So I emailed the Dr about the blip and also about the fact she had planned to prescribe pessaries over crinone gel because of my shite LP. She returned the email promptly saying she would amend my history to reflect ETx2 and will write the prog script at OPU. Wonderful!!!
Also, antag needles HURT. They are thicker than the FSH ones, not fine and painless, oh no! These were needing quite the shove to pierce the skin. Caused tears in the eyes, was glad J was doing it and not me. I'd have hesitated and freaked and muffed it.
Wonder how many of the follicles will grow all the way and not be empty? My goal for this EPU is 6-10 eggs. Fingers crossed. And also, quality - better quality PLEEEEEASE. Trigger tomorrow, not sure what time or where yet, will find out tomorrow when nurses call.
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TTC History
December 2009 - Our beautiful daughter is born, and our journey is complete, we have one remaining frostie bub we will probably transfer someday, but not pursue if it fails to take.
March 2008 - IVF/ICSI #3 antagonist cycle. Overstim, 20 eggs retrieved. Only 2 average/above average quality embryos, one transferred, one frozen. BFP!
Feb 2008 - IVF/ICSI #2 Flare cycle cancelled due to poor response (2 follicles)
Oct/Nov 2007 - IVF/ICSI #1 Down reg cycle. Possible overstim, 30 follicles, 11 eggs retrieved. Only 2 average-poor quality embryos, both transferred. BFN.
Sept 2007 - Decided to return to treatment for 12 months, giving it our all. Found worlds best FS and began down regging for cycle 1. SA indicated need for ICSI.
Jan 2006 - Decide to end treatment altogether, forever. Grieve deeply for the overwhelming sense of loss for almost 2 years.
Nov 2005 - IUI #2 Have 3 Follicles. BFN xmas eve.
Sept 2005 - IUI #1 Have 2 Follicles. BFN.
Aug 2005 - Seek new treatment with new FS.
July 2004 - July 2005 - Clomid from 50mg through to 200mg over 12 months. All BFN.
Jan - July 2004 - Natural cycles and metformin cycles. All BFN.
August 2003 - Dec 2003 - Our only ttc free time!!!
8 August 2003 - Our precious son is born.
Dec 2002 - Clomid 100mg: BFP!
Oct - Dec 2002 - Resume Clomid 100mg x 2 cycles Both BFN.
May 01 - Oct 2002 - J illness. Break from ttc almost 18 months.
Feb 2001 - Begin clomid at 50mg x 1 BFN and 100mg x 1 BFN.
Sep 2000 - Decide to ttc#1, see FS, diagnosed PCOS. Natural cycles. All BFN.
March 2008 - IVF/ICSI #3 antagonist cycle. Overstim, 20 eggs retrieved. Only 2 average/above average quality embryos, one transferred, one frozen. BFP!
Feb 2008 - IVF/ICSI #2 Flare cycle cancelled due to poor response (2 follicles)
Oct/Nov 2007 - IVF/ICSI #1 Down reg cycle. Possible overstim, 30 follicles, 11 eggs retrieved. Only 2 average-poor quality embryos, both transferred. BFN.
Sept 2007 - Decided to return to treatment for 12 months, giving it our all. Found worlds best FS and began down regging for cycle 1. SA indicated need for ICSI.
Jan 2006 - Decide to end treatment altogether, forever. Grieve deeply for the overwhelming sense of loss for almost 2 years.
Nov 2005 - IUI #2 Have 3 Follicles. BFN xmas eve.
Sept 2005 - IUI #1 Have 2 Follicles. BFN.
Aug 2005 - Seek new treatment with new FS.
July 2004 - July 2005 - Clomid from 50mg through to 200mg over 12 months. All BFN.
Jan - July 2004 - Natural cycles and metformin cycles. All BFN.
August 2003 - Dec 2003 - Our only ttc free time!!!
8 August 2003 - Our precious son is born.
Dec 2002 - Clomid 100mg: BFP!
Oct - Dec 2002 - Resume Clomid 100mg x 2 cycles Both BFN.
May 01 - Oct 2002 - J illness. Break from ttc almost 18 months.
Feb 2001 - Begin clomid at 50mg x 1 BFN and 100mg x 1 BFN.
Sep 2000 - Decide to ttc#1, see FS, diagnosed PCOS. Natural cycles. All BFN.
Common terms & abbreviations of assisted conception.
TTC - Trying to conceive
LTTTC - Long Term Trying To Conceive
AF - Aunt Flow (Period)
AC - Assisted Conception
AI/IUI - Artificial Insemination/ IntraUterine Insemination
TWW - Two Week Wait (between conception and testing)
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
BFN - Big Fat Negative (re pregnancy test)
BFP - Big Fat Positive (re pregnancy test)
IVF - InVitro Fertilisation
ICSI - IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection
OPU/EPU - Ovum or Egg Pick Up
ET - Embryo Transfer
ER - Embryo Retrival (OPU/EPU)
FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer
Protocol - Type, Amount and timing of drugs in AC cycles
ART - Assisted Reproduction Technology
Beta - Blood test for pregnancy hormone HCG
HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin - Hormone produced in pregnancy and also used to trigger ovulation. Can also be used as luteal phase support.
LP - Luteal phase - the time between ovulation and a period arriving.
Stims - Follicle stimulating hormone drugs
Folli(es) - Follicles
BT - Blood Test
FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormones (drugs)
Down reg - down regulated IVF protocol, suppresion drugs prior to AF, then FSH meds
Meds - Medicines
Flare cycle - FSH drugs from the start of a cycle, no suppression
Assisted Hatching - Creation of a weakness or hole in the zona (shell) of an embryo to assist its ability to hatch and implant.
Blast - Blastocyst Culture - the growth of embryos in-vitro to day 5 or 6 before transferring
GnRH agonist - Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone agonist - Used to stop the pituitary gland from becoming involved in follicle growth and the natural ovulation process. Drugs are Synarel and Lucrin.
Progesterone Pessaries - Suppositories adminstered vaginally around embryo transfer to enhance chances of pregnancy.
Crinone - Progesterone in gel form as an alternatve to pessaries.
PGD - Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
LTTTC - Long Term Trying To Conceive
AF - Aunt Flow (Period)
AC - Assisted Conception
AI/IUI - Artificial Insemination/ IntraUterine Insemination
TWW - Two Week Wait (between conception and testing)
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
BFN - Big Fat Negative (re pregnancy test)
BFP - Big Fat Positive (re pregnancy test)
IVF - InVitro Fertilisation
ICSI - IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection
OPU/EPU - Ovum or Egg Pick Up
ET - Embryo Transfer
ER - Embryo Retrival (OPU/EPU)
FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer
Protocol - Type, Amount and timing of drugs in AC cycles
ART - Assisted Reproduction Technology
Beta - Blood test for pregnancy hormone HCG
HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin - Hormone produced in pregnancy and also used to trigger ovulation. Can also be used as luteal phase support.
LP - Luteal phase - the time between ovulation and a period arriving.
Stims - Follicle stimulating hormone drugs
Folli(es) - Follicles
BT - Blood Test
FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormones (drugs)
Down reg - down regulated IVF protocol, suppresion drugs prior to AF, then FSH meds
Meds - Medicines
Flare cycle - FSH drugs from the start of a cycle, no suppression
Assisted Hatching - Creation of a weakness or hole in the zona (shell) of an embryo to assist its ability to hatch and implant.
Blast - Blastocyst Culture - the growth of embryos in-vitro to day 5 or 6 before transferring
GnRH agonist - Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone agonist - Used to stop the pituitary gland from becoming involved in follicle growth and the natural ovulation process. Drugs are Synarel and Lucrin.
Progesterone Pessaries - Suppositories adminstered vaginally around embryo transfer to enhance chances of pregnancy.
Crinone - Progesterone in gel form as an alternatve to pessaries.
PGD - Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
6 comments:
Good luck for some top quality eggs.
Q. Do you think that pessaries work better than the gel?
Sending many good thoughts for quality and quantity.
I hope this is it for you! (A little ice goes a long way for me with those thicker needles).
I second the call for using ice. Someone had tipped me off on it before I started this cycle, and I honestly thought the shots didn't hurt until the day The Boy missed the iced-down area.
Good luck with your retrieval! I hope you get scads of mature eggs.
It seems to be that most of the tie 1/2 of the follies that you get (on the scans) are empty/not mature. Also, the E2 levels are pretty good indicators of how many mature eggs you have. Each mature egg produces 250 units of E2...so you can do the math and get a pretty good guess as to how many you might have. Good luck & keep us posted!!
Waiting on pins and needles filled with faith.
xo
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