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For mommies who were TTC

How long did it take you to get pregnant?

I'm just curious. DH and I have been trying for 5 cycles now and I'm not really bothered by it or worried at all, but lately I've been wondering when I should start. I know the length of time is different for everyone but I just want to know how you felt if it took more than a few months, and whether you were ever worried that something else was going on. If it's not too personal, I'd especially like to hear from you girls who had IF issues and what clued you in to the fact that something wasn't right.

Thanks girls. I know this is kind of personal, but really I'm just trying to reassure myself that this is normal and I shouldn't be worried.

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Re: For mommies who were TTC

  • I am assuming  you are under 35 (which I am like 100% sure that you are).

    They say that before 35 you should go see our OB to talk about thing after 12 months (a year) of trying.

    You know, every month, there is really only a 3% chance of actually getting pregnant?

    Are you charting correctly? Are you SURE of when you are ovulating? Are you even sure you ARE ovulating?

  • I'm sorry it's taking awhile, but I think "they" say it takes most couples about 6 months to conceive. And, like PP said, 12 months is usually the point doctors will consider looking into things.

    You're charting, right? Have you tried OPKs? I've never used them, but I know they worked a lot better than only charting BBT for some people.

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  • I think most drs will tell young healthy couples like you guys to not worry about it until you've been trying about 6-12 months...  I think we were trying for 6 months before we went to see my ob/gyn for testing and stuff, but only because I was 33 when we started TTC. 
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    I am assuming  you are under 35 (which I am like 100% sure that you are).

    They say that before 35 you should go see our OB to talk about thing after 12 months (a year) of trying.

    You know, every month, there is really only a 3% chance of actually getting pregnant?

    Are you charting correctly? Are you SURE of when you are ovulating? Are you even sure you ARE ovulating?

    I am pretty sure I am charting correctly. I read TCOYF, I use FF, and my charts are pretty textbook: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2b4b47

    I mean, I can't be 100% sure that I'm ovulating but everything seems to indicate that I am.

    I didn't know that 3% statistic. I had heard somewhere that 12 months is the appropriate wait time to start testing. That's reassuring. 

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  • I'm obviously not a mommy yet but can speak from much experience. It's been many years since I ever used protection or BCP's to prevent pregnancy. I can say that even though I have had 5 pregnancies total, all fell within a time gap of 2 -3 years to get our BFP's. Set a side everything else, everyone is different and some take a single day and others may take months or years. I say enjoy the baby making process and don't focus on time. Even though people say they don't stress, your mentally holding dates in your subconscious and may cause you more bad than good. Yes it's good to be aware and cautious but these boards can provide too many details that can freak anyone out. I'm sure everything will work out for you soon and once a year comes up (hopefully not) then speak to your obgyn or an RE about further options. Might be the simplest form of assistance you may need if worse comes to worse.
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    I'm sorry it's taking awhile, but I think "they" say it takes most couples about 6 months to conceive. And, like PP said, 12 months is usually the point doctors will consider looking into things.

    You're charting, right? Have you tried OPKs? I've never used them, but I know they worked a lot better than only charting BBT for some people.

    I used OPKs some of the months, but this month DH and I have been taking a more laid back approach and I'm trying not to think about it that much. My mind started going a little nutso today because one of my friends who was struggling with IF issues just found out she's pregnant after giving up on drugs and treatment and just letting things happen naturally. I was thinking that if this month is a bust, next month I might just stop charting, REALLY relax (because as much as I am insisting on relaxing and trying not to think about it, the very act of charting and monitoring my CM makes me obsess just a little) and see what happens.

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  • You know my story, but just wanted to add some info. 

    I got off the pill January of 2009 but did not intentionally TTC right away.  We still had some things we wanted to accomplish first, but we were kind of leaving the pregnancy up to chance at that point.  In January of 2010 when I went in for my yearly checkup, my doc noticed I had been off the pill for a year and asked if I was interested in seeing a fertility specialist.  That made me very nervous and I told her that although I had been off the pill for a year that most months we weren't really timing it.  So, she said that I was still young so it was okay, but if I wanted to see one in the future to let her know.

    Four days later I took a pg test and got my BFP! 

    Of course, I wasn't charting or temping.  I was planning on doing that after the house closing if it took too long to get pregnant. But even if you know you're ovulating and you time the sex perfectly, the chances of getting pregnant are still very small (like pp mentioned). 

  • It took us almost 3 yrs to concieve the twins, and it wasn't easy.

    At about 6 mo, I went in for my annual, and I mentioned to my GYN that we were trying.  He said that was perfect, and that if nothing happened w/in the next few mo, to go back to start running some test (so at about the 9 mo mark), and I did.  A lot of bloodwork was done, an u/s to check for cysts, and he ordered DH a semen analysis.  Everything came back perfect.  At about the 1 yr mark, he suggested we see a specialist (RE).  We didn't go right away b/c I lost my job, but finally went.  More test were run, and she eventually recommended IUI to speed up the process.  A few of those later, nothing.  More test were run, and eventually we ended in IVF.

    In all honesty, we are still considered Unexplained, which is crazy!  I have some mucus issues (too acidic so kills sperm) but nothing that wouldn't cause me to concieve.  DH's swimmers aren't !00% but again, nothing that would cause too much of an issue.

    Hope this helps!  Best of luck.  Try not to stress too much about the situation.  I think that was mostly our issue... stressing and letting it consume us.

    I think you are charting/temping.  Have you tried ovulation predictor kits? 

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    . But even if you know you're ovulating and you time the sex perfectly, the chances of getting pregnant are still very small (like pp mentioned). 

    You know, I think that's what hasn't sunk in yet. I have so many friends who have gotten pregnant by accident, after only trying one month, or even on BCP that it is just strange to me that I am in the majority, LOL. Even my own mother got pregnant with me on BCP, so I guess I always assumed I'd be like her and get pregnant as soon as we decided we wanted a baby.

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  • imagemiamicubajam:
    Set a side everything else, everyone is different and some take a single day and others may take months or years. I say enjoy the baby making process and don't focus on time. Even though people say they don't stress, your mentally holding dates in your subconscious and may cause you more bad than good. Yes it's good to be aware and cautious but these boards can provide too many details that can freak anyone out. I'm sure everything will work out for you soon and once a year comes up (hopefully not) then speak to your obgyn or an RE about further options. Might be the simplest form of assistance you may need if worse comes to worse.

    This! I wanted to add that we got pregnant 4 years and 2 months after we started trying - we went to fertility specialists, did several cycles of IUIs and nothing.  We finally stopped trying altogether a year before we got our BFP because the drs suggested that the next step would be IVF.  In the end, I really think MY problem was stress (not just from daily sources, but the stress I was putting on myself because I wanted to get pg).  If and when a year goes by and you aren't pg, then see your dr; in the meantime relax and have fun :-)

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  • BTW, DH did get tested.  It's very easy for guys to do so and he HAD to know if his boys could swim, lol.  He was the one that was getting worried, but I wasn't b/c I knew that we weren't really TTC in the sense of the charting, timing, etc. 
  • I have heard that it can take the average, healthy couple 6-12 months. Just continue what you are doing and have fun! I know it may be hard to do after you continue to see BFN but I'm of the belief that stress can play a role.

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    I'm sorry it's taking awhile, but I think "they" say it takes most couples about 6 months to conceive. And, like PP said, 12 months is usually the point doctors will consider looking into things.

    You're charting, right? Have you tried OPKs? I've never used them, but I know they worked a lot better than only charting BBT for some people.

    I used OPKs some of the months, but this month DH and I have been taking a more laid back approach and I'm trying not to think about it that much. My mind started going a little nutso today because one of my friends who was struggling with IF issues just found out she's pregnant after giving up on drugs and treatment and just letting things happen naturally. I was thinking that if this month is a bust, next month I might just stop charting, REALLY relax (because as much as I am insisting on relaxing and trying not to think about it, the very act of charting and monitoring my CM makes me obsess just a little) and see what happens.

    I know how that goes! It sounds like you and your DH have a good plan, and that's what matters. I think charting is great, but it can get intense. I really had to stay off the message boards (not this one, but the ones where people are talking about ovulating and charting all day long). What also helped was not actually putting my temp in my chart every day. The act of logging onto FF every morning made me obsess right away. What I'd do was jot down my temps on paper for a few days, then put them all in at once and then log off right away. Good luck! 

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    BTW, DH did get tested.  It's very easy for guys to do so and he HAD to know if his boys could swim, lol.  He was the one that was getting worried, but I wasn't b/c I knew that we weren't really TTC in the sense of the charting, timing, etc. 

    Just be careful who performs the test.  Most labs (labcorp, quest) aren't truely equipped to pefrom a semen analysis, even though they offer them.  The best place to have one done is at an Andrology lab, most convineiently located at an RE's office.  Dh's first test was done w/ Labcorp, and the results were way off...stating his swimmers were 100% perfect.  When RE saw that, she laughed!  She said the "normal" range is in the 30%... way off.

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    imageMrsJOSEnADRI:
    BTW, DH did get tested.  It's very easy for guys to do so and he HAD to know if his boys could swim, lol.  He was the one that was getting worried, but I wasn't b/c I knew that we weren't really TTC in the sense of the charting, timing, etc. 

    Just be careful who performs the test.  Most labs (labcorp, quest) aren't truely equipped to pefrom a semen analysis, even though they offer them.  The best place to have one done is at an Andrology lab, most convineiently located at an RE's office.  Dh's first test was done w/ Labcorp, and the results were way off...stating his swimmers were 100% perfect.  When RE saw that, she laughed!  She said the "normal" range is in the 30%... way off.

    Wow! That's nuts. I'll definitely keep that in mind if we get to that point. Maybe in a few months if we have no luck, I'll see if DH wants to get tested.  

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  • My best friend has a similarr story to mine, except her husband had a issue, which required them to go straight to IVF.  It took her DH quite a while to finally come to the conclusion they needed assistance, and then some add'l time to actually go get tested.  It can be hard for men to accept... but at the same time, it is difficult and heartbreaking knowing you can't conceive.
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    imageMrsJOSEnADRI:
    BTW, DH did get tested.  It's very easy for guys to do so and he HAD to know if his boys could swim, lol.  He was the one that was getting worried, but I wasn't b/c I knew that we weren't really TTC in the sense of the charting, timing, etc. 

    Just be careful who performs the test.  Most labs (labcorp, quest) aren't truely equipped to pefrom a semen analysis, even though they offer them.  The best place to have one done is at an Andrology lab, most convineiently located at an RE's office.  Dh's first test was done w/ Labcorp, and the results were way off...stating his swimmers were 100% perfect.  When RE saw that, she laughed!  She said the "normal" range is in the 30%... way off.

    Wow! That's nuts. I'll definitely keep that in mind if we get to that point. Maybe in a few months if we have no luck, I'll see if DH wants to get tested.  

    I didn't know about this.  He went to his PCP to have this done, but IDK which lab actually processed it. 

  • We are very fortunate in that we got pregnant fairly easily both times, but I know that we're in the minority.  We did use a a digital OPK the first time, but the second time, we just played tennis a lot. 

    Like the others said, 6-12 months is the average.  Maybe skip the charting for a month or 2 and make it more of a fun thing than a job.  Have you read The Conception Chronicles?  It's a great book about the other side of TTC, written by 3 women with different experiences, but it's really funny.  

    Are you due for your annual ob/gym exam anytime soon?  That way you could at least discuss it with your Dr.

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  • it took us 15 months... I would suggest you bring up questions to your OB on your next visit if its before the year mark. There are some simple tests that can be done to see if something is wrong and that way you get those out of the way early instead of waiting a year (but i'm also impatient), however on average it takes people anywhere from 6-12 mths.

     Good Luck!

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    I'm sorry it's taking awhile, but I think "they" say it takes most couples about 6 months to conceive. And, like PP said, 12 months is usually the point doctors will consider looking into things.

    You're charting, right? Have you tried OPKs? I've never used them, but I know they worked a lot better than only charting BBT for some people.

    I used OPKs some of the months, but this month DH and I have been taking a more laid back approach and I'm trying not to think about it that much. My mind started going a little nutso today because one of my friends who was struggling with IF issues just found out she's pregnant after giving up on drugs and treatment and just letting things happen naturally. I was thinking that if this month is a bust, next month I might just stop charting, REALLY relax (because as much as I am insisting on relaxing and trying not to think about it, the very act of charting and monitoring my CM makes me obsess just a little) and see what happens.

    I know how that goes! It sounds like you and your DH have a good plan, and that's what matters. I think charting is great, but it can get intense. I really had to stay off the message boards (not this one, but the ones where people are talking about ovulating and charting all day long). What also helped was not actually putting my temp in my chart every day. The act of logging onto FF every morning made me obsess right away. What I'd do was jot down my temps on paper for a few days, then put them all in at once and then log off right away. Good luck! 

    That's a good idea! I might try keeping my temps written and then logging them all into FF once every few days. That might help with the obsessing.

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    We are very fortunate in that we got pregnant fairly easily both times, but I know that we're in the minority.  We did use a a digital OPK the first time, but the second time, we just played tennis a lot. 

    Like the others said, 6-12 months is the average.  Maybe skip the charting for a month or 2 and make it more of a fun thing than a job.  Have you read The Conception Chronicles?  It's a great book about the other side of TTC, written by 3 women with different experiences, but it's really funny.  

    Are you due for your annual ob/gym exam anytime soon?  That way you could at least discuss it with your Dr.

    {{hugs}}

    I haven't read that and it sounds like something I'd like - I'll have to order it :)

    I'm due for my annual in July, which is right around the corner - I'll definitely bring it up with my gyno then if we haven't had any luck by then.

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  • Good luck, Eli!  I hope you get your BFP soon!
  • Good luck Eli! Sending you masses of baby dust!
  • It took us almost 2.5 years to conceive.  We did several cycles of IVF and saw two different REs.  We had success with one in Colorado. 

    We fell into our IF issues because I was having abnormal spotting  during my cycle.  After an internal US, my OB found a polyp in my uterus.  I had a D&C to have it removed and a lap as well to look for endo.  Since I was having surgery, I asked for my husband to be tested as well.  It turned out that I did have endo and my husband had major issues (extremely low counts, motility and morph).  

    Do you or your husband have any reason to believe you would have issues?  

    We did not but in hindsight, we found out that my husband had an undescended testicle at birth which is a possible cause for the low numbers.  Unfortunately, we didn't know about it until afterwards.  If we had known, I would have looked into it much sooner. 

    I know the rule of thumb is if you are under 35, you should try for 12 months, 6 months if you are over 35.   have you tried a clearblue easy fertility monitor?  kinda pricey but they are awesome.

    good luck to you!  I hope you get a BFP very soon!!!
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    It took us almost 2.5 years to conceive.  We did several cycles of IVF and saw two different REs.  We had success with one in Colorado. 

    We fell into our IF issues because I was having abnormal spotting  during my cycle.  After an internal US, my OB found a polyp in my uterus.  I had a D&C to have it removed and a lap as well to look for endo.  Since I was having surgery, I asked for my husband to be tested as well.  It turned out that I did have endo and my husband had major issues (extremely low counts, motility and morph).  

    Do you or your husband have any reason to believe you would have issues?  

    We did not but in hindsight, we found out that my husband had an undescended testicle at birth which is a possible cause for the low numbers.  Unfortunately, we didn't know about it until afterwards.  If we had known, I would have looked into it much sooner. 

    I know the rule of thumb is if you are under 35, you should try for 12 months, 6 months if you are over 35.   have you tried a clearblue easy fertility monitor?  kinda pricey but they are awesome.

    good luck to you!  I hope you get a BFP very soon!!!

    I don't think there are any reasons why we would have issues. My charts look pretty normal, no spotting, normal length AF, normal cycle lengths, Oing at around CD 16.. I don't know how we would know if DH has any issues, but he's pretty healthy. I haven't tried the Clearblue monitor but that might be an option if the whole "relax and stop obsessing" method doesn't work. Hopefully we'll get a BFP soon!

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  • imageCJB8:
    I know the rule of thumb is if you are under 35, you should try for 12 months, 6 months if you are over 35.   have you tried a clearblue easy fertility monitor?  kinda pricey but they are awesome. good luck to you!  I hope you get a BFP very soon!!!

    I have the CBEFM, and it is awesome!  You POAS beginning a few days before O and it monitors how fertile you are, and eventually tells you when you peak.  I used it in conjuction w/ my RE, and everytime RE said I was Oing, monitor was correct.

    Again, GL!

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  • Thank you so much for all the support!
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  • it took us 5 cycles and we were charting and using OPKS
  • I took us about 12 cycles, we started charting and temping but it got a bit overwhelming. We stopped for about 3 months or so and just did OPK's after that, we got pregnant for the first time about 6 months after using the the OPKs. After I had my miscarriage and my cycle went back to normal, it took just 2 cycles to conceive this little one. Good luck Eli and I hope it happens for you soon :)
  • It took us about a year (11 months to be exact). I was just like you, I got really worried and bummed out when it didn't happen after the first month or two. I also thought that I would be just like my mom (She got pregnant on her first cycle of trying with each one of us). But then when I realized it actually does take the average couple 6-12 months I relaxed a little and it took a while longer, but it happened Big Smile
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  • We got PG after 15 months of TTC...after about 6-7 months my OB suggested a semen anaylsis and Clomid to jump start ovulation, but we decided not to at that time. After 1 year of TTC, we made an appointment with the Specialist who ran another semen analysis, hormone bloodwork and a Hysterosalpingogram. The month of the hysterosalpingogram and 1st round of Clomid we got pg. I know that we were putting ALOT of stress on ourselves and none of our family members knew we were actively TTC or seeing a specialist, so that also added to the stress. I was charting, taking temps, OPK's...you name it. Ultimately, I think it's not really up to us when it happens, but have lots of fun practicing and enjoying the time with your dh Stick out tongue
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  • The first time it took around 3 or 4 (or 5?) cycles, I don't remember.  But we weren't charting for the first 3 or 4 of those cycles, and we were just guessing when was the right time to try.  Then I bought the book TCOYF and realized I'd been timing it wrong.  That very month was the cycle that I started to chart, and it worked, I guess, b/c I got pregnant that month.

    The second time, I charted and it took another 3 or 4 cycles, although we weren't completely focused or really even sure we were ready to get pg again.  

    When I charted, I didn't use fertility friend.  I made a photocopy of the chart from the book, and I wrote my temps in at my bedside in the morning.  Made it just a quick moment of my day and kept me from obsessing too much (although I did wonder each time I got my period what had gone "wrong").  I read somewhere that on your most fertile day of the month, there is only a 25% chance of getting pregnant.  That's one day out of the whole cycle.  Sometimes I wonder how anyone gets pregnant with those slim chances!

  • With Camy, it took 6 months (with only 2 periods) and a diagnosis of PCOS to get on Clomid. I was fortunate enough to get pregnant first round of clomid.

    With this baby, I went off BCP in February, thinking that it would take a long time again and Clomid...but, got KU in 1 try!

    Good luck. I wouldn't worry about it until you feel "bothered" by it. You'll know it when you get there. When that time comes, be aggressive with your doctors. No one wanted to test me for PCOS b/c I dont' fit the profile, and guess what, I have it! I wouldnt' take no for an answer and I'm glad I fought for it. Most docs say to come back after 12 months...that didnt' fly with me!

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  • Just wanted to add my two cents by telling you what we did. Pretty much we were BDing every 2-3 days regardless of CM or any of those factors. I realize that I am in the minority since it didn't take us very long to get a BFP. So yeah up the BD but space it out- the little swimmers can survive on your body for a day or two. GL doll....sending lots of baby dust your way :)
  • I was very lucky. With Nicky I got pg on the 2nd cycle and with Adrianna it was on the 1st cycle. I was 30 with Nicholas and 33 with Adrianna.

    My cycles were very regular so I knew exactly when I was ovulating, but I used OPKs just to confirm that we were hitting the right days.  Also, FWIW, we used Preseed both times.

    Good luck!!!

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    It took us about 11 months the first time around and 2 months the second. Like others have said, at around 6 months about 60% of couples get pregnant and by 12 months it runs in the 80% range. The chances of getting pregnant on any given month is actually higher than 3%. It's about 10-20%. Imagine, most birth control methods used correctly have an about 2% failure rate. It wouldn't make sense to use if chances of getting opregnant each month was 3%. ;) Also of note, is that 10-15% of couples have infertility of which most, a cause is not found! I've learned a few of these stats through my rotations but of course it's no indication of what happens to each individual couple.But don't worry, 5 months is still too early! I learned in the TTC process that the more I worried, which I did, the worse it was. It seems you know your cycle well! I never actually temped, only timed around my ovulation and eventually worked. Good luck girly! And don't be afraid to talk to your OBGYN, even if it has not been 1 year!!!
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  • It took me 15 cycles.  I went to the reproductive endocrinologist at 12 months.  I had already gotten bloodwork done at the 6 month mark to make sure I was ovulating.  I was so we continued to the one year mark where my husband had a semen analysis.  Before getting any treatments I had a HSG test through the reproductive endocrinologist....and you sometimes have a higher percentage of fertility after the test...and we got pregnant the cycle after the test. 

    The only clue for us was that we were not pregnant after a year.  We had no diagnosis because there was nothing going on with either of us.  Do not get worried at this point.  If you are over 35 you call your dr. after trying for 6 months.  If you think you are not ovulating (not getting your period regularly every month) then there is no harm in having your OBGYN or dr. do a blood test on you to make sure you are ovulating.  I am 29 btw and was 27 when we started ttc.

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  • For us it took about 6 months. I had been charting long before we started TTC though and I knew something was not right with my cycles. My old OB had thrown me on clomid about a month or two after we started only because by then I knew my cycles were super long. I had to beg him for an u/s and blood work to check my progesterone because I was 100% sure I did not ovulate because I was in extreme pain and he was 100% sure I did ovulate. Well HE ended up being wrong. At the u/s they noticed my ovaries covered in cysts and he sent me to an RE. I had about a month of tests and the very first cycle that I was on metformin due to my PCOS I got pregnant with Mikey.

    You know your body better than anyone else. If you think something is up its never too early to bring it up to your doc but realize that most will insist that you wait a year if you are under 35. 

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