December 2011: After TTC #1 since 01/11, we were diagnosed with severe MFI. DH is low on everything. Sent off to a Urologist specializing in MFI
May 2012: DH diagnosed with Bi-lateral varicocele, all other hormone tests are normal. Thinking this may be our issue....and hopefully a fix!!! Varicocele repair scheduled.
August 2012: Varicocele repair has done nothing for sperm count/volume/etc. MFI is now unknown. Recommended we go straight to IVF-IUI was never an option given to us
Feb 2014: IVF/ICSI #1. 14 eggs retreived all fertilized with ICSI, 4 embryos, lost 2, transferred (2), day 3 blasts. Nothing left to freeze. BFN
Doc recommended we move on to donor sperm as our embryos were of very poor quality, and he stated its a sperm issue. Took a break. During this time, we found out we could try a micro-tese where they can go in to the testes to try and retrieve healthy sperm. We decide to try this option one last time.
April 2015: currently on BCP. Looking at a retrieval and micro tese surgery for DH May 1-4.
I just had my SIS and trial transfer done, today. I will be starting Lupron on April 16th, and stims April 23rd.
Re: Any gals going through IVF in Minneapolis?
Good luck!
HSG: Sept 2014, clear tubes
Dx: MFI - Low motility, morph, count (Aug. 2014); Hypothyroidism (May 2015)
Moved to IUIs October 2014
IUI #1 w/ injections: Nov 2014- BFN
IUI #2 w/ injections: Jan 2015- BFN
IUI #3.1 w/ injections: Feb. 2015, cancelled due to cysts- 10 days BCP
IUI #3.2 w/ injections: Feb/March 2015- BFN
IUI #4 w/ 100mg Clomid + Injections: August 2015- BFN
IUI #5 w/ 5mg Femara + Injections: September 2015- BFN
IUI #6 w/ 5mg Femara + Injections: October 2015 - Cancelled due low response
Moved to IVF May 2016
Retrieved 18 eggs on 05/27/2016, 13 were ICSI'd, 9 made it to day-five transfer
Transferred 2 beautiful day-five embryos on 06/01/2016, froze 7
BFP 4dp5dt on 06/05/2016! Line continued to darken beautifully!
EDD: February 17, 2017
Beta #1: 92
Beta #2: 305
Ultrasound #1 - one baby!
Ultrasound #2 - saw heartbeat!
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Thank you! And good luck to you, as well. I have my baseline US scheduled on Wednesday, and hoping to start stims on Thurs.
We had a failed cylce at CRM this time last year, but I do know a handful of couples that have had success with them after their IVF cycles. Hoping we just needed to "warm" up. @rere1234 sounds like we are about a week apart in our cycles. I'm looking at a retreival first week in May. Although we had a failed cycle with them, we have loved our experience with CRM. The nurses are great, and they are available when you need them. Scheduling the endless appointments, managing the long list of meds, and the overall stress, has been lessened, due to efficiency of the staff. Again, good luck to you all!!!