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Frustrated vent..opinions welcome : )

molly84molly84 member
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Hey everyone! I'd love to get your views on my last iui. So this was technically iui 5, but the first three were done prior to me having a laparoscopy in August to find and remove stage 2 endo. So I'm trying to tell myself that it's only our second try even though it's not. Anyway, my RE said that I should be able to conceive after the surgery, but of course, he didn't put a time frame on it. So we did two rounds of iui with injections. One in September and one in October which were both bfn. Both times everything looked promising and my husband has high numbers and good motility. However, after both cycles I've gotten my period way earlier than usual. Last month it was 2-3 days and this month 3-4. I started today and I'm only 11dpiui which I know isn't unheard of, but my cycles have always been very regular. (Every fourth fri or sat with around 14 days after O). Now they are all over the map. Has anyone else had this happen or know of others' experiences? I'm just frustrated because I feel like at least my cycles were consistent and now I don't even know what to expect. It just seems like the injections have messed with them. Any thoughts would be really helpful!
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  • molly84molly84 member
    Thanks for the response : ) My LP wasn't sure prior to surgery and actually my first cycle after surgery was normal for me. My cycles have been out of wack after the injections. I thought my LP seemed short this time too, but I just spoke with the nurse who claimed that getting my period today was normal because it has been 13 days since my trigger. I was thinking it would come 13-14 days after ovulation. Anyway, I was put on progesterone in sept and then this month as well. Then, last Tuesday I had my bw done and they told me my progesterone was really high so I didn't need to be on them. Ugh. I know sometimes it just doesn't work, but I really thought this was it. Has your RE mentioned when to start treatments after your lap? Because now I'm wondering if I started them too soon.
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  • lisa89760lisa89760 member
    This cycle the nurse said that they could test me for progesterone again but normally once you need the supplements you will probably need them.  She also mentioned my progesterone being higher because of the injectables and ovulating a higher amount of eggs.

    My DR also said that after a lap if they do remove endo that you are basically starting over from square 1...which seems so frustrating to me.  My dr recommended doing some natural cycles after my lap in December as well.  
    Me (29), DH (32)
    Aug 2011  - Married
    Jan 2013   - Started TTC
    Jan 2014   - OB started some testing 
                         - HSG - Normal
                         - Ultrasound - Normal
                         - SA - Normal, but tested positive for Ureaplasma
                         - Both of us on antibiotics to treat ureaplasma
                         - Blood work - progesterone: 15.9, TSH: 0.89, FT4: 1.2, Prolactin: 33.4 
    Feb 2014   - Endometrial Biopsy - Normal
    Mar 2014   - Prolactin: 22.9, referred to RE
    Apr 2014   - First RE appointment, put on medication for high prolactin levels 
                      - Clomid (50 mg) 1 follicle, Trigger shot - BFN
                      - Second SA - All Normal, borderline morph (5%) 
    May 2014   - Clomid (100mg) 2 follicles, Trigger shot - BFN
                      - blood work: Estradiol: 32.7, FSH: 5.3, Prolactin: 14.1
    June 2014  - IUI #1, Clomid (150 mg), 3 follicles, Trigger shot - BFN 
    July 2014   - IUI #2, Clomid (150 mg), 4 follicles, Trigger shot - BFN
    Aug 2014   - IUI #3, Femara 2.5, 3 follicles, Trigger shot (first time done by DH!!) - BFN
                      - Hysteroscopy - Normal
    Sept 2014 - IUI #4 Femara 2.5, 1 follicle, possibility of another one, Trigger shot - BFN
                       -Progesterone test 4 DPIUI - 7.8...started crinone.
    Oct 2014 - IUI #5 Follistim 150 3 possibly 4 follicles - Trigger Shot - BFN
    Oct/Nov 2014 - Follistim 150 with TI & Trigger shot - ???

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  • molly84molly84 member
    @lisa89760‌ thank you for the input : ) see I'm wondering why my RE never mentioned trying on our own for a little bit after my lap. I'm wondering if we jumped into the injectables too soon. And of course as soon as he gave the ok to do a cycle I jumped at it thinking that it would work.
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  • BunnyBerryBunnyBerry member
    Your nurse sounds misinformed, 13dp trigger still gives you a 10 day LP and that is the cutoff for a luteal phase defect. I would definitely ask about hormonal luteal phase support.

    So sorry you have to go through so many IUIs, but I have always heard the same thing - the surgery took care of a very possible cause of the earlier failures, so according to stats you still have almost equal good chances for the first 3-4 IUIs after surgery. 
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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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  • molly84molly84 member
    Yes! Thank you! I thought the same thing about the nurse. My typical nurse is on vacation and this one just seemed so off. Thank you for the kind words. I'll try to keep positive!
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