Ugh not very happy with the local reproductive specialist in the area. Did a check on my dh and he is fine. He confirmed what I already new about my PCOS. Was not happy to have me try Clomid. That did not work, and he wont give me any other options besides IVF. I understand at some point we will have to cross that bridge but I feel like there's still other options out there for me possibly to try. Maybe Clomid or Ferema with injections or something. He really made me feel like I had to do IVF thru him. He even went as far to say do you want to get pregnant or not. You can try a payment plan if you have good credit. Who in the heck says that to a woman who is struggling to have a child. So I faxed in my info to IVF Michigan to have them send my info to a new RE in Lake Orion Michigan. Her name is Carole Kowalczyk or her PA Alexa Karbowski? They seem very nice, and their PA runs a group for PCOS people. Any Michigan ladies out there hear of her? I really wish I would have listened when other people said they were not fans of Dr Shamma. I just felt like he just wanted money out of us.
Married for 3 years
Me: 28 DH: 33
Together for a total of 6 years
Fur mommy to two rescue dogs
DX: PCOS and Insulin Resistance
History:
Irregular Cycles
2010: Laproscopy with Hystroscopy ablation. Tubes were clear.
1/5/2016 : DH sperm analysis is excellent.
February: Switched to a new RE
Two failed clomid rounds
March 2016: New HSG and found tubes are open
April 2016: Round one Letrozole 2.5 mg. Ultrasounds day 13 &16. No follicle grouth
May 2016: Had to take a month off
June 9th 2016: Started Letrozole again but at 5mg
July 5th: bfp beta 31
July 7th: Beta 97
July 9th: Beta 231
July 11th: Beta 500
July 13: Beta 1400
Beautiful son born 3/16/17 @ 1:38pm
Re: Getting a Second Opinion
---Trigger warning---
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
Together since 2008, married Sept 2013
ttc #1 since July 2014
DX: unexplained infertility
Sept, Oct, Nov Clomid 50 mg: BFN
Feb 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
March 2016 IUI w/ 50mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Prometrium: BFN
June 2016 IVF: BFP 6/28!!! beta #1: 358, beta #2: 1428, beta #3: 3742
We have low morphology and I have PCOS and our RE is very optimistic that IUI would work for us. She even has high hopes that a monitored cycle would work because even though DH's morphology is low his count "makes up for it". Our RE is ok with Clomid, but said that in PCOS patients Femara had better response, and then there are some PCOS patients that may have to do injectable medications. She was very willing to let us try things we were comfortable with and never pushed anything on us. Unless you have MFI and/or low ovarian reserve, IVF doesn't have to be your only choice. Most RE's that I've heard of would want you to try at least 1 monitored cycle and 1 IUI before considering IVF. If anything, to see how you respond to different medications and how many eggs you produce and how your lining reacts etc.,....that RE sounds horrid!
HSG - All clear, ectopic kidney didn't affect uterus (yay!)
CT Adrenal Scan - no tumors!
SA - sperm count excellent, 2% Morphology
March/April IUI scheduled - surprise BFP w/ help of Progesterone - 3/18/2016
Beta #1 @ 11dpo - 45.7 #2 @ 14dpo - 163 #3 @ 18dpo - 997 #4 @ 21dpo - 3799
EDD 12/1 based on O, 11/28 per Ob/Gyn (but he's wrong lol).
*TEAM BLUE!*
eti: Just be aware that HFMC billing SUCKS and you will be forever having conversations with them about what they screwed up.
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
Trying to conceive since November 2012
I hope your next step will be successful, dear. As for other options I'm not a good adviser even being in the case of endo and PCOS. We had been struggling for 6 years. Had totally unsuccessful surgery which led to left ovary scarring. After it my eggs couldn't mature and we had to turn to donor eggs - 5 att program performed in Ukrainian Biotexcom. By the way, thankfully people there were amazing to us!!
Wish you all the best in the world. May your dreams come true very soon Xx