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i think I messed up.

larnottlarnott member
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I think I messed myself all up. :( I was super sick and didn't have sex until Friday & Saturday of this week. I took my clomid days 3-7 so Sept 11-15. I should have been having sex the 21-25 I guess. I had a high fever, strep throat and a sinus infection so I certainly didn't feel like doing anything. Now, that I realized my window is up-I feel awful! I went thru all of that for nothing?
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    vssbrmvssbrm member
    Were you being monitored or temping / charting so that you have an idea of when you did O? Fx for you that it works out and you hit the right window! It only takes 1.
    Married May 2009, TTC since November 2012 (Together since 2006 ish - had my eyes on him since 2001)
    Me: 32 (33 in May), Him: 37 (January)

    DX: Me: High Prolactin, Possible Autoimmune Disease Issues, though RE not concerned (?)  New RE has a plan!!
           Him: Minor Varicocele, low morphology, slightly low count

    History:

    Beta 5/9/2016 BFP!!
    Embryo transfer scheduled for April 28, 2016 and beta test May 9, 2016 (day after Mother's Day!)
    Transfer Meds include: Lupron Depot (4/1), Minivelle Patch (every 3rd day), Estradiol (3x daily), Amoxicillin, Progesterone in Oil, Methylprednisonlone. Lovenox and baby asprin added after transfer. 

    3/22/16 - Sono Saline ultrasound cyst to be aspirated on 4/1/16 if not cleared up by 3/29 US - It cleared on its own
    Retrieval 3/4/16 - 26 eggs retrieved, 23 mature, 20 fertilized, 14 embryos currently frozen
    Starting IVF Stims on +/- Feb 22, 2016
    HSG scheduled for 1-26-16 - All clear "beautiful uterus" (though inverted)

    Switched clinics and now prepping for IVF in February / March

    Fourth IUI -  CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - December, 2015 - BFN
    Third IUI -  CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - November, 2015 - BFN
    Second IUI - CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - September, 2015 - BFN
    Started Prolactin Medication October 15 - Levels quickly regulated to with in normal range
    First IUI - CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - August, 2015 - BFN
    After no BFPs (ever) First RE/Urologist visit in Feb 2015
    HSG w/ OB, 2014 = all clear
    Trying to conceive since November 2012
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    larnottlarnott member
    I didn't get monitored bc I'm getting an HSG on Tuesday. My RE is doing things a little backwards it sounds like?! :( I'm not Good at temping? I don't know how to do it, but, I have a BBT. From my calculations I should have Od the 21-25.
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    HBamama2BHBamama2B member
    1) illness can delay ovulation even on a medicated cycle so you might still have a chance. BDing on Friday and Saturday was a great call! GL!

    2) This is confusing. HSGs should ONLY be performed on cd 6-10 after its confirmed that you are not pregnant and your lining is thin. You definitely wouldn't want to chance it after ovulation on a medicated cycle! Its radiation...Not to mention that the dye they inject flushes through the uterine cavity and tubes and usually knocks loose any blockage- including a potential embryo! Please call your RE and confirm the timing since you could be pregnant...
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    larnottlarnott member
    Yes. I'm going to call first thing in the morning.
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    riveridgionalriveridgional member
    Yes, I agree with @HBMama2B. It's pretty dangerous to do an HSG if it's possible there is a fertilized egg. It can not only hurt the embryo but flush the egg into the abdominal cavity, risking an eptopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity. I'm very confused by your doctor's strategy. Some places will even refuse to do them if you've had sex between CD1 and the date of your HSG.

    Also, not having an HSG yet is not an excuse to not do monitoring. Monitoring is needed to ensure clomid doesn't thin your lining (did it to me - leaving me with <1 chance of pregnancy so knew couldn't use it) and to check for cysts and ensure it works for you. Are you positive you are seeing an RE and No an OB or a "fertility specialist" who is not an RE?
    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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    babyexpressbabyexpress member
    larnott said:
    I didn't get monitored bc I'm getting an HSG on Tuesday. My RE is doing things a little backwards it sounds like?! :( I'm not Good at temping? I don't know how to do it, but, I have a BBT. From my calculations I should have Od the 21-25.
    Temping is a good thing to start and marking them in your chart.  Use fertilityfriend.com and temp in the mornings at same time everyday.  If you just place it by your bed, you will get used to doing it everyday.

    Married: 8/29/2009
    TTC- since we got married (off and on)
    TTC with focus: Since July 2015
    Currently had 2 rounds of failed IUIs, failed TI monitored cycle
    December 2015: Starting 1st IVF cycle
    January 2016: Retrieval
    March 2016: Pending Transfer (I have 3 PGS tested embryos waiting for a womb)
    April 2016: BFP, the old fashioned way.

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    KLake42KLake42 member
    Being sick would also have thrown off your temps.

    Are you sure your doctor wanted you taking clomid this cycle?  I also understand that HSG can't be done without first ensuring that you're not pregnant.  My RE typically instructs patients to avoid sex entirely the cycle of the HSG.
    Me- 39 (turning 40 in April), TTC for the first time ever (since Jan 2015), low ovarian reserve
    Married 3/14/14 to my wonderful wife, but her sperm count is rather low
    TTC with frozen donor sperm and science

    7 IUIs, 7 BFNs.
    2 IVF attempts, both cancelled and converted to IUI, both BFNs.
    Decided that my tired old ovaries are ready to retire.
    Next step- reciprocal IVF, using my wife's eggs, my uterus!  
    fresh 5 day transfer (2 embryos) 4/17/17- BFP! 
    Identical twins "due" 1/2/17 (but anticipated arrival sometime December)

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