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

[readyformore]

Maybe some of it is acceptance too? I told him that I had accepted that obviously having sex while fertile wasn't working for us. I had to accept it and move on.

Maybe he heard me and is just as disappointed as I am? I'm not sure. But, like I said, I'm afraid that if I ask, I'll hear something I don't want to hear.

I'll just take it and run.

my hubby has always been positive it will happen, where I am much more pessimistic. before he was certain it would happen naturally once my polyp was removed. now that we are doing IUIs and its not happening he believes IUIs will work and we wont need IVF. If we get to IVF theres nothing more after that, so perhaps he will finally realize hopefully your hubby has just accepted it and 'given in'. Hope it doesnt take long for you

This sounds just like my DH and myself, lol.

With my first son, I was done after my 3rd failed IUI and he's the one that said "Let's try one more time". I reluctantly agreed to do the IUI while taking my IVF classes and getting the program organized for myself. Funny thing... he was right. The 4th IUI worked.

I hope it doesn't take you long either. Hopefully your 4th cycle will work out for you too. Honestly, I found that it takes a few cycles just to get to know your body on the meds and how to time the IUI. I'm not too optimistic about the first couple for myself. It's almost experimental, lol.

 

[sarahincanada]

. when do you think the IUI will be?

This is my first cycle on femara and I'm not sure when I'll ovulate on it. Doc said Ov happens later with femara. Typically I Ov cd 16-19. Clomid 9 years ago, was cd17. Last month, without meds, it was an unheard of Ov on cd13 ! I have NEVER Ov'd that early.

CD 16 is Sept 11, my 12th wedding anniversary and it's a sunday so DH couldn't complain about being late for work. It would be too perfect, lol.
I'm anticipating anytime from sept 10-14th.

my sept IUI will be close to yours then!

Im just waiting for AF to come, I have had both 13 and 14 day LP so she is due friday or saturday. Im going to ask the clinic when I phone for day 1 if I can switch to injectables this cycle, but they may make me wait till I see my FA in October.

I was hoping to bring IVF closer from January to November, but realized today that I cant afford it. Thats ok, perhaps one of the IVF & Injectable cycles will work and save us a lot of $$. If not 2012 will be started afresh with a new plan.

 

[readyformore]

. when do you think the IUI will be?

This is my first cycle on femara and I'm not sure when I'll ovulate on it. Doc said Ov happens later with femara. Typically I Ov cd 16-19. Clomid 9 years ago, was cd17. Last month, without meds, it was an unheard of Ov on cd13 ! I have NEVER Ov'd that early.

CD 16 is Sept 11, my 12th wedding anniversary and it's a sunday so DH couldn't complain about being late for work. It would be too perfect, lol.
I'm anticipating anytime from sept 10-14th.

my sept IUI will be close to yours then!

Im just waiting for AF to come, I have had both 13 and 14 day LP so she is due friday or saturday. Im going to ask the clinic when I phone for day 1 if I can switch to injectables this cycle, but they may make me wait till I see my FA in October.

I was hoping to bring IVF closer from January to November, but realized today that I cant afford it. Thats ok, perhaps one of the IVF & Injectable cycles will work and save us a lot of $$. If not 2012 will be started afresh with a new plan.

Dang, I hope you don't have to wait til you see the doc . I hate delays, lol.

Starting fresh sounds good! But, like you said, maybe one of the clomid/injectable cycles will work.

 

[sarahincanada]

Honestly, I found that it takes a few cycles just to get to know your body on the meds and how to time the IUI. I'm not too optimistic about the first couple for myself. It's almost experimental, lol.

thats exactly what the nurse said to me too, it seems to take the body a couple of tries. those people who get it right first time probably only had an issue with mucous stopping the sperm or sperm motility problems and therefore the IUI worked. I may not be producing a good egg every month, so might only have a good chance say 1 out of every 3 cycles, and the 1 cycle with a good egg perhaps the IUI isnt timed right.

I just hope next month Im back to my 3-4 follicles, this month was crap!!! and I hope my small cyst has stayed small and not causing any trouble!

 

[sarahincanada]

. when do you think the IUI will be?

This is my first cycle on femara and I'm not sure when I'll ovulate on it. Doc said Ov happens later with femara. Typically I Ov cd 16-19. Clomid 9 years ago, was cd17. Last month, without meds, it was an unheard of Ov on cd13 ! I have NEVER Ov'd that early.

CD 16 is Sept 11, my 12th wedding anniversary and it's a sunday so DH couldn't complain about being late for work. It would be too perfect, lol.
I'm anticipating anytime from sept 10-14th.

my sept IUI will be close to yours then!

Im just waiting for AF to come, I have had both 13 and 14 day LP so she is due friday or saturday. Im going to ask the clinic when I phone for day 1 if I can switch to injectables this cycle, but they may make me wait till I see my FA in October.

I was hoping to bring IVF closer from January to November, but realized today that I cant afford it. Thats ok, perhaps one of the IVF & Injectable cycles will work and save us a lot of $$. If not 2012 will be started afresh with a new plan.

Dang, I hope you don't have to wait til you see the doc . I hate delays, lol.

Starting fresh sounds good! But, like you said, maybe one of the clomid/injectable cycles will work.

i have a feeling they would want me to see my FS before changing. Even though Ive responded well to Clomid Ive often wondered if the injectables would be the extra boost I need.

 

[readyformore]

Honestly, I found that it takes a few cycles just to get to know your body on the meds and how to time the IUI. I'm not too optimistic about the first couple for myself. It's almost experimental, lol.

thats exactly what the nurse said to me too, it seems to take the body a couple of tries. those people who get it right first time probably only had an issue with mucous stopping the sperm or sperm motility problems and therefore the IUI worked. I may not be producing a good egg every month, so might only have a good chance say 1 out of every 3 cycles, and the 1 cycle with a good egg perhaps the IUI isnt timed right.

I just hope next month Im back to my 3-4 follicles, this month was crap!!! and I hope my small cyst has stayed small and not causing any trouble!

Is it a simple cyst? I've had tons of them. In fact, I finally had the offending ovary removed, lol.

I had a simple cyst (not uncommon for me at all) on the second IUI cycle. They cancelled the clomid and did IUI anyway. It didn't go away after the next AF and I wanted to start treatment again. RE suggested I have it drained vaginally, and I accepted. I was uncomfortable, but I got through it.

You could always see if that's an option for you. . . . and while your doc is draining the cyst, you could ask her about injectables!

 

[sarahincanada]

Honestly, I found that it takes a few cycles just to get to know your body on the meds and how to time the IUI. I'm not too optimistic about the first couple for myself. It's almost experimental, lol.

thats exactly what the nurse said to me too, it seems to take the body a couple of tries. those people who get it right first time probably only had an issue with mucous stopping the sperm or sperm motility problems and therefore the IUI worked. I may not be producing a good egg every month, so might only have a good chance say 1 out of every 3 cycles, and the 1 cycle with a good egg perhaps the IUI isnt timed right.

I just hope next month Im back to my 3-4 follicles, this month was crap!!! and I hope my small cyst has stayed small and not causing any trouble!

Is it a simple cyst? I've had tons of them. In fact, I finally had the offending ovary removed, lol.

I had a simple cyst (not uncommon for me at all) on the second IUI cycle. They cancelled the clomid and did IUI anyway. It didn't go away after the next AF and I wanted to start treatment again. RE suggested I have it drained vaginally, and I accepted. I was uncomfortable, but I got through it.

You could always see if that's an option for you. . . . and while your doc is draining the cyst, you could ask her about injectables!

omg I dont know if I could do that!!!! Im not very good with that kind of thing, unless they knock me out! I think Id prefer to skip a cycle and go on bc pills as I think that can get rid of it?

mine was small and they said wouldnt interfere as my estrogen was low on cd3 and so they allowed me to take the clomid and continue. so it might just stick around but not do anything....I hope!

 

[readyformore]

Honestly, I found that it takes a few cycles just to get to know your body on the meds and how to time the IUI. I'm not too optimistic about the first couple for myself. It's almost experimental, lol.

thats exactly what the nurse said to me too, it seems to take the body a couple of tries. those people who get it right first time probably only had an issue with mucous stopping the sperm or sperm motility problems and therefore the IUI worked. I may not be producing a good egg every month, so might only have a good chance say 1 out of every 3 cycles, and the 1 cycle with a good egg perhaps the IUI isnt timed right.

I just hope next month Im back to my 3-4 follicles, this month was crap!!! and I hope my small cyst has stayed small and not causing any trouble!

Is it a simple cyst? I've had tons of them. In fact, I finally had the offending ovary removed, lol.

I had a simple cyst (not uncommon for me at all) on the second IUI cycle. They cancelled the clomid and did IUI anyway. It didn't go away after the next AF and I wanted to start treatment again. RE suggested I have it drained vaginally, and I accepted. I was uncomfortable, but I got through it.

You could always see if that's an option for you. . . . and while your doc is draining the cyst, you could ask her about injectables!

omg I dont know if I could do that!!!! Im not very good with that kind of thing, unless they knock me out! I think Id prefer to skip a cycle and go on bc pills as I think that can get rid of it?

mine was small and they said wouldnt interfere as my estrogen was low on cd3 and so they allowed me to take the clomid and continue. so it might just stick around but not do anything....I hope!

Yeah, I can understand that. The idea of having a needle punctured through the vaginal wall isn't exactly pleasant, (interestingly enough, she said it was the same procedure for IVF egg retreival, but she only used local. Hmmmm).

I didn't have many options. BC pills kept my cysts from getting bigger, but it never made them go away. They stayed around until they ruptured.

Sounds like it's not too bad if they'll continue with the clomid though! Hopefully that sucker will go away!

 

[wana b a mom]

Hello everyone!

Well, after a long year and a few months of TTC naturally we started doing tests. Hubby had his sperm analysis today, I got blood tests done and HSG (which showed nothing abnormal). I wonder what will be next!? I am excited and at the same time a bit nervous as I don't know what to expect.

 

[Mon_n_john]

Hello everyone!

Well, after a long year and a few months of TTC naturally we started doing tests. Hubby had his sperm analysis today, I got blood tests done and HSG (which showed nothing abnormal). I wonder what will be next!? I am excited and at the same time a bit nervous as I don't know what to expect.

That's awesome, good luck!

 

[Cypress]

Hi everyone - just an update - well my first (and last) clomid cycle is now over - after torturing me with a 34-day cycle (it's normally 27 days), AF finally arrived. So I'm onto a new cycle. On the NHS we don't qualify for IUIs anymore as we've been moved to the IVF stream, we're currently in the application process for treatment. We decided to stick with the NHS route if they'll let us, which (after various tests and a 'dummy run' of inserting the tube next cycle) would begin in late Oct, so not too long. We did also see a private clinic, but I have to say we weren't very impressed by them; eg the consultant made two pretty serious errors in my protocol prescription, which I (as a total layperson) noticed and queried.

So the upshot is that we've got Sept and Oct au naturel. For this cycle I've decided to try soy, as I've not tried it before.

Good luck everyone!

 

[LLbean]

Cypress best of luck ...I am in my IVF cycle too so feel free to look at my journal if you are curious about it

How is everyone else? Sarah, whats the good word?

 

[sarahincanada]

hi!!!

came on to ask you LL if your ER is this weekend?? not sure what you mean by 'whats the good word'....Im just waiting on AF, the last few days are the worst so Im going out for breakfast with hubby and to the spa today

cypress big thats really cruel that your cycle was extended and I hope I dont have that too. If shes going to come she better come on time

 

[LLbean]

hi!!!

came on to ask you LL if your ER is this weekend?? not sure what you mean by 'whats the good word'....Im just waiting on AF, the last few days are the worst so Im going out for breakfast with hubby and to the spa today

cypress big thats really cruel that your cycle was extended and I hope I dont have that too. If shes going to come she better come on time

hehehe 'whats the good word' is like "what's Happening" or 'what's new?'

yes the ER is on Sunday. Going in for ultrasound and bloods in an hour here and hopefully soon they will tell me what time I need to do the trigger shot today

 

[FionaJames24]

Hi everyone,

I'm going for fertility treatment after my consultants appointment next month - they have done all the tests (Queen's Hospital, Essex) and everything looks ok. I had surgery 2 years back on my ovaries and have had a miscarriage last year - but they say that everything looks ok to them excpet that I have a low egg reserve. They thought I had a cyst but it turned out to be a folicle, which will burst each month and is harmless. So they tell me anyway. I'm not sure what the consultant will do with me though, I mean he might say he can't do anything because they cant' identify a problem. They say my egg reserves are very low but surely you only need one to conceive so I'm not sure if that has a bearing on my fertility in the near future. Apparently I am ovulating each month.
It's so good being able to go on this forum - I just feel so unknowledgable about what's going wrong so it's good to draw on other's experience xx

 

[hockey24]

Hello everyone!

Well, after a long year and a few months of TTC naturally we started doing tests. Hubby had his sperm analysis today, I got blood tests done and HSG (which showed nothing abnormal). I wonder what will be next!? I am excited and at the same time a bit nervous as I don't know what to expect.

Hey Wana b a mom - make sure you get the full work up done on Day 3 of your cycle. That can tell you alot! Make sure they do the vag u/s so they can make sure your ovaries and uterus look good. Mine showed a cycst and a badly placed fibroid that I wish I would have known about months ago!

Good luck to you and I hope you are not in the testing phase for long because of a !

 

[onmymind17]

Hi ladies, i am going to join you here, i am going next friday to talk to a new RE, and we will (fingers crossed) be doing an IVF. I figure she will want to do day 3 testing, and possibly a dye test, and hopefully if everything works out we will be able to do the IVF in november!!! I am so excited!!

 

[Indigo77]

Hi ladies, i am going to join you here, i am going next friday to talk to a new RE, and we will (fingers crossed) be doing an IVF. I figure she will want to do day 3 testing, and possibly a dye test, and hopefully if everything works out we will be able to do the IVF in november!!! I am so excited!!

I am so excited for you!

 

[readyformore]

Hi ladies, i am going to join you here, i am going next friday to talk to a new RE, and we will (fingers crossed) be doing an IVF. I figure she will want to do day 3 testing, and possibly a dye test, and hopefully if everything works out we will be able to do the IVF in november!!! I am so excited!!

Yay!!
I'm excited too!!

I hope the new RE has only good things to say.

 

[wana b a mom]

Hello everyone!

Well, after a long year and a few months of TTC naturally we started doing tests. Hubby had his sperm analysis today, I got blood tests done and HSG (which showed nothing abnormal). I wonder what will be next!? I am excited and at the same time a bit nervous as I don't know what to expect.

Hey Wana b a mom - make sure you get the full work up done on Day 3 of your cycle. That can tell you alot! Make sure they do the vag u/s so they can make sure your ovaries and uterus look good. Mine showed a cycst and a badly placed fibroid that I wish I would have known about months ago!

Good luck to you and I hope you are not in the testing phase for long because of a !

thanks so much for the support!! I got my blood tests done on day 22 of my cycle and the HSG on day 9.

what is "vag u/s"?