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Brand new to this group and excited to have a support system (child mentioned)

lizmb-2lizmb-2 member
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Hi everyone! I am brand new to this board so I figured I would introduce myself. I was on a group a while back when I had my daughter and loved the support from these groups. Obviously infertility can be a rocky road so if I can get support from people who are in it with me or have been then it makes it that much easier :)

a a little about me:

me: 31
DH: 33
i have a 3 year old that I conceived in a previous marriage. 

DH doesn't have any children and has had low T for a while. He was put on testosterone with HCG (so it would have less effect on fertility supposedly) to increase his Testostrone awhile ago so We were worried it possibly would affect fertility so an SA was done in July and showed low morphology and motility and concentration. Another one was done about three months ago and counts and gone way down. Motility is very low and morphology was 0. His volume was good though. 

RE told us we would be a great candidate for IVF ICSI so that is what we are planning on.

although we recently got some bad news...I went in for my FSH blood work etc and my FSH came back at 15.5. And my follicle count was very low. I have regular periods and ovulate bc I had that checked recently and my progesterone was good. All my other work and ultra sounds were good but apparently now my RE is concerned with how I will respond to the IVF meds. 

My DH is on HCG and clomid for the next 4 weeks to try and get his counts up. 

I'm just bummed about my results...I guess I assumed I was fine bc I had my daughter only three years ago without help and never would have guessed my FSH would be so high now. 

As of right now the plan is to see how my DH levels are at the end of April and then start IVF meds middle toward end of May. 

Thank yall in advance for your support bc my husband and I are doing this without telling anymore besides our parents and a couple people we are close with. The majority of our family and friends don't know so it's nice to have someone to talk to that's going through this also. 
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  • vssbrmvssbrm member
    Good luck! I hope your stay here is short and sweet!
    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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  • lizmb-2lizmb-2 member
    Thanks! I hope so too :)
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  • MagicMikkiMagicMikki member
    Hello and good luck!  I am new to the board, as well.  We are also doing IVF + ICSI in May. :)
    TTC since March 2013

    HSG: Sept 2014, clear tubes

    Dx: MFI - Low motility, morph, count (Aug. 2014); Hypothyroidism (May 2015)

    Moved to IUIs October 2014

    IUI #1 w/ injections:  Nov 2014- BFN

    IUI #2 w/ injections:  Jan 2015- BFN

    IUI #3.1 w/ injections:  Feb. 2015, cancelled due to cysts- 10 days BCP

    IUI #3.2 w/ injections:  Feb/March 2015- BFN

    IUI #4 w/ 100mg Clomid +  Injections:  August 2015- BFN

    IUI #5 w/ 5mg Femara + Injections:  September 2015- BFN

    IUI #6 w/ 5mg Femara + Injections:  October 2015 - Cancelled due low response

    Moved to IVF May 2016 

    Retrieved 18 eggs on 05/27/2016, 13 were ICSI'd, 9 made it to day-five transfer

    Transferred 2 beautiful day-five embryos on 06/01/2016, froze 7

    BFP 4dp5dt on 06/05/2016!  Line continued to darken beautifully!

    EDD:  February 17, 2017

    Beta #1:  92

    Beta #2:  305 

    Ultrasound #1 - one baby!

    Ultrasound #2 - saw heartbeat!


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  • meli123kmeli123k member
    Welcome! I hope you find lots of support here, but also that you won't have to be here for long! Good luck!
    Me: 30 DH: 33
    Married June 2012
    TTC #1 since Oct 2014
    Dx: unexplained infertility (+ treated for hypothyroidism)
    March 2016: IUI#1 w/ Clomid, Ovidrel, Progesterone, Estradiol - BFN
    April-May 2016: treatment on hold due to bad thyroid levels, adjusted meds
    June 2016: IUI#2 w/ Clomid, Ovidrel, Progesterone, Estradiol - BFN
    July 2016: on hold again due to thyroid
    July 13th: IVF consult
    August 2016: IUI#3 w/ Femara, Ovidrel, Progresterone - BFN
    Sept/Oct 2016: IVF + ICSI

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  • cmm012cmm012 member
    Welcome to the group. I'm glad you are seeking support and the ladies here won't disappoint. Please consider joining the April/May IVF thread. There may be some ladies with similar timelines as you.
    *******
    Married Jan. 2014
    Me:36 DH: 39
    TTC since August 2014, Mild PCOS + uterine fibroids
    Myomectomy June 2015- 18 fibroids removed
    IVF #1, May 2016 = 32 eggs retrieved, 12 fertilized, 7 frozen, 3 PGS normal
    FET#2, July 2016 = one embryo transferred 
    TRIGGER
    BFP! Beta = 617
    Due date = 4/9/17
    Delivery date = 3/20/17
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  • FatPonyFatPony member
    Welcome and good luck
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  • wifeinraleigh28wifeinraleigh28 member
    Welcome, thank you for joining us here!  We also have MFI, and husband has low T, so he was referred to a urologist.  Clomid helped improve his count so hopefully the clomid will help your husband too!  Unfortunately after 4 months of my husband being on clomid, we haven't seen improvement in motility or morphology, so we've continued with the RE.  We're probably doing one more IUI then moving to IVF so maybe I'll see you around the IVF threads! :)
    ***BFP & Child Warning***

    Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
    IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
    IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
    FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
    FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
    FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
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  • lizmb-2lizmb-2 member
    Well that is good to know the Clomid is helping with one factor at least. I will send baby dust your way that IUI works for you first as I'm sure it's much cheaper than IVF
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  • lizmb-2lizmb-2 member
    Thank you!
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