This group is open to anyone who has Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Premature Ovarian Failure (sometimes also called Primary Ovarian Insufficiency - POI), or is of Advanced Maternal Age.
This check-in will be posted each Wednesday. If you?d like to be added to this group, please reply to this message, and I?ll make sure to add you for next week. Welcome to the lurkers! We know this can be a difficult journey, but we welcome you with open arms. Let us know if we can answer any questions.
GRADUATES ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO POST!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW TO Mrs.McIrish!!!
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Status Update: What is going on in your cycle or where are you in your process?
QOTW: Are there any questions you'd like to ask here? A lot of the questions that have been posted here are basically derived from my curiosities since my diagnosis, so if there's anything you've been wanting to know please let me know here and I'll use it for future check-ins!
BFPs!
In the 2ww
Currently Cycling or on BCP?s
mm29 ? on stims, 1st monitoring appt 8/8
STL34 ? on BCPs for IVF #3.4, start stims next week?
Mrs.McIrish ? on stims, possible retrieval on 8/11 (also birthday!)?
TotallyLoCo ? FET 8/5, GL!!!
mtlaurel ? hoping for an 8/8 ER, 9 follies cooking!
bubbas mama1 ? Welcome!! On BCP for FET #2 in early Sept
jlcrane78 ? waiting on PGD report
UMichGirl ? on BCPs for next 2 weeks
MandaS08 ? Welcome!! Just started last natural cycle
Waiting to Cycle/Between Cycles
ceemonkey ? waiting on AF, will start IUI #5?
vanceke08 ? Welcome!! Scrapping IVF plan, moving towards adoption
madhatterxo ? on a natural cycle
Trippleb ? IVF #3 BFN, looking to natural or low-stim options
Mrkyrain ? starting estrogen patch for IVF #2 (1.5)
Delta04 ? taking supplements, IVF #4 in Sept
Solarflare ?BFN on IUI #1, taking a month off!
MIA
mamabears ? waiting to cycle in July b/c of insurance
Rabon629 ? Welcome!! Awaiting IUI #1
bmpwatch ? looking into DE
Tootlebug ? natural cycle (GL!!!)
lhcooper ? beta on 7/1 (GL!!!)
GenRN45 ? Welcome!!! TTC #2 early 2012
~*~Graduates~*~
mlhowe07 ? BFP on 4/28!! Congrats!
DoingItRight ? BFP on 5/15!!!!
lenebene ? positive beta 5/13 on DE IVF!!!
danish16 ? BFP on 7/1!! Congrats!
snoangel79 ? beta 7/29, but had 6 +HPTs!!! CONGRATS!
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU'D LIKE ME TO ASK! I have a hard time coming up with things so please let me know.

Re: ~*~DOR/POF/AMA Check-in~*~
Hey all! I've decided to take another month off. AF showed up Saturday and I just wasn't ready to start again so I am not. Plus I have an impromptu trip to Florida right around the time that I'd probably be ovulating so thought it best to sit out another month.
In the meantime I've been researching DE and and DEmbryo programs. I have a consult at the end of September with a DE clinic and have inquired at a few other places about DEmbryos. If you have any suggestions please let me know!
QOTW: I'm out of questions right now, everything I've asked up to this point have been things I'm curious about with others' experiences, so any help is appreciated!
SAIF Always Welcome
TTC #1 since Fall 2008
High FSH, Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome
Unsuccessful with my OE, moving to DE + DS
DE + DS IVF #1: Dec 2012 - BFP, nothing at first u/s
DE + DS IVF #3: 7/12/13 - BFP! Finally! No heartbeat at 7w1d.
Happy birthday tomorrow MrsMcIrish! Welcome new members! GL to those going through a cycle and doing tests. Congrats to those success stories and big hugs to all who need it.
Status Update: What is going on in your cycle or where are you in your process? Nothing new. Still moving forward with IVF#4 scheduled for September. I am having AMH tested first then will move forward with OE.
QOTW: Are there any questions you'd like to ask here? A lot of the questions that have been posted here are basically derived from my curiosities since my diagnosis, so if there's anything you've been wanting to know please let me know here and I'll use it for future check-ins! I am curious as to what age everyone started their period. I wonder if there is a link between an early onset menstral cycle and our diagnosis. There may not be one but I know a while back, there seemed to be a trend with our cycle length.
Moving forward with Adoption 2017!
Update: Anxious and worried today - waiting to hear whether any of our 3 embies grew enough for transfer tomorrow.
QOTW: Along the same lines as Delta - curious about others birth control methods prior to TTC. Wondering if there's any trends with not having used BCPs and DOR.
Me: 36, DH: 42
Dx: DOR and MFI
DH: low count + very low motility; hormones all normal; Sperm DNA Frag. test = poor to fair; male karyotyping normal
Me: FSH 13.4 + AMH 0.26 + hypothyroidism; Scratch the hypothyrodism (?); Blood clotting and immune panel all negative; endometrial biopsy normal
IVF #1 (MDLF - Jul/Aug 2011): BFN (9R, 5M, 3F with ICSI, 3dt of 1 10-cell grade 2, no frosties)
IVF #2 (EP-antagonist - Sep/Oct 2011): BFN (6R, 4M, 3F w/ ICSI, 3dt of 1 6-cell, 1 7-cell, grade 4s, no frosties)
DE IVF #1 (shared cycle - June 2012): c/p (6R, 6F w/ICSI, 3dt 1 8-cell grade A- and 1 7-cell grade A-; no frosties)
DE IVF #2 (shared cycle with new donor - Nov/Dec/ 2012): - BFP!!!!! 12/14/12. U/S on 12/27 shows twins!!!!!
SAIFW/PAIFW
This is a great question. I'd be really curious to hear the answers.
2/10 & 3/10 Clomid 50mg-BFN
5/10-Lap Surgery for Stage 2 Endo
3/11-IUI#1 with Follistim and Menopur-developed mild OHSS= BFN
6/11-IUI#2 with Follistim -developed moderate OHSS= BFN!
7/11-FSH-11, AMH 1.6
9/11-ttc naturally with positive thoughts
10/6/11-POSITIVE pregnancy test!!! 15dpo BETA-220
6/14/2012- Riley Harper arrived!! We love our little girl
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2/10 & 3/10 Clomid 50mg-BFN
5/10-Lap Surgery for Stage 2 Endo
3/11-IUI#1 with Follistim and Menopur-developed mild OHSS= BFN
6/11-IUI#2 with Follistim -developed moderate OHSS= BFN!
7/11-FSH-11, AMH 1.6
9/11-ttc naturally with positive thoughts
10/6/11-POSITIVE pregnancy test!!! 15dpo BETA-220
6/14/2012- Riley Harper arrived!! We love our little girl
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I'm about to ovulate, and even though I know its a HUGE long shot, I'm still not ready to let go of the idea we could get a BFP on our last natural cycle. My SIS came back totally normal, so once AF shows, we'll start our first IUI.
To answer PP's question, I started my period when I was 12 or 13 and before trying to get pregnant had been on birth control bills for the last 10 years.
TTC since 5/2010
DX with Diminished Ovarian Reserve - AMH of 1.1 - 7/2011; AMH of .42 8/2012BFP 9/1/10-M/C confirmed 9/8/10-Methotrexate 10/6/10
IUI #1 (w/clomid)-9/5/11-BFN ; IUI #2 (w/clomid)-10/5/11 - BFP - 11/1/12-No sac seen; 11/2/11 and 11/9/11-Methotrexate
IVF #1- ER 2/2; ET 2/5;-Two 8 cell embryos transfered = BFFN
Surprise BFP - 5/7/12
U/S on 6/8/12 - H/B at 128 BPM; U/S on 6/14/12 @ 9wks-No H/B-D&C on 6/17/12
IVF 2.0- ER 10/17; ET 10/20-One 12 cell, one 10 cell and one 8 cell embryo transfered
BFP! 11/16/12 U/S- Two nuggets with perfect heartbeats! EDD 7/10/13
5/31/2013- My miracles arrived at 34w2d! Welcome to the world Harper and Nolan!

My Blog- http://waitingonaangel.wordpress.com/
Hi!! Could I be added to your group? I just finished my first IVF, which was converted to an IUI=BFN. We've decided to take a few months off, put some resources into acupuncture and get a second opinion, before trying again around November.
Questions I have:
-What BC did women use? In addition to a PP's questions about no BC and DOR, I'm interested to know if my choice of BC has played any role in this.
-Anything that has helped to raise AMH levels?
-Protocols that have been tried for IUI/IVF (successful or not!)
IVF #1-July 2011 7/9/11-Started Stims
7/20/11-ER:No eggs in 4/5 follicles. Left the 5th follie intact and converted to an IUI
8/3/11-Beta #1=BFN,
Nov, 2011 BFP #1=m/c at 7 wks 3 days
11/11-AMH .47, IVF #2 March 2012...or not!! Surprise BFP on 2/19. Beta #1=161. Beta #2 305 Our little miracle girl is on her way! Due Oct 29, 2012
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Update: I am more than halfway done with BCP's! Less than a week to go! Next week by check-in time, I'll have gone for my suppression check and hopefully getting ready to start my shots!
QOTW: We don't necessarily have to do IF/TTC related questions. We could do some like, "What was the last vacation you took?" "Where did you go on your honeymoon?" "Favorite hobby?" etc. We could even do a picture-of-the-week type thing (like "favorite wedding picture" or "picture of your furbaby" etc.)
DX: High FSH/DOR
It took 44 cycles, just over 3 years, 6 failed IUI's in MI, and 1 round of IVF at CCRM to get our BFP!
Beta #1 (9dp5dt) = 206, Beta #2 (11dp5dt) = 438
1st u/s @ 6w5d = 11/11/11 = ONE little bean! HB 120bpm!
?Our Baby Boy Born June 26th, 2012?
I'll plan on doing that more! Just wanted to make sure that if anyone had anything specific that it would be asked. I appreciate all the suggestions everyone!
SAIF Always Welcome
TTC #1 since Fall 2008
High FSH, Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome
Unsuccessful with my OE, moving to DE + DS
DE + DS IVF #1: Dec 2012 - BFP, nothing at first u/s
DE + DS IVF #3: 7/12/13 - BFP! Finally! No heartbeat at 7w1d.
You are in my thoughts, hope you hear great news soon!!!
SAIF Always Welcome
TTC #1 since Fall 2008
High FSH, Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome
Unsuccessful with my OE, moving to DE + DS
DE + DS IVF #1: Dec 2012 - BFP, nothing at first u/s
DE + DS IVF #3: 7/12/13 - BFP! Finally! No heartbeat at 7w1d.
Welcome!
SAIF Always Welcome
TTC #1 since Fall 2008
High FSH, Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome
Unsuccessful with my OE, moving to DE + DS
DE + DS IVF #1: Dec 2012 - BFP, nothing at first u/s
DE + DS IVF #3: 7/12/13 - BFP! Finally! No heartbeat at 7w1d.
Sending follie growing dust your way!!
SAIF Always Welcome
TTC #1 since Fall 2008
High FSH, Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome
Unsuccessful with my OE, moving to DE + DS
DE + DS IVF #1: Dec 2012 - BFP, nothing at first u/s
DE + DS IVF #3: 7/12/13 - BFP! Finally! No heartbeat at 7w1d.
Happy birthday Mrs.McIrish!!
ceemonkey, enjoy your trip to Florida!
Delta04, good luck with your upcoming tests and IVF cycle. September will be here soon!
mtlaurel, sending lots and lots of grow embie vibes and PPVs your way! I hope you get to transfer a couple of great embies tomorrow!!
MandaS08, good luck on your natural cycle!!
jillychris, welcome to our little group! Sorry you meet the qualifications.
Mrkyrain, sending lots of grow follie vibes and T&Ps your way! I hope your b/w looks great tomorrow!
UMichGirl, I am so excited for you and this IVF cycle! Sending lots of positive vibes and T&Ps your way!
Update: I start stims on FRIDAY!!!! I can't believe I'm actually going to get to start!! I had an u/s on Monday that showed things looking pretty good except a smallish cyst. I had the cyst aspirated on Tuesday without any sedation/anesthesia. After the aspiration (which really hurt), my RE could see a bunch of follicles! It was my best AFC with my RE!! I had 4 on my left and he stopped counting at 7 on my right, but there were possibly more there as they were in clusters. So, I'm very excited about that!
QOTW: I think the other ladies gave some good ideas. The only other question I have is has any one been tested for BRCA1 or BRCA2? If so, what were your results?
~SAIF/PAIF/Everyone Welcome~
Me= 37 and DH = 41
Dx: DOR, Endo, APA+ (really high beta 2 glycoprotein antibody and high everything else tested), heterozygous MTHFR mutation, positive for lupus anticoagulant, high FSH, low AMH and both tubes blocked (per HSG on 3/8/11)
IVF #1 - long lupron (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 4 retrieved, 3 fertilized; ET 2 blasts and 1 frozen = BFN
IVF #2 - a version of antagonist with EPP (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 6 retrieved, 4 mature, 3 fertilized, 2 blasts and 1 frozen blast transferred on day 5 = BFN.
IVF #3 April was postponed to May, May was canceled. June/July was canceled. Had a cyst aspiration and then began IVF #3 in August. ER on 8/22; ET on 8/24 with AH. +HPT on 9/5. Beta #1 (11dpo) = 3; Beta #2 (15dpo) = 29; Beta #3 (17dpo) = 60; Beta #4 (19 dpo) = 118. Heartbeat at 6 weeks 6 days =132. Lil is here!
TTC#2: Trigger + TI = BFN; Clomid + Trigger + IUI = BFN.
IVF #4: BCP + MDLF + Lovenox = 7R, 1F = Transferred 1 6-cell embryo on day 3 = BFN
IVF #5: MDLF + Lovenox = 4R, 1F = Transferred 1 10-cell compacting embryo on day 3 = BFN
IVF #6: (New RE): Long Antagonist November 2014 (transferred two 8 cell grade 1 embryos and froze one blast) = BFN
FET#1: BFN
Happy Birthday Mrs.McIrish, and I am sending you lots of embie growing vibes!!! I can't wait to hear abt you fert report tomorrow!!!
:::Mckyrain Sending you lots of follie gorwing vibes:::
~~STL I am so happy you are finally able to get the show on the road!! GL!!! ~~
Update: I had my first monitoring appt for IVF#2 Monday. It was terrible, I had no measurable follicles. I have an apt tomorrow if there is nothing measurable I will be cancelled. Please pray or send positive vibes that my ovaries decide to show up for the party!!!
QOTW: I like UMich's idea, it will help us to get to know everyone
::: Married June 2003:::

TTC #1 since: Aug. 2008
Me: 34, DOR, MTHFR-A1298C (heterozygous), decreased blood flow to uterus, Mild Endo
DH: 38, Balanced translocation 5&10, unexplained MFI, normal SA and SCSA
Tx History: IUI 1&2= BFN
IVF# 1 W/ICSI= BFN
IVF# 2: cancelled d/t no response
IVF# 3= 1 egg retrieved=immature/not viable
IVF# 4= c/p
***CCRM ODWU***
Found DHs BT and Me-decreased blood flow to uterus
Recommended DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture. Decided to cycle locally
***New RE***
DE IVF# 1(cycle #6) w/pgd, (freeze all): 30R, 23M, 15F, slow/poor embryo development, 4 biopsied, 1 Normal "Norm"; DE IVF w/PGD, incorporate electro-acupuncture.
IVF# 6: (OE/DS) cancelled
IVF# 7: (OE/DS) 1R, 1M, 1F, arrested day 5
Plan-DE IVF# 2 (cycle #8): DE/DS in May 2015
http://icanhazbabyz.blogspot.com/
Prayers and good vibes coming your way!
SAIF Always Welcome
TTC #1 since Fall 2008
High FSH, Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome
Unsuccessful with my OE, moving to DE + DS
DE + DS IVF #1: Dec 2012 - BFP, nothing at first u/s
DE + DS IVF #3: 7/12/13 - BFP! Finally! No heartbeat at 7w1d.
Thanks for the birthday wishes! I had my ER yesterday and we got 3 eggs. Waiting for the fert report later today. Hoping I had some rockstars in there. Otherwise it will be a miserable birthday... If we have any that make it, it will be a 2dt tomorrow.
Good luck to all and a special shout out to Mt Laurel. GL on your transfer!!
TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
DE IVF #3 1/14 ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d
DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!
K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
http://waitingforraintostop.wordpress.com
Status Update: What is going on in your cycle or where are you in your process?
We received the PGD results on our vacation last week. We have 2 normal embryos that will both be transferred on September 20. For the time being I am on BCPs and start Lupron on Friday.
QOTW: Are there any questions you'd like to ask here? A lot of the questions that have been posted here are basically derived from my curiosities since my diagnosis, so if there's anything you've been wanting to know please let me know here and I'll use it for future check-ins!
I'd love to hear more about the BCP debate. I suspected taking them caused some of my problems. I was on them for about a year because we didn't want to get pregnant right away. Ha! I took either Alesse or Aviane (both one and the same). Anybody else on those?