Hi ladies! New here and sorry to say I jumped the gun and posted a question before reading the Newbie Forum. I did read it now and do believe this board may be the best place for me to give support, get support, and learn from others who have been or are experiencing similar problems.
My name is Jennifer I am 32 years old and my husband is John 31 years old. We have been trying to conceive since our wedding night 9-10-11. On 5-7-14 I had my first visit with a new gyno. When I mentioned to her how long we have been trying to conceive she somewhat looked at me like a crazy person and asked why I haven't been to a specialist yet. She then referred me to a local RE, the only RE in our area. I was sent for blood work including: Compr Metab Panel, Insulin, T4,free, Prolactin, and TSH. All blood work came back okay. RE did mention that my insulin was slightly elevated but not quite a concern. She then did a Hystersalpingrm, results: Both fallopian tubes are patent, with prompt spillage of contrast into the peritoneal cavity. The uterus is normal. Overall impression: Normal hysterosalpinogram. My husband was tested and reported to have no issues either.
I should add that I have not had a regular period since age 23. At the I didn't mind only having to deal with AF 3-4 times a year. Now I am wishing I did something about it sooner. I have also never been on birth control.
So after all the test she then prescribed Progestrone to induce AF then we started Clomid. We did this for 4 months. Each time the blood worked showed that I did ovulate but that was pretty much the only monitoring she did. At this time I started to question her tactics as she wasn't very involved. For the 4 months we were taking Clomid, I never once spoke to her just her nurse. I would call when I didn't get AF. They would send me for a BETA then induce AF once again when it came back negative. After four months of an uninvolved RE we decided to just try on our own again. Once again no luck. On July 28th my PCP referred me back to her after I had AF for a month straight with heavy bleeding. She did a pelvic examine and reported everything to be normal and by this time AF was leaving town. She then told me that birth control would control AF but needed to know where we stood on TTC. It was then that we decided to give her another shot. We waited for AF and then started Clomid 150mg on day 3. I then went in on 9-9-14 for an ultrasound to determine if I would be okay to trigger with Ovidrel. I was told they would be looking for follicles over 16mm. While I had many follicles on my left ovary she told me the largest was 13mm. I did have a few follicles on my right ovary as well with a dominate follicle of 20mm. We triggered on 9-10-14 and had our first IUI on 9-11-14. So we are currently in the TWW. My husband says I research too much and stress myself out so I have been trying to do less of that. These last few days have been hard as I have been getting AF type cramps on my right side which feel like for every step I take someone stabs me with a knife. I also get this pain when using the restroom. I was told this was normal "o pain" from a colleague who believed it may just be intensified because of the medication. Hopefully so because I can barely make it through a day of walking around the school I work at without wanting to cry in pain.
Hoping this was the intro that was needed. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you!!
Re: Intro- Am I in the right place?
PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole
PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole
TTC #1
Me: AMA, DH: MFI
Official DX - MFI due to Hemochromatosis
IVF #1 Nov. 2014 - ER 11/10 (10R 6M 6F) - ET 11/13
3DT of 3 embies - no frosties - CP = BFFN!!!!
****All Welcome****
TTC 10.01.2012
BFP 06.04.2014 EDD 02.13.2015 D&C 07.25.2014
RE Consult Results
Me: 32, PCOS, Hypothyroid, HSG All Clear
DH: 33, Low Morph (2.5%)
11.2014 (Letrozole+IUI+Progesterone)=?
TTC since May 2012
HSG- all clear
March 2014 - RE appt.
April 2014- Saline sono all's good, terrible SA results - 8 sperm found all abnormal
May 2014- Fert Urology- Bilateral varicoceles, recommend Donor Sperm
12/2014- Surprise natural BFP EDD 7/31/15 Plan: Starting foster to adoption, natural cycles