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Intro to 3T

virginiaorjohnvirginiaorjohn member
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Hey ladies!

Some of you might recognize me from TTGP, I've been in an out on that board while TTC. We started trying in January of this year, and during the summer I noticed that my LP was very short (9-10 days with spotting even earlier.) I practically had to beat my way in to my OB's office just to get her to run 7DPO bloodwork, which eventually showed that my progesterone was abysmal. Of course my OB offered me Clomid with no monitoring, and because I had read some of the horror stories on TTGP and 3T, I peaced out of there quick with a "bye felicia."

So I got into an RE, who we really love. He had his suspicions, which he confirmed with additional CD3 bloodwork and an HSG. I never asked if it has an official name, but apparently I have more eggs than average which is causing a very weak ovulation. My RE equated it to when there are 100 people in line at the DMV and only 1 person at the counter, ha. "By the time it's your turn, you're tired and grumpy." He put me on 5mg of Femara, we did a trigger shot and an IUI because of my husband's low motility. 

CD 1 started yesterday so apparently this cycle didn't work. I didn't really expect it to, but I got mindfucked this round because I felt downright awful with nausea every day during the TWW. Baseline ultrasound scheduled for tomorrow, and then we do it all over again. I will say it's nice to have a 28 day cycle!

Excited to get to know you ladies,
Virginia

Married 9/2007
TTC #1 since 1/2014
Me: 30 DH: 31
Sep14: 7DPO testing for short LP - low progesterone (4.9ng/mL)
Sep14: DH SA - low motility (3-)
Oct14:  repeat 7DPO testing - low progesterone (1.8ng/mL)
Oct14: tv u/s with OB - "beautiful uterus," no cysts, offered Clomid, no thank you
Current DX: weak ovulation/low progesterone with MFI
Oct14: RE consult
Oct14: CD3bloodwork - elevated AMH (5.1ng/mL)
Nov14: HSG (all clear)
IUI#1 Nov14: 5mg letrozole + IUI = bfn
IUI#2 Dec14
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  • cateyes543cateyes543 member
    Hia Virginia! I am so sorry the first IUI didn't work!! I love the analogy, it is a great mental pic! Welcome to the board, although sorry you have to be here! FX that your stay here is short!! 
    Me: 30   DH:31 
    Married 9/2010
    TTC 10/2013
    RE Help from 10/2014-10/2016 (11 failed IUIs, a corrective surgery, and a donor embryo cycle)
    9/2016-transferred two donor embies
    BFP 9/29/26 EDD June 11
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  • BunnyBerryBunnyBerry member
    Welcome, though I'm sorry you have to join over here.

    I'm glad the Femara helped your O date and LP! Hopefully meds & IUI will be just the boost you guys needed. :)
    January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
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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!
    ***All Welcome***
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  • deelopi9deelopi9 member
    Welcome Virginia, I'm sorry you find yourself here, however, hoping that your stay is a short one. I was initially first diagnosed with LPD and low ovulation/progesterone so I know how it feels with the short LP. On my 2nd round of Clomid I was able to get a normal LP. Good Luck.
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    3T January Siggy Challenge: New Years Resolutions 
    TTC since 10/2010 (Rhythm method since 2007)
    Me (33) Sept 2012 - DX Low ovulation/progesterone, Luteal Phase Defect. HSG 5/2012: both tubes are open, cervix and lining look good;
    September 2014 DX Hashimoto's; November 2014: PCOS IR
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    DH (37) Sept 2012 SA Normal; October 2014 Mild MFI count 42 Million, Motility 36%, Morphology 2%. Clomid 50mg,
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    2004 Cyrosurgery, LEEP
    May 2012 - HSG Clear; June 2012 - Appointment with RE
    July 2012 - October 2012 - Clomid 50mg W/ TI & Progesterone 3 mature follicles- BFN
    January 2013 IUI #1 (900,000 post wash) Clomid 50mg, TI & Progesterone 2 mature follicles - BFN
    February 2013 IUI #2 (1.3 Mil post wash) Clomid 50mg, TI & Progesterone 4 mature follicles - BFN
    March 2013 IUI #1-3 (2.5 mil post wash) Clomid 50mg, Baby Aspirin (lining thinned) TI & Progesterone - 2 mature follicles BFN
    April 2013 Benched due to cyst, May 2013 WTF appointment
    June 2013 DH SA mild MFI break for 2 months to re-test; August 2013 - DH SA 36 Mil count, 36% Motility, Morp 2%
    September - December 2013 - Mental sanity Break
    January 2014 - IUI #4 switches to natural due to scheduling conflict Femara TI & Progesterone - 1 mature follicle - BFN
    May 2014-June 2014 - DH Appointment w/ Urologist to check Bi-lateral Varicocele; 2nd opinion w/ another urologist - bi-lateral varicocele dx is slight no surgery
    July 2014 DH starts clomid 25mg daily SA 53.8 Mil count, Motility 37%, Morph 3%;
    September 2014 DH Repeat SA after being on clomid for 3 months 42 Mil Count, Motility 36%, Morph 2%
    October 2014 Me: Hashimoto's DX, DH taken off clomid;    November 2014 Me: new RE PCOS IR Diagnosis
    December 2014: IUI #4 Follitism 75iu 7 days, TI, IUI & Progesterone, BFMFN
    January 2015: IUI #5     Gonal-F 75iu 7 days, TI, IUI & Progesterone, Another BFMFN onto IUI #6
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  • theholmanherdtheholmanherd member
    Welcome! I love the analogy. Sorry you have to be here, but we're pretty awesome :)
    Love 2010 | Marriage 2011 | TTC #1 since 2012
    PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole
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  • SND1231SND1231 member
    Welcome, though sorry you have to be here. I am sorry that your first cycle did not work. Hope your stay is short and sweet here!
    Married: 12/15/2012    TTC: 08/2014
    Husband: 26 SA: normal
    Me: 23 Low AMH and damaged ovaries due to chemotherapy.
    No AF or O in 3 years. HSG showed a slight T shaped uterus.

    High Risk OB 9/29- got the ok to get pregnant.
    RE Appt:  10/28/ U/S showed follicles, but also small damaged ovaries.
    B/W results CD0: all normal except low AMH at 1.3
    Cycle 1-November (TI)- Femera 2.5mg, 2mg Estradoil, and Trigger=BFN
    Cycle 2-December (TI)- Femera 2.5 mg ,4mg Estradoil, and Trigger= No O
    Cycle 3-January (TI)- Femera 5 mg, 2mg Estra    doil, and Trigger=


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  • dancersposedancerspose member
    Welcome and good luck with your second IUI!  While it sounds like you're going to fit in just fine around here, I hope your stay is short!
    Me: 31 (PCOS) possible right tube issues DH: 36 (SA normal) 
    Started dating in 2006, Married 2012 
    TTC since November 2013 
    First RE visit due to irregular periods: June 2014
    Lap/Hysto to remove polyps, cyst and tube blockage 11/6
    Cycle 1 (Dec. 2014) TI with Clomid, Trigger, & Progesterone CX due to no response
    Impatiently Waiting CD1 to try again with Fermara Back on the bench due to giant cyst,
    who know I'd ovulate on my own after a cancelled cycle and end up with a mega cyst :(
    All Welcome
     
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  • virginiaorjohnvirginiaorjohn member
    rainbowbridge14 said:

    Welcome and I am sorry for the BFN on your first IUI :(


    Did your doctor say you had PCO or PCOS? A high number of follicles on the ovaries and the way he described it would seem to point to it, but I was just surprised he didn't come out and say that in his explanation to you. Good luck on IUI #2. 
    So I'm not super knowledgeable on the specifics of PCOS, but I did ask him if I had it, especially when my first baseline u/s last month showed 15 (immature) follicles on one side and 18 on the other side. He said I'm not PCOS, but the way he said it made it sound as if I'm in the grey area between PCOS and normal. I think he called it "PCOS-appearing" because I have too many eggs but not as many as is typical for PCOS? I didn't have any cysts in my ultrasounds yet, and fingers crossed that I don't have any on my first u/s of cycle 2 tomorrow. Like I said, I don't know a lot of about PCOS so hopefully he's not bullshitting me.

    Married 9/2007
    TTC #1 since 1/2014
    Me: 30 DH: 31
    Sep14: 7DPO testing for short LP - low progesterone (4.9ng/mL)
    Sep14: DH SA - low motility (3-)
    Oct14:  repeat 7DPO testing - low progesterone (1.8ng/mL)
    Oct14: tv u/s with OB - "beautiful uterus," no cysts, offered Clomid, no thank you
    Current DX: weak ovulation/low progesterone with MFI
    Oct14: RE consult
    Oct14: CD3bloodwork - elevated AMH (5.1ng/mL)
    Nov14: HSG (all clear)
    IUI#1 Nov14: 5mg letrozole + IUI = bfn
    IUI#2 Dec14
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  • virginiaorjohnvirginiaorjohn member
    theholmanherd said:

    Welcome! I love the analogy. Sorry you have to be here, but we're pretty awesome :)

    I've seen a few of you guys around other boards, and you definitely bring the amazing. If I have to go through this, I'm glad there's this fuckawesome board to hang around on!

    Married 9/2007
    TTC #1 since 1/2014
    Me: 30 DH: 31
    Sep14: 7DPO testing for short LP - low progesterone (4.9ng/mL)
    Sep14: DH SA - low motility (3-)
    Oct14:  repeat 7DPO testing - low progesterone (1.8ng/mL)
    Oct14: tv u/s with OB - "beautiful uterus," no cysts, offered Clomid, no thank you
    Current DX: weak ovulation/low progesterone with MFI
    Oct14: RE consult
    Oct14: CD3bloodwork - elevated AMH (5.1ng/mL)
    Nov14: HSG (all clear)
    IUI#1 Nov14: 5mg letrozole + IUI = bfn
    IUI#2 Dec14
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  • mshandlebarmshandlebar member
    Welcome! Good luck with the next cycle!
    ****SIGGY WARNING****

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    TTC since May 2013
    Me: 31, blocked tube
    DH: 35, azoospermia :(
    IUI #1 (50 mg Clomid, Ovidrel) on 9/7/2014: BFN
    IUI #2 (100 mg Clomid, Ovidrel) on 10/3/2014:     BFN
    IUI #3 (100 mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Estradiol) on 11/1/2014: BFN
    First RE appt. on 11/11/2014
    November 2014: Benched due to cyst :(
    IUI #4 (5 mg Letrozole, Follistim, Ovidrel, Crinone) on 12/26/2014: BFP!!!
    Beta 1 (1/9/2015): 292     Beta 2 (1/12/2015): 843


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  • katers79katers79 member
    Welcome! I hope your stay is short and sweet!

    ***SIGGY WARNING***

    Our Story

    Me- 35, mild hypothyroidism

    DH- 29, low count due to a chromosomal abnormality, only option is IVF/ICSI with PGD.

    Married 5/13

    TTC since 8/13

    IVF/ICSI #1 ER 9/14 - 14R, 6M, 6F, 5 blasts off to PGD- 1 normal female, 2 balanced males

    FET 12/8 of 2 frosties - 1 male/1 female - stick babies stick! 

    Beta #1 10dp5dt 444! Beta #2 14dp5dt 2,340!  U/S 1/5-- TWINS!!!  EDD 8/26/15

    "You'll never see the rainbow if you can't survive the storm"

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  • pinkdoggiepinkdoggie member
    Hey welcome! SOrry you have to be here with us. Hopefully you won't have to stay too long!
    Me: 25 Dh: 25 Married since July, 2011
    Diagnosed with PCOS 2010
    TTC since December, 2011 (SA is Normal)
    2012-tried natural w/Metformin 1500 mg
    11/12 -Saw an OB, bloodwork revealed everything normal except for highish blood sugar levels
    1/13: Clomid 50 mg - No response
    2/13: Clomid 100 mg O'd BFN
    3/13: Clomid 100 MG O'd BFN
    4/13-6/13: Clomid 150/200 mg O'd BFN 
    Stopped treatment because of money issues and began to try naturally again from June-October 2013
    Benched until November 2014 - Started seeing RE, discovered that lining was very thin
    November 2014: Started Femera 5 mg -No response BFN >:(
    December 2014: Upping Femera, injectables are the next step if I respond 
    Also: Changed RE, first appointment on Friday, so treatment is subject to change this month


    3T December Siggy Challenge - Favorite Holiday movie scene
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  • TTCBabyJTTCBabyJ member
    Welcome!
    Me: +35 DH: +35
    TTC: Since January 2013 
    DX: PCOS. Severe Endometriosis, Unicornuate Uterus w/only left tube and left ovary, Pedunculated fibroid (on the outside of uterus) and Anovulation. All conditions diagnosed 8/13
    TX: Metformin
    DH DX: MFI - low morphology, low motility
    Ultrasound shows both kidneys in spite of UU. 
    HSG showed clear tube on the left side. 
    Lap Surgery performed 1/9/14 to remove fibroid and endo (Stage 3)
    • IUI# 1 June 2014 started 100 mg of Clomid - 7dpiui Progesterone: 13: BFN
    • IUI#2  July 2014 started 100 mg of Clomid - 7dpiui Progesterone: 5.75: BFN
    • Natural Cycle - so shocked to be in 2WW - 7dpo Progesterone: 15.5: BFN
    • Working with new RE starting injectables in late August.
    • IUI #3 August 2014  w/ Menopur: BFN
    • Finally ovulating on my own!!
    Waiting to start IVF hopefully
    **********All Are Welcome**************
    3T January Siggy Challenge: New Year's Resolution
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  • virginiaorjohnvirginiaorjohn member
    rainbowbridge14 said:
    iPutKetchupOnKetchup said:
    You can have PCO without having PCOS. To meet the definition of PCOS, you have to meet two or more criteria. Women don't necessarily have to have PCO to have PCOS nor does every woman with PCO have PCOS. I have PCO, and don't worry - it confused the shit out of me at first, too. 

    Yep, this exactly. Your other bloodwork can be used to rule out PCOS if you just have PCO without the syndrome. Usually for a PCOS diagnosis they look for a few of these things (although you don't need all to be diagnosed) high androgen levels (testosterone or DHEA-S) and the characteristics of them such as thinning hair, coarse facial hair growth, or acne; high AMH; high LH to FSH ratio (about 2:1): or insulin resistance as diagnosed with a 2 hour glucose test. It may be that your day three blood work came out normal and if you do not show other physical signs of the syndrome so your RE isn't concerned. 
    Oh man, ladies, I had no idea about all of this. Way to drop the knowledge - as a self-confessed info whore, I want to know all the things! 

    I remember that my CD3 bloodwork had elevated AMH at 5.1ng/mL but that's all that he told me about as being not normal. I am very interested in the fact that you (@iputketchuponketchup) said you can be PCO without being PCOS, and all the signs of PCO/PCOS that you mentioned, @rainbowbridge14. Got to get through this weekend - throwing a baby shower, worst possible timing, I'll drink all the wine on Saturday! - and then I'm going to spend some quality time with Google.

    Thanks for everything ladies, you all are so welcoming and I really appreciate all your thoughtful and supportive answers.

    Married 9/2007
    TTC #1 since 1/2014
    Me: 30 DH: 31
    Sep14: 7DPO testing for short LP - low progesterone (4.9ng/mL)
    Sep14: DH SA - low motility (3-)
    Oct14:  repeat 7DPO testing - low progesterone (1.8ng/mL)
    Oct14: tv u/s with OB - "beautiful uterus," no cysts, offered Clomid, no thank you
    Current DX: weak ovulation/low progesterone with MFI
    Oct14: RE consult
    Oct14: CD3bloodwork - elevated AMH (5.1ng/mL)
    Nov14: HSG (all clear)
    IUI#1 Nov14: 5mg letrozole + IUI = bfn
    IUI#2 Dec14
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  • virginiaorjohnvirginiaorjohn member
    @rainbowbridge14‌ oh you're too sweet to think of me. Thankfully it's a friend who also had TTTC -- well, I'm not glad she had trouble of course, and I'm absolutely THRILLED for her because I know they tried for over a year before going medicated, but I guess I'm trying to say, I'm glad it's her shower that I'm hosting rather than an acquaintance who got KU on the first drunken night of boning...

    Side note: this girl took unmonitored Clomid because she didn't know any better and it worked her first cycle. I said many Hail Marys and then set her shit straight for whenever she wants to embark on Kid #2... Sweet mother of Jesus. So lucky.

    And I will be careful with the Google. I will also look over the 3T resources, I haven't looked at them since before this past cycle. I bet there's some helpful info there.

    Married 9/2007
    TTC #1 since 1/2014
    Me: 30 DH: 31
    Sep14: 7DPO testing for short LP - low progesterone (4.9ng/mL)
    Sep14: DH SA - low motility (3-)
    Oct14:  repeat 7DPO testing - low progesterone (1.8ng/mL)
    Oct14: tv u/s with OB - "beautiful uterus," no cysts, offered Clomid, no thank you
    Current DX: weak ovulation/low progesterone with MFI
    Oct14: RE consult
    Oct14: CD3bloodwork - elevated AMH (5.1ng/mL)
    Nov14: HSG (all clear)
    IUI#1 Nov14: 5mg letrozole + IUI = bfn
    IUI#2 Dec14
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