a change until they got closer to 6 months (or more!)
Together since 2010, Married August 2014
TTC: Off and on since April 2015
Diagnosis: Severe MFI
1/15/2017: FET #1, successful. Baby boy delivered via c-section 9/30/17
1/2/2018: FET #2: BFN