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ktstephans
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New Gal on the Block
ktstephans
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in Infertility
Hi, ladies!
I’m brand new to the board and looking forward to participating in the support and encouragement I’ve seen on this board so far.
My DH and I tried to start our family off and on for 5 years before seeking help. We started our testing process in October and eventually discovered that DH has a condition called CBAVD, which means he was born without his vas deferens. This means IVF is our only shot if having our own children.
We had our first ER in April, and got 2 PGS normal embryos from it. Our first FET was today (fx)!
Sending best wishes and baby dust to everyone!
I’m brand new to the board and looking forward to participating in the support and encouragement I’ve seen on this board so far.
My DH and I tried to start our family off and on for 5 years before seeking help. We started our testing process in October and eventually discovered that DH has a condition called CBAVD, which means he was born without his vas deferens. This means IVF is our only shot if having our own children.
We had our first ER in April, and got 2 PGS normal embryos from it. Our first FET was today (fx)!
Sending best wishes and baby dust to everyone!
Re: New Gal on the Block
September 2015: Chemical pregnancy/Miscarriage
October 2016: 1st IUI - BFN
November 2016: 2nd IUI - Cancelled due to cyst
December 2016: 3rd IUI - BFN
January 2017: 4th IUI - BFN
April 2017: 1st IVF Retrieval - 3 embryos (1 transferred, 2 frozen) - BFP
May 2017: Missed miscarriage @ 7 weeks, D&C
August 2017: 1st FET - BFP & Miscarriage @ 6 weeks
November 2017: Hysteroscopy to remove adhesion
December 2017: 2nd FET - BPF & Miscarriage @ 6 weeks
February 2018: 2nd IVF Retrieval - 1 embryo, PGS tested normal
August 2018: 3rd FET - BFP & Miscarriage @ 5 weeks
September 2018: DX with blood clotting disorder
November 2018: 3rd IVF Retrieval - 2 embryos, both abnormal
February 2019: 4th IVF Retrieval w/TESA for DH - 2 Embryos, both PGS tested normal
April 2019: ERA test
June 2019: 4th FET - BFP & Miscarriage @ 5 weeks
My husband and I had a similarly lengthy journey -- we didn't see a specialist until over 3 years TTC and after that it was another 2+ years to our first IVF cycle. I hope you have some comfort in knowing a diagnosis and having a plan to move forward. For us, our dx was officially unexplained (but likely poor quality eggs/sperm) and IVF was our answer. It's a draining process to be sure, but you'll find alot of support here and that will make all the difference.
Summer 2015 - no BFP yet, labs normal, referred to RE
Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 - Further testing all normal. 3 IUI's -- BFN. Recommended move to IVF. Planned cycle for fall 2016.
September 2016 - Surprise natural BFP. MMC @ 8 weeks. RE expressed confidence that we just needed the 'right' embryo.
Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 -- Break from TTC
June 2017 - Started IVF; egg retrieval for freeze all cycle. 9 mature eggs retrieved, 5 fertilized. 2 4BB embies on ice.
August 2017 - FET transfer both embies. BFP. Twin pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. EDD 4/28/18
September 2017 - Twin B stopped developing; Twin A doing perfectly! Graduated from RE @ 10 weeks
March 2018 - Baby Girl born via C/S due to pre-eclampsia -- strong and healthy!
TTC #2
January/Feb 2021 - Freeze-all IVF cycle
March 2021 - FET of 1 PGS normal female embryo. BFP! Beta #1 156, #2 472, #3 1241, #4 5268 EDD 12/5/21 - Christmas baby!
"When all is lost then all is found."
My DH is actually in the 10% of those with CBAVD that has the condition not because of CF but from renal agenesis. Essentially, for some unexplained reason, his left kidney never developed; the development of the kidneys and vas deferens are closely linked. We didn’t even know he was missing a kidney until this whole process. We did have quite the adventure finding this out, though: urologist appointments, renal ultrasound, seeing a genetic counselor and having a complete work up.
However, we’re just so grateful to have a diagnosis and an option with IVF + TESES. 20 years ago we would have had 0 options.
Wishing you and your DH all the best in your journey 😊