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firesiren
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~*~ MFI CHECK-IN~*~
firesiren
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in Infertility
I stole this from the old check in....
This group is for those of us dealing with male factor issues. We welcome everyone but mostly we are dealing with low count, motility, morphology or all three. Male infertility is a mysterious world filled with questions no one, including REs, urologists, acupuncturists or anyone else seem to have the answers to. Any treatment suggested is a coin toss for success and a 3 month wait for a fresh batch of swimmers. Most of us are told the only answer is IUI or IVF w/ICSI. The purpose of this group is to support each other through shared experiences and to share any info we can because the more informed we are the better. We have a check in every Sunday. Welcome and GL and PPVs to all!
QOTW: Are you a city girl or country girl?
Sorry if this posts weird. I'm still fighting with my new laptop.
MFI check-in
Jschwind22/borderline motility & low morph~ C/P ((HUGS))
Jenn06220/low count & severe low motility ~ IVF/ICSI January~2ww
Richzep/ Low everything~ IUI Feb 13
RmJohns92/Low everything ~ C/P Big ((HUGS))
Asilwhite/Low count & Motility~ IFIVF/ICSI 1.2 stimming
Tptbabe/Low everything + high ASA mostly on tails + mid-piece~ Meeting with URO/spring IVF
MrsChopp/Low count, sparse movement, & elevated FHS~ BCP's with ER in FEB,IVF/ISCI
Firesiren/ Low count & motility~ IVF/ICSI February
KeepHope2012/ Low everything~ IVF/ICSI February
LuClo/Azoo~IVF/ICSI Spring~ Waiting for thyroid levels to drop~ FX!
Poohniki/Azoo, sperm aspirated~ IVF #3 BFN waiting on wtf
JSM0801/Low everything~ Vericocele Repair in February + IVF/ICSI #2 January stimming
Solislou/ Low everything~ January FET #3
melkel559/Severe MFI, low motility~ DIUI February
JewelsW1980/ Low morph, Low-ish Motility~ FET#1
Enchanted616/Azoo~ IVF/ICSI Summer 2013
JourneytoJoy07/low count~ IVF/ICSI #2 January Stimming
Gr8te/ Low testosterone & Morph ~ FET in February
MsGMChick/Low Testosterone and Low everything ~ Waiting to start IVF#2
Orangemell2012/Azoo ~ meets with RE in February
Conradtn /Low everything? ~ Waiting on SA~IUI this cycle
Laurarag1986/Azoo~ Natural DIUI~2ww
Shellb1978/Azoo~ DIUI next cycle
sb9411/low count count, motility~Meeting with Uro Feb/2013
katekat8721/Low count & T with medium vericocele~DH on clomid
KR250222/Low count and motility
meck716/Azoo~meeting with uro & RE Feb 2013
katka512/low everything ~2ww IUI#2
Kathy4678/low everything Low T~ IVF FEB 2013
Balabusta/ Low everything ~ IVF research
rrdiva1/low everything & low T~IVF#3 with ICSI
Ecarabeo217/Low everything~ IVF #2 ICSI
36 DH 33 TTC for over 3 years
First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN
Switching RE
IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH!
BFN
First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN
Switching RE
IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH!
BFN
IVF #3 March 2013~Tesa with back-up Donor Sperm,Tesa, unsuccessful used DS~ Chemical 
Switching RE's within practice
2 frosties waiting for us, November 2013!!!!! Transferred 2 "average" blasts 11/20/2013
BFP!!!!!!! Boy/Girl Twins!!!!!! Due 08/08/2014
This discussion has been closed.
Re: ~*~ MFI CHECK-IN~*~
QOTW: I'm more of a city girl. I love to travel and enjoy all the different experiences cities can bring.
Me: 29 ovulatory disorder
DH: 30 MFI - low everything
IUI #1: 11/5/12 BFN
December IUI cancelled due to cyst
IUI #2: 1/8/13 BFN
IVF in April 2013 transferred one beautiful blast on 4/13
Beta #1 4/22: BFP!! 33 Beta #2 54 Beta #3 70 Beta #4 83 Beta #5 105. Possible ectopic, MTX and M/C 5w4d
FET 6/21 - Beta #1: 79 BFP!! Beta #2: 253 U/S 7/12: saw the sac! U/S #2 7/19 great heartbeat of 127!! U/S #3 heartbeat of 154! U/S #4 graduated to OB
EDD 3/9/14
QOTW: I would classify myself as both a city and country girl. I absolutely love the outdoors and wide open spaces but I also love the modern conveniences, shopping and restaurants the city offers.
Hello Ladies!!
We are still in the 2WW, but I am not very hopful, Negative HPT again this morning at 9dp3dt. Out of the 8 mature eggs only 4 fertilized, one didn't make it because of an extra chromosome and one didn't multiply well. We transfered 2 embies both were 6-cell, one was grade B and one was grade C. Tomorrow is beta day, if it didn't work we will be breaking till April to do some genetic testing and possibly moving on to a new RE.
Good luck to the other ladies cycling right now!
QOTW:I am a country girl! I hate cities and live in no where NH. I like mudding, bonfires, Country music, and big trucks!
Infertility blog
Trying for a baby since 4/10
DX: Infertile 6/11 Me: LPD, all other blood work clear.
DH: low sperm motility,low count.
Met with RE start clomid + TI + IUI 5/12= IUI cancelled due to positive Cystic Fibrosis carrier test. DH tested Neg. for Cystic Fibrosis,
6/12 Clomid + TI +IUI=BFN 8/10 IVF consult.
IVF #1 Started BCP 9/2 Lupron 10/11 stims 10/27 ER 11/6!! 5 eggs retreived only 1 mature. FERT report shows none made it.Cancelled cycle.
IVF #2 BCP 11/18 Lupron 12/14
Stims start 12/29 ER 1/8 ET 1/11 put in 1 grade B and 1 grade C. Beta: 1/20 = BFN
IVF# 3 7/13 BFP ended in chemical pregnancy
9/15 diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance gearing up for IVF# 4 Dec/ Jan
Everyone Welcome!
We are currently waiting on our fertility report to hear how our embies are doing. Egg retrieval was Friday and they retrieved 27! 8 more than last time. I am so ready for my phone to ring with some great news!!!
QOTW: Well, my Uncle is a farmer and I was raised in the south but now I live in a big city. I would definitely say I am a country girl at heart!
April 2012:Varicocele embolization
IVF #1 July 2012: BFN
12/10/2012 Femara helped!
IVF# 2: Jan 2013 BFP, M/C 6weeks0days
5 frosties.
IVF #3 FET April 2013 BFP, M/C 7 weeks 0 days.
3 frosties
Our follow-up with the new urologist is FINALLY tomorrow!!! (Only been waiting for an answer from this particular doctor since last March! Waited for an initial consultation until the end of November, then a month and a half for a follow-up??? He better be worth it!)
As of tomorrow afternoon, we'll know whether we're starting DH on a new treatment, or finally getting started on IVF in March/April. I'm not sure what to hope for at this point? In reality, I just want to get the show on the road. On the other hand, why not hope for a miracle? (Even though our hopes have been dashed by so many other doctors.) I'll update tomorrow
QOTW: I'm not really sure? When I think of "country", I think of farms and horses and cowboy boots. I'm not really a city girl though. I grew up in the boonies (have to take a boat to get to civilization type of boonies) but I'm not into mucking stalls or anything. I like being able to take my bike out, or go kayaking, and all the outdoor stuff that goes along with not living in the city, but I also love museums and theatre? I think this is why I live in suburbia. Close to the city, but not as far to drive to get "outside".
***EVERYONE WELCOME***
I'm still waiting for AF after the c/p and stopping meds. I'm only, ya know, 45 DPO. No big deal. -sigh- My WTF is on Wednesday though. FINALLY!
I'd say I'm both a city and a country girl. I live in a decently sized city and love visiting Chicago. But, DH's parents and my parents both live in the country, and I like that too! I think ultimately I need to leave near stores lol!
TTC #1 since February 2011
C/P 5W3D
Betas 8/30 (108) and 9/3 (565)
Me: 29 (3/5/13- high NK cells) DH: 28 (5/8/12- MFI low morph and motility)
Cycle #21 (IUI#1), Cycle #22 (HSG 9/21/12) and Cycle #23 (IUI#2)=
Cycle #24- December Snow Bunny IVF #1
ER 12/6/12 (14R, 11M, 9F), ET 12/9/12 transferred 2 day 3 embies
Bleeding and low betas=very cautious
Cycle #26 March Lucky Duck- FET #1
scheduled 3/20/13- CANCELLED- lining issues
Cycle #27 May Emerald- FET #1.2
delayed- Starting Trental for 3 months + natural cycles Cycle #28-30=
Cycle #31 August Shooting Star- FET #1.3
transferred 1 hatching blast 8/21/13=
U/S 9/19/13- HR is 128! U/S #2 10/4/13- HR is 174!
It's a BOY!
First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN
Switching RE
IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH!
BFN
Switching RE's within practice
*~God gives his hardest battles to his toughest solders. Unknown.
I finally made it to trigger day, yay!!! My belly is enormous! I guess it's a glimpse into how I will look pregnant. I have 16 mature follies, so I am hoping for a decent amount of eggs.
QOTD: I am most definitely a city girl. I grew up in the suburbs but have lived in the city since graduating from college. I love visiting family in the country, but 3 days is plenty for me! If there is no Starbucks or Target in a 5-10 mile radius, I will lose my mind. And food delivery, I definitely need that!
Me (34)- no issues found MH (36)- MFI due to Vericocele. Straight to IVF w/ICSI 9/12, Antagonist. 9R, 7M, 5F = BFN c/p, New RE for IVF #2- 1/13., Long Lupron. ER on 1/22 -10R, 9M, 9F. Transfer on hold due to overstimming. FET in Feb. 2 frozen blasts. Another BFN & another c/p. RPL testing all negative besides MTHFR gene, vericocle repair surgery 4/12/13-Bilateral Grade 3 Vericocele found & fixed, IVF #3 with PGS 4/13- 11R, 9M, 9F. Transferred 2 normal=BFN, 3 normal on ice. CCRM-here we come! ODWU-All test results normal. EPP in August. 21R, 20M, 19F. 12 blasts biopsied & frozen for CCS testing. Results showed 11 normal! FET Oct. 30. 2 5d 4AA blasts transferred. First ever BFP!!! Beta 1=216, Beta 2=870 1st U/S=It's TWINS!!! It's a BOY and a GIRL!! Everyone Welcome!!!
Hi ladies!
No change here. Just anxiously waiting for my Feb cycle!
Q: City girl through and through. Though we live right outside Philly, we travel into the city as much as we can. We also go to NYC quite a bit. I love all the restaurants, hustle and bustle, the culture, and endless things to do!
DX: DH (30) severe MFI, severely low count & low motility
Me (32): all clear
Appt with Urologist 5/21/12: exam, ultrasound, bloodwork all normal.
Testicular Biopsy with TESE on 6/8/12. good sperm found! (left side only) froze sperm, failed thaw test
Orientation for IVF/ICSI on 6/13/12. Waiting for the green light following biopsy results...results show adequate sperm production both sides.
2nd SA 6/18/12: sample is "adequate for ICSI"
Plan: IVF/ICSI July 2012!
ER: 7/26/12. 15 eggs retrieved, all mature.
TESE/TESA/aspiration from epididymis, no motile sperm found
froze all eggs, the saga of praying for good sperm continues.
8/3/12: 2nd opinion from MFI uro on biopsy slides. Suspects "partial late maturation arrest."
Plan: more SAs, third biopsy/TESE with frozen back-up either from DH or DS.
SA 8/17/12: Zero sperm
SA 8/23/12: Zero sperm
9/26/12: SPERM FOUND! 15 eggs thawed, 12 survived and were ICSI'd, only 3 fertilized normally. Refrozen as embies and will thaw in Nov. Please survive and grow!
All 3 survived the thaw on 11/15/12!
FET 11/17/12: transferred 2, one 4B, one 4C. Beta 11/30:BFFN
moving on to DS
DIUI#1 2/18/13,50mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta 3/4/13: BFN.
DIUI#2 3/19/13, 50 mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta #1 (14dpiui) 4/2/13: BFP!!!! 150. Beta #2 4/4/13: 420 Beta #3 4/8/13: 2691. Beta #4 4/15/13: 15,086
1st u/s 4/8/13 shows one gestational sac
2nd u/s 4/15/13 shows yolk sac, fetal pole and early heartbeat
3rd u/s 4/25/13: measuring right on track. Heart rate 148 bpm
A/S 7/22/13: IT'S A BOY!!
PAIF/SAIF Always Welcome
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Good luck ladies! Sending lots of positive thoughts for the 2ww's and ER's.
We start Lupron next Saturday 1/26 for our first cycle of IVF w. ICSI. Feeling a good combination of excitement and scared sh*tless.
City girl all the way! Although I don't like other cities as much as I do my Boston (go Pats!). We ended up moving to a town south of the city, but by no means country. As much as I love Boston I just couldn't live with the parking on a daily basis. And DH and I would kill each other if we only had 600 sq. ft.
QOTD
I'm a country girl who loves visiting the city! I have to live somewhere with land, access to a river for canoeing, or driving down the road to 4wheel, but, I need to be close enough to a city to get away and see/do things the country doesn't offer.
Me- 32, DH- 32- TTC for 4 Years
IUIs 1-6 BFN
IVF #1= BFP- M/C
FET- Beta#1: 69, #2: 482, #3: 1088, #4: 28,318, Ultrasound- 1 beautiful heartbeat
It's a boy!
Hi ladies,
AF decided to show up a week ago and I started on BC pills for IVF#2. I can't believe we are already started on #2. We are doing ICSI with this one as well.
I am a country girl but love spending time in the city. I love going to pay on our ATV's in the winter and go mudding in the spring on them. I live 15 minutes from town and so I enjoy going to town. Our town is small so I enjoy going shopping and eating in the big cities around us.
Me (30) my best friend (38)
TTTC since "Jan 2011"
RE appt april 2012
Dx: PCOS and stage 1 endo
S/A 19 million, 48 motility, 1 morphology
6.1 progestrone
HSG: tubes clear
clomid 50mg + #1 IUI + trigger 6/9/12 BFN 6/18/12 Clomid 150mg +#2 IUI + trigger: 7/9/2012 BFN 7/18/2012 stage 1: endo removed 8/14/12
Letrozole 2.5mg+estrogen=cycle cancelled for little to no response
Follistim 75 (10/15-10/19) follistim 67 (10/20-10/21) cycle cancelled due to over response 9 follies and very thin lining
~ IVF #1:BC pills started 10/27~
~IVF class schedualed for 11/13~
~ Lupron starts Thanksgiving day~
~Stims start December 1st~
~ER: December 12th ~
~ET: December 15th~
19 R. 12. Fertilized with ICSI, 2 transfered
only 1 made it to freeze!
Beta #1 12/27/12 (26)
beta #2 12/29/12 (78.9)
Beta #3 12/31/12 (149)
Beta #4 1/4/13 (48)
C/P on 1/4/13 @ 5 weeks and 2 days
~ IVF #2 ~
~ BC pills1/15-2/3~
~Lupron beings 1/31~
~stims start Feb. 9th~
~ER 2/21/13~
~14 R, 12 fertilized with ICSI~
~1 made it to freeze~
P/SAIF Welcome~ everyone welcome
Hi everyone!
I'm at the beginning of the 2ww and doing fine for now. No big update other than that. Oh yeah, I still tested positive for the hcg booster but it's getting very faint, so the POAS craze can begin soon. I'm pretty convinced I'll have to do another fresh IVF/ICSI cycle, so that actually has taken a bit the edge out of this FET. I just hope I'll still feel this way a week from now... Yeah, right!
Good luck to all the ladies that are cycling or starting to, and lots of hugs to all those in need of them.
I would love to join your check in if that's ok?? I have been posting on the TTTC board but we are starting ivf w/icsi #1 tomorrow and I think this is a better fit for me. We have low count and low morph.
We are starting bcp tomorrow and doing a long lupron protocol with ER scheduled for 3/7 or 3/9.
QOTW: I would say city girl. I grew up in the suburbs of DC but went to school in Indiana so I have experienced both. I moved back home after school because it was a little too country out there for me.
11/1- IUI#1,12/1- IUI#2, 1/2- IUI#3 all BFFN
IVF#1. Long Lupron.ER 3/8 10R,4M,5F. ET 3/3-one 1AB, 2 frosties 5dp5dt-BFP!! Beta 3/25-794 Beta 3/27- 1794
First u/s 4/8 saw hb. 4/22 missed mc 8w3d. d&c 4/26
FET #1- bcp start 6/9. ET 7/12. 2 perfect blasts.5dpt-BFP!!
Trying to Conceive since Aug 2011
Diagnosed with severe male factor IF we got no swimmers
First dIUI Dec 7 2012 = BFN
Second dIUI Jan 9 2013 = BFN
Third dIUI with clomid 50mg Feb 5 2013
Forth dIUI with clomid 100mg dIUI Early March
Here is to a New Year!
Had my 7dpo progesterone draw, and I have lowish progesterone, and weak ovulation, is what they are calling it. So now, just waiting for AF to start, which should be tuesday, then going on Clomid, and the first week of Feb. we should be set for the DIUI, my DH and I are so excited! We have also narrowed down a donor, the sperm bank called me, b/c we did the picture match, and our top pick, was who DH matched to.
I grew up in the country, so I consider myself a country girl.
FET# 1 02.08.13
QOTW: Total city girl, but I live in a primarily rural state. People not familiar with my state always assume I grew up on a farm.
TTC: 05/2011 Me: 32, All Clear DH: 38 Dx: MFI Low Testosterone & 1% Morphology
IVF #1 w/ICSI & IMSI, 12/03/12: ER: 27R, 20M, 15F
4 blasts frozen (3BA 4BA 4BB 5BB) b/c of moderate OHSS
FET #1: 02/08/13 Transferred 3BA & 4BA | HPT 5dp5dt BFP!
10dp5dt Beta #1 - 810 | 12dp5dt Beta #2 - 1843
I'm a suburbia girl :
Trying to Conceive since Aug 2011
Diagnosed with severe male factor IF we got no swimmers
First dIUI Dec 7 2012 = BFN
Second dIUI Jan 9 2013 = BFN
Third dIUI with clomid 50mg Feb 5 2013
Forth dIUI with clomid 100mg dIUI Early March
Here is to a New Year!
Finally finished my BCP and antibiotics this weekend, now just on the Lupron for a bit. Baseline is on the 30th then we start stims.
DH had a SA this past Friday morning, so I'm anxious to hear back from the RE in the next day or so and see what his counts are. We have a sample frozen for backup if we have to, but really hoping his count/quality is good enough to use a fresh sample on ER day.
QOTW:
I live in a smaller city and enjoy the perks of it. Having a Target and a Starbucks near by are a must some days. But growing up I loved going on camping trips and was actually a camp counselor for about 5 years in high school/college. So I do love getting away from the busy life and relaxing in the outdoors, too.
Hi Ladies! I'd love to join the check-in! We were diagnosed with Azoo in April 2012. After consulting with 2 different MFI Uro's, we discovered that DH has 1 missing vas deferens and the other side has 100% blockage, probably was cut during hernia surgery as a child. Uro believed a mTESA/MESA would be successful. We did the procedure in Sept and retrieved/froze 12 vials of sperm!!! We had our first attempt at IVF w/ICSI in Oct/Nov, we only had 1 embie and did a freeze all. Our FET in Dec was unsuccessful. We are on a much needed break but have a great plan for going forward with IVF #2 in March/April.
QOTW: I'm definitely a city girl at heart! I was born in PA, just outside of amish country, but i knew that small town life wasn't for me. As soon as I graduated HS, I moved to NYC and haven't looked back!
Went in for IUI #2 this morning. For IUI #1 we had 7 million post wash, today was 8 million. At least it's going in the right direction!
QOTW: I'd have to say I'm a little bit of both. I live in Tennessee, but I'm also living in the city
ETA: SA = 38% motility, 2% morph. I have the report, but I can't read what the count is. Would that be the ml?
~~TTC Nov 2010~~
IUI #2: 1/21/13-100mg Clomid(CD3-7)(8M post wash) + progesterone= BFP!! EDD 10/13/13
Beta #1=81.1 Beta #2=134.5 Beta #3=58.1 #4=2369 WTH?!-Not sure if its viable
2/21/13 - Went to RE expecting the worse and saw the flutter of the heart.To God be the Glory!!
5/29 - It's a Girl!!
8/21/13 - Naomi born at 32w3d by csection due to Pre-E
~~PAIF/SAIF Welcome~~
My Wonder Woman!
Still hangin' around here waiting for appts. in February. It's now only 2 weeks to Uro and 3 weeks to RE, so I'm starting to get impatient.
QOTW: I'm definitely a city girl. I love being close to things like I am in CT. But, being from New England, I do love being so close to the country. Vermont is amazing in the summer time!
Married 7-16-10; TTC since July 2011
Me - 34; DH - 35
Dx: Unexplained Azoo; all blood work normal (including chromosomal abnormality screens); no blockages; 2 SAs with zero sperm, TESA/TESE - no sperm found, likely never produced
Therapeutic Donor Insemination - DONOR CHOSEN!!!!
Natural Cycle IUI 9/3/13... 9/18/13 - BFP!!!! Stick baby stick!
Beta #1 9/19 (16dpiui) 144 hCG; 19.6 progesterone - Crinone to increase levels; Beta #2 9/23 (20dpiui) 705 hCG; 19.6 progesterone - continue Crinone; Beta #3 9/30 (27dpiui) 8355 hCG; 16.1 progesterone - continue Crinone
U/S #1 10/8 Awesome ultrasound! 1 healthy, growing little bean. H/R 128bpm, measuring 6 weeks, 6 days!; U/S #2 10/21 Just as awesome! H/R 179bpm, measuring 8 weeks 6 days!; Surprise U/S #3 10/28 - still moving along! Measuring 9 weeks 5 days; 12 week U/S & NT Scan 11/13/13: one wiggly, jumpy, kicking, punching, thumb sucking little bean!!! Scan looks good, normal measurements.
EDD - May 27, 2014
Thought I would check in, sorry if I am in the wrong place
Finance has had low T for many years, primary care treated it with injectible T. Has zero sperm count, in 2007 had a low count while just starting T cream. That 2007 count also showed bad motility.
Our first appointment with a fertility urology specialist at Mass General is tomorrow!
DH and I finally have a game plan! We are aiming to start the IVF process towards the end of March/early April. We found an office that we are happy with so all we need to do now is work out the financing. But I am really excited to have a plan in place! I am in the 2ww now trying the old fashioned way! Maybe we can get a nice surprise before doing the IVF cycle. A girl can dream, right?
QOTW: I lived in NYC most my life, so I am a city girl to the very core! Now I live in South Florida and event though it's a city, it's not my city!
September 2016- Surprise BFP without medical assistance! New Baby due June 2017!