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Trouble TTC
BunnyBerry
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Do you think they would cancel DH's SA over this?
BunnyBerry
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The paperwork from our RE states to abstain "at least 2 days, and no more than 4 days" before the SA. DH angrily insisted that his numbers will be better if he waits longer. We BDed Saturday PM, which was 4.5 days before the SA, and he refused to do anything this morning or any time before the SA.
I am worried that this will mess up the counts, especially since he has a motility problem. The thing is, in China he was told to wait 5-7 days (sounds like very outdated protocol to me). He even understands how motility gets better if you don't wait too long, but he said he is more concerned about having his counts up. To me this sounds silly, since I know we are just trying to have realistic info about his issue...but he is so sensitive about all this!
I am feeling a little crummy because I don't want the RE to feel like we are uncooperative. I wonder if he has other patients who do something like this. Would the numbers be really off by waiting an extra 1/2 day? I guess I am curious if anyone else's REs accept a longer period of abstinence before an SA, which would reassure me that it's fine?
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Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs
MFI (low everything) | Endo Stage 1 & Stenotic Cervix (treated) | PCO
Married - July 2008 | Started TTC - Jan 2009 | RE Visit #1 - Mar 2014
IUI #1 ICI #1 - June | IUI #1.1 Laparoscopy - Aug
IUIs #1.2, 2, 3 - Sept, Oct, Nov (Letrozole) - BFNs
IUI #4 - Dec (Bravelle) | IUI #5 - Dec/Jan (Bravelle) - 5 follies + TI - BFNs
IUI #5.1 - Jan (Bravelle) Cancelled
Planning to start IVF in March!
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Re: Do you think they would cancel DH's SA over this?
TTC since March 2012
DX: MFI (4% motility)
Cycle 13: Natural cycle w/ HSG test = BFP
Identical twins!
Lost my angel boys at 10.5 weeks
Cycle 14-16: Natural Cycles = BFN
Cycle 17: Follistim + Trigger + IUI = BFN
Cycle 18: Natural Cycle = BFN
Cycle 19: Follistim + Trigger +IUI#2
Polyp found: SIS 11/11 - hysteroscopy 11/14
Cycle 20: Follistim + IUI#2 = BFFN
Cycle 21: Follistim (adj. dosage) + IUI#3 TI = BFN
IUI cancelled due to weather
Cycle 22: Follistim + IUI#3.1 = BFN
Cycle 23: treatment break, IVF consult
Cycle 24 - 26: natural cycle w/ acupuncture + Chinese herbs = BFN
Cycle 27: Follistim + IUI#4 = BFFN
Natural Cycles until IVF
Cycle 30: IVF#1 - Starting with Menopur + Follistim + Ganirelix
17 retrieved, 12 fertilized, 5dt w/ 2 blasts, 5 frosties
Betas: #1-156(9dp5dt), #2-1200(13dp5) #3-6112(17dp5)
Ultrasound #1 10/6: 1 bean!
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IUI#4 1/23/13 on 75iu x9 Follistim = BFP then chem preg m/c (Feb 2013)
IUI#5 BFN (April 2013)
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I bet the worst patients the RE's have are the men.
Awesome! Thank you so much, all! Maybe our RE has had experience with stubborn guys and he says 4 days to keep the DHs in line...so my DH only thinks he got away with something.
@snegde I know, right??
@katib77 So true!! I am paranoid of our results being bad and then paying for unhelpful treatment...and that is a genius way to convince him to use a different timing next time.
@cymber217 I like that thought. We've already been starting to fret about how we're going to time BDing before an IUI so that would help us plan it out!
Yeah, my DH has had 3 SA over the past 2-3 months, and we've waited different degree of times, and at least one time it was definitely longer than 6 days, oops, but I think that was the highest one for numbers, and the shorter amount of time was the worst numbers, so don't tell your DH because you don't want his theory to go to his head
But you should definitely be fine at 4.5 days, I think our rec was 3-5 days or something like that. Good luck!
Me: 29, DH: 30
Married: April, 2011; TTC: July, 2012
Dx: MFI; June '14 IVF w/ ICSI: 11R, 8M, 5F... 1 5dt, beta #1: 213, beta #2: 621, beta #3: 8545!
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
@kt416 Hahaha, I will make sure to keep that to myself!
@kushie77 LOL thanks for sharing your experience. Sorry about your last SA by the way...I hope the uro comes up with a good plan. Is your goal to go for ICSI?
PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole
No we aren't doing a repeat SA. We don't have MFI and I think it was just something they have to do before IVF even though were doing ICSI anyway. Sometimes I think they just nickle and dime us to death. I paid $250 to find out what I already know everything was normal. That money could have paid for half a days dose of med for MY stimming.
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
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Me (35) no known issues DH (37) MFI. TTC 21 months (24 cycles)
Dx MFI with low to normal count, low motility, morphology 3%
HSG normal, ultrasound and labs on me all normal.
1 cycle of Clomid 50mg and TI, unmonitored by OBGYN= BFN
1 cycle of Clomid 50mg and IUI, unmonitored by OBGYN= BFN
Started seeing an RE!!
2 more cycles of clomid 50mg (great response), with IUI and Pregnyl trigger (4.8-8 mil good ones after wash) = all BFN
1 cycle of clomid 50mg (3-7) followed by Follistim 75iu (7-11) + IUI = BFN
December 2013 DH saw urologist and is taking Anastrozole, CoQ10, and L-Carnitine
IUI #5 natural cycle (needed a med break) = BFN
IUI #6 Follistim 75iu (CD3-10) + Pregnyl (CD11) + IUI (final count after wash 300K) = BFN
IUI #7 Follistim 75iu (CD3-9) + Pregnyl (CD11) + IUI on 2/20 (post wash count 12.5 million)= BFN
IUI cancelled (DH OOT) Clomid 50mg (CD3-7) 1 follicle +(not well timed) TI = BFN
IUI #8 and last one!! Clomid 100mg (CD3-7) +OPK before US + IUI 4/17 (post wash 8.5 mil)= BFN
Pre-IVF testing complete! SHG great and measurements taken! Labs for infectious diseases completed, FSH (5.4), TSH (1.6), Prolactin (11), AMH (2.6), Estradiol (40).
Started BCP 5/29 and Lupron 6/11 prep for IVF #1! Started follistim 225u/day on 6/28. Monitoring on 7/2 >15 follicles measuring 11-14, E2 758. Monitoring on 7/5 all ready to go!! Great follicle sizes and lining is at 9. Tigger 7/5, ER 7/7 16R 9M 3F. Stimmed too fast in just 7 days. 7/10 3dt of 2 8-cell grade 2 & 4. 7/14 P4 >60.
Holy crap BFP!!!
Beta #1 (14dpo) 7/21 112 Beta #2 (16dpo) 7/23 286 a Beta #3 (18dpo) 7/25 761 Beta #4 (21dpo) 2631!!! Hold on tight little embies!! First Ultrasound 8/7- 1 perfect little bean with a beating heart 117bpm!! EDD 3/30.
Second ultrasound 9/2 Little bean measuring a few days ahead with a heart rate of 161!
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Thank you all for your help...DH is geared up for his test tomorrow (how unfair that he gets to do that while I had an icky ouchy HSG this morning, haha)!