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IUI cancellations - making the tough choices

dragonfaeriedragonfaerie member
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My DH and I tried in August and September to do IUI. I responded well to the Letrozole both times and was triggered with Ovidrel, but both times after the wash my DH's numbers were too low to work with (<1mill count and basically no motility.) I'm now 4 days into my TWW, still using the progesterone to try to increase our chances anyway. We'll have a follow up to discuss next steps with our doctor on the 24th, but it's looking like IVF for us. Meanwhile, I have scheduled an appointment with an acupuncturist/Chinese herbalist to see what he thinks he could do for us. We wouldn't be doing the IVF right away anyway, because I don't know about you, but I don't have 30K in the bank!

Just getting this out there, I'll post how my initial appointment with the herbalist goes.

Peace, trust, and baby dust for all!

---Trigger warning---

Me: 31 DH: 27
TTC since April 2013
Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
IVF round 1: January 2016
ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
First beta: May 23, '16: 998!!  Second: May 25, '16: 1648
EDD: January 27, 2017
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Re: IUI cancellations - making the tough choices

  • riveridgionalriveridgional member
    @dragonfaerie Have you looked to see if you qualify for any grants for IVF? I think you can just try to Google it, or if memory serves me correctly, they may be listed on the resolve website. Good luck to you!
    Married to DH 10/6/12
    TTC since 5/14
    Unexplained with (controlled) hypothyroidism and suspected ovulatory dysfunction (but, I do ovulate on my own)
    Clomid 50 mg 3/15 (unmonitored) - BFN
    Clomid 50 mg + metformin 4/15 (unmonitored) - BFN 
    First RE appt. 5/15; Natural cycle 5/15 monitored with 2 mature follicles and Pregnyl Trigger (full dose) + prometrium - BFN
    6/15 HSG - clear tubes & normal uterus; great PCT test results
    TI - 100 mg Clomid + prometrium (AM & PM) + vaginal estrace (AM & PM) 6-7/15 (monitored) --> no additional response and thinned lining - BFN
    TI - Injectables (follistim + Gonal-F, Ganirelix, & 1/2 dose Pregnyl) + prometrium (AM & PM) 9/15 --> 3-7 mature follicles (3 definites and 4+ that could have matured due to trigger) @ O -->BFN + 5 large cysts
    BC for 2 weeks due to cysts
    TI - Injectables (Gonal-F, Ganirelix & full dose Pregnyl) + prometrium (AM & PM) 10/15 --> 1 mature follicle --> BFN 
    TI - Last attempt at injectables (Gonal-F, Ganirelix & 1/2 dose Pregnyl) + crinone (AM only) + vaginal estrace (AM & PM) 11/15 --> 3-4 mature follicles --> BFP!! 11/27/15 @ 13dpo (shockingly, actually waited until then to test)

    Beta #1 @ 16dpo (11/30/15) = 1,075
    Beta #2 @ 19dpo (12/3/15) = 3,150
    One baby: Saw heartbeat @ 5w5d (114 bpm; baby measuring 2.3mm)

    "Great Things are Happening"
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