anyone over 35 going for fertility treatments this year? IUI, IVF etc

[sarahincanada]

I think i will use your template...will start investigating/ testing in august...
If hubby's SA comes back with issues...gameplan will change...

when will the results be in?

Probably Friday...

oooh good luck! can't wait to hear what they are and hope they are great. that kind of thing is really hard for men, I was happy DH had good results. its so annoying, he has great sperm, all my blood tests and FSH are perfect, my cycles are very regular and I had 3 follicles and a perfect lining, WHY ISNT IT HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Indigo77]

I think i will use your template...will start investigating/ testing in august...
If hubby's SA comes back with issues...gameplan will change...

when will the results be in?

Probably Friday...

oooh good luck! can't wait to hear what they are and hope they are great. that kind of thing is really hard for men, I was happy DH had good results. its so annoying, he has great sperm, all my blood tests and FSH are perfect, my cycles are very regular and I had 3 follicles and a perfect lining, WHY ISNT IT HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks...he's a bit worried, but glad he got it done.

How big was the polyp? Big enough to interfere with conception? If so, this is only your 3rd attempt, as your hubby says...Luckily, neither of you have any issues...so it's just a matter of time...It is frustrating though...

 

[sarahincanada]

I think i will use your template...will start investigating/ testing in august...
If hubby's SA comes back with issues...gameplan will change...

when will the results be in?

Probably Friday...

oooh good luck! can't wait to hear what they are and hope they are great. that kind of thing is really hard for men, I was happy DH had good results. its so annoying, he has great sperm, all my blood tests and FSH are perfect, my cycles are very regular and I had 3 follicles and a perfect lining, WHY ISNT IT HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks...he's a bit worried, but glad he got it done.

How big was the polyp? Big enough to interfere with conception? If so, this is only your 3rd attempt, as your hubby says...Luckily, neither of you have any issues...so it's just a matter of time...It is frustrating though...

it was 1cm and in the 'preferred place of implantation'. I read that anything growing in the uterus acts like an IUD. my FS didnt say for sure it was a problem as people do get pregnant with polyps. but it could be, so yes this is only my 3rd cycle. I do think the majority of us will be pregnant by the end of the year....isnt that a nice thought?? I actually dont mind if it takes until the end of the year as thats a summer birth and my sister could fly over to see me, with my neices who would be on summer holidays.

hey how old are you? Im 39 in October (ooooh you know what Id love to be pregnant by then, scrap what I just said!!) and was saying to DH that Id love to have some eggs frozen so I can keep trying into my 40's but use my eggs now as you hear things go downhill quickly. I dont know if they extract eggs for that purpose or if its only with IVF, but Im going to ask.

 

[Indigo77]

I turned 39 in May....Getting your eggs frozen is a good idea....Did you go straight to a FS, or did you start the process with your GP?

 

[sarahincanada]

I turned 39 in May....Getting your eggs frozen is a good idea....Did you go straight to a FS, or did you start the process with your GP?

I told my doctor in September we'd been trying for 6 months and she referred me to the FS and I got in within a month I think it was. It was a bit of a white lie...we had starting trying in February but hadnt been tracking things or properly trying, I started that in Sept. But I wanted the tests straight away to see if anything was wrong and not waste time, good job I did as they found the polyp and I had the operation. Is it the same process there, your GP will refer you?

another low temp and bfn, just waiting for her to come. hope she arrives on thursday so my cycle is perfect again, thats the least she could do!!

 

[velo]

oooh good luck! can't wait to hear what they are and hope they are great. that kind of thing is really hard for men, I was happy DH had good results. its so annoying, he has great sperm, all my blood tests and FSH are perfect, my cycles are very regular and I had 3 follicles and a perfect lining, WHY ISNT IT HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe ask if they can test for anti-sperm antibodies?

 

[velo]

july: same clomid with monitoring (was going to ask for luteal phase support but going to vegas july 24 so wont be able to)

What kind of luteal phase support do they do? Can they test your progesterone levels / see if they think you need supplementary progesterone and if so would it then be something you can take with you and use while in Vegas?

 

[velo]

hey how old are you? Im 39 in October (ooooh you know what Id love to be pregnant by then, scrap what I just said!!) and was saying to DH that Id love to have some eggs frozen so I can keep trying into my 40's but use my eggs now as you hear things go downhill quickly. I dont know if they extract eggs for that purpose or if its only with IVF, but Im going to ask.

If you do get eggs frozen I think its the most painful/invasive part of the IVF is the egg extraction, and also the majority of the expense.

 

[sarahincanada]

july: same clomid with monitoring (was going to ask for luteal phase support but going to vegas july 24 so wont be able to)

What kind of luteal phase support do they do? Can they test your progesterone levels / see if they think you need supplementary progesterone and if so would it then be something you can take with you and use while in Vegas?

hi! Im not sure exactly what support they do, and the trouble is I will ovulate or be taking my trigger right at the time I leave, so they wouldnt be able to test anyway. I will wait till September to do the LP support and they may say I need to have the FS prescribe it anyway.
I will ask about LP and anti-sperm antibodies, thanks. I remember the FS mumbled something about not convinced about all the talk about progesterone so not sure what that meant.

 

[sarahincanada]

just updating for those following my fertility treatment journey incase they go through it later:

so the day I got my trigger shot I was given a requisition to go for a hcg blood test and she said I had to get the bloods to be able to start another cycle. she said to go 2 weeks after intercourse even if I get my period...they want to make sure you are not pregnant as you can bleed and be pregnant she said.

so yesterday I had left a message for the clinic checking when I need to go for my blood test....they had said I had to go 2 weeks after intercourse so wasnt sure if that was 2 weeks after my trigger shot which was yesterday or 2 weeks after I think I ovulated which is tomorrow. I asked them if I can wait till Thursday when my period is due (seems silly when Im so sure it is coming) and if it comes do I definitely need to do the blood test.

I also mentioned on the message my period is due Thursday and so my Day 3 would be Saturday and are they open.

a really nice nurse phoned me back, they do work Saturday so I would be going in that day. she said if I get my period when I phone Day 1 to book my next cycle just say that I havent gone for bloods they will add the beta test onto the Day 3 test. so thats perfect as I thought how annoying to have your period but still have to go for a blood test. and if by miracle my period doesnt come then I can go have the test late thursday or friday.

she said good luck I hope it doesnt come and so I asked her if she knew anything about temping and she said no, but she knows a lot of patients do it. I mentioned how my temps are really low and I am assuming I am not pregnant as online everyone who is pregnant has high temps. she laughed and said 'my best advice is to get offline'....Im sure they have soooo many people asking and insisting things from what they read online. she then said perhaps as I had the trigger and didnt ovulate naturally the temps are lower because of that. of course I am now going to google that!! but my temps and my bfn's make me feel out.

the good thing is, when my period comes thursday I dont get to be too depressed as 2 days later Im back at the clinic and it feels proactive so I do prefer these medicated cycles than regular cycles! I just hope I react well and produce the same amount of follicles as I really feel that speeds up my chances of that bfp

 

[dachsundmom]

Sarah-

 

[readyformore]

I think i will use your template...will start investigating/ testing in august...
If hubby's SA comes back with issues...gameplan will change...

when will the results be in?

Probably Friday...

oooh good luck! can't wait to hear what they are and hope they are great. that kind of thing is really hard for men, I was happy DH had good results. its so annoying, he has great sperm, all my blood tests and FSH are perfect, my cycles are very regular and I had 3 follicles and a perfect lining, WHY ISNT IT HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks...he's a bit worried, but glad he got it done.

How big was the polyp? Big enough to interfere with conception? If so, this is only your 3rd attempt, as your hubby says...Luckily, neither of you have any issues...so it's just a matter of time...It is frustrating though...

I do think the majority of us will be pregnant by the end of the year.

I've found that giving a timeline can make matters much worse. At some point, yes, some of us will be pregnant. But, by the end of the year might be an unrealistic goal. I've learned this the hard way, twice over now.

Sorry your struggling I know how difficult it is to invest so much extra into a cycle and have it fail.
On one hand, I'm excited to see my RE in August. Obviously, I need some help to conceive or it's not going to happen.
On the other hand, I'm not looking forward to going through it all again.

 

[sarahincanada]

I think i will use your template...will start investigating/ testing in august...
If hubby's SA comes back with issues...gameplan will change...

when will the results be in?

Probably Friday...

oooh good luck! can't wait to hear what they are and hope they are great. that kind of thing is really hard for men, I was happy DH had good results. its so annoying, he has great sperm, all my blood tests and FSH are perfect, my cycles are very regular and I had 3 follicles and a perfect lining, WHY ISNT IT HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks...he's a bit worried, but glad he got it done.

How big was the polyp? Big enough to interfere with conception? If so, this is only your 3rd attempt, as your hubby says...Luckily, neither of you have any issues...so it's just a matter of time...It is frustrating though...

I do think the majority of us will be pregnant by the end of the year.

I've found that giving a timeline can make matters much worse. At some point, yes, some of us will be pregnant. But, by the end of the year might be an unrealistic goal. I've learned this the hard way, twice over now.

Sorry your struggling I know how difficult it is to invest so much extra into a cycle and have it fail.
On one hand, I'm excited to see my RE in August. Obviously, I need some help to conceive or it's not going to happen.
On the other hand, I'm not looking forward to going through it all again.

I just find have a large goal like 'getting pregnant by the end of the year' is easier for my brain to understand than going month by month.

honestly I dont feel like I invested this much into the cycle....it was much more interesting than any other cycle. before I used to think if I was going for treatments a bfn would be even more devestating, but so far I dont feel like that. (will be worse once I get further into treatments like IUI).
the first half was fun and then the 2nd half I managed to take time off and the first half of the cycle was/is now a distant blur!! its hard to explain, but its like the 1st half of the cycle was so long ago that this half doesnt feel any different to any other month and I dont feel more dissappointment.
I'll stop blabbering now

 

[hockey24]

Since the witch came and ruined my perfectly wonderful Fourth of July weekend, I decided to add a couple more tests to my agenda for July.

Today I went for the FSH blood test to check my ovarian reserve and make sure the eggs are still worthy. No sense going any further if I'm dealing with a short stack! Hopefully get those results in the next day or two.

Set up an appointment for next week to have the HSG test and be sure I don't have any blocked tubes. I know my husband has good swimming sperm but if they can't make it through the tunnels, its a wasted effort.

I'm a little annoyed by my doctor though as she questioned why I would do either test. Umm, seemed pretty obvious to me. Why should I continue to wait if I can rule out potential problems now. If they come back fine, then that's one less stress. And my insurance company is the one who told me to do them!

Plus for someone who's a bit of a control freak - this makes me feel like I'm controlling some part of this process.

Good luck ladies - hoping to hear some BFP's from you all very soon!!

 

[Indigo77]

Hockey...your doc is an idiot...I would find another one asap...

Ladies...this is cycle 5 for me...going to try the soy....I know, I know....it may mess my cycle up, but I feel like my last cycle was messed up anyway, so I am going for it and hoping for the best...

 

[dachsundmom]

Hockey...your doc is an idiot...I would find another one asap...

Ladies...this is cycle 5 for me...going to try the soy....I know, I know....it may mess my cycle up, but I feel like my last cycle was messed up anyway, so I am going for it and hoping for the best...

If this is what you want, then you MUST do it! But I take it you are back in the temping game?

 

[Indigo77]

i guess i should....oh well....
it's cd3...need to get the soy today...
have u tried it?

 

[LLbean]

I tried it and it did mess up my cycle...but it works for other people.

 

[dachsundmom]

i guess i should....oh well....
it's cd3...need to get the soy today...
have u tried it?

I haven't bc I have a script for Clomid, I didn't see the need. You do have some leeway as to when you decide to take it. It will depend on whether or not you are going for multiple smaller eggs or one or two larger ones. You'll have to decide on the dosage as well.

Two women are on it on the other thread that I frequent and one had her OV date moved up by several days it seems.

 

[readyformore]

Since the witch came and ruined my perfectly wonderful Fourth of July weekend, I decided to add a couple more tests to my agenda for July.

Today I went for the FSH blood test to check my ovarian reserve and make sure the eggs are still worthy. No sense going any further if I'm dealing with a short stack! Hopefully get those results in the next day or two.

Set up an appointment for next week to have the HSG test and be sure I don't have any blocked tubes. I know my husband has good swimming sperm but if they can't make it through the tunnels, its a wasted effort.

I'm a little annoyed by my doctor though as she questioned why I would do either test. Umm, seemed pretty obvious to me. Why should I continue to wait if I can rule out potential problems now. If they come back fine, then that's one less stress. And my insurance company is the one who told me to do them!

Plus for someone who's a bit of a control freak - this makes me feel like I'm controlling some part of this process.

Good luck ladies - hoping to hear some BFP's from you all very soon!!

Sounds just like me Hockey!! July 3rd, the witch got me. Today, I stopped by my ob/gyn for yet more blood work. Another FSH, estradiol, LH, and TSH; now added on AMH and prolactin.
No HSG yet. My doc wants to let the RE do it (appt on Aug 1st), and that's fine with me. I know it's not my tubes that are the issue. Also, need to do an SA, but that's super quick. No biggie. He can do that anytime after I see the RE. They do them daily (or at least they used to).

Can't wait to get my hands on some clomid, estrace, and progesterone.

I have to admit, I'm terrified about multiples. My doc told me yesterday, that there is a 12% chance of multiples with it. That scares the crap out of me.

What type of progesterone is everyone taking? I've done vag suppositories in the past, and I'm thinking to doing injectable this time. The suppositories didn't lengthen my lp at all. I think I need something more potent this time around.
What's your experience?