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

[sarahincanada]

So I am back from my scan, I have to go back tomorrow for another one as I have 3 not quite mature enough to give the go ahead for egg collection on Monday. Tomorrow they will see if they are big enough or if we need to delay until Wednesday.

So I only have 2 mature ones and 3 on the way and a couple two small and off the scale, so the most I am going to end up with is 5 follicles I think.

I knew that with DOR I might not produce that many but I am on the maximum dosage of drugs and I have done everything else I could have with my lifestyle so I can't help being disappointed. I am trying to think that it's quality that's important but in my heart I feel it a numbers game and am pretty down hearted right now

sorry I must have missed this yesterday you are definitely looking for quality over quantity and the nurse I spoke to said if the body is concentrating on making lots of eggs the quality might not be there. so try to keep positive and hope that they are good ones. LL proves that it only takes 1 great egg. does your clinic do the 3 and 5 day transfer?

 

[sarahincanada]

urghh this period is not fun having shooting pains today....lovely! its a bit heavier which I was expecting from the progesterone but not too bad.

 

[GreenFingers]

Thanks Sarah and sorry you are suffering this month.

I had my scan yesterday and I now have 5 mature, 1 more that might make it and a couple more that probably won't so egg collection is scheduled for 12:00 Monday.

I took my HCG shot at midnight yesterday so that's it, no more injections....yippee!! Roll on tomorrow....

 

[LLbean]

Thanks Sarah and sorry you are suffering this month.

I had my scan yesterday and I now have 5 mature, 1 more that might make it and a couple more that probably won't so egg collection is scheduled for 12:00 Monday.

I took my HCG shot at midnight yesterday so that's it, no more injections....yippee!! Roll on tomorrow....

FXd for you!!!

 

[sarahincanada]

Thanks Sarah and sorry you are suffering this month.

I had my scan yesterday and I now have 5 mature, 1 more that might make it and a couple more that probably won't so egg collection is scheduled for 12:00 Monday.

I took my HCG shot at midnight yesterday so that's it, no more injections....yippee!! Roll on tomorrow....

omg good luck tomorrow! keeping everything crossed for you! this will be an exciting/stressful week for you
so how many days total did you take the injectables?
can you list the medications you have been on so far? I know some people have a big list and others a small list so its interesting

 

[Natsby]

I have mentioned it before on another thread but I´ll say it again on here. I listen to a hypnosis from hypnosisdownloads.com for fertility. They mention that during a study at Saroca university in Israel women who listened to hypnosis during the embryo transfer phase of IVF had a higher success rate than the control group. I think it was 26% as opposed to 14%. It is all to do with getting the womb not to contract during trasfer. Just thought some of you who are doing ivf right now or soon might want to give it a try. Good luck everyone.
(and no I don´t work for the web page, just trying to help.)

 

[JanetPlanet]

I have mentioned it before on another thread but I´ll say it again on here. I listen to a hypnosis from hypnosisdownloads.com for fertility. They mention that during a study at Saroca university in Israel women who listened to hypnosis during the embryo transfer phase of IVF had a higher success rate than the control group. I think it was 26% as opposed to 14%. It is all to do with getting the womb not to contract during trasfer. Just thought some of you who are doing ivf right now or soon might want to give it a try. Good luck everyone.
(and no I don´t work for the web page, just trying to help.)

Thanks for that info Natsby. I wonder how that could translate to IUI's.?

 

[Natsby]

Personally anything that helps me to relax whist ttc is a bonus, if it is stress that is stopping me then I think this helps. I imagine all treatments are helped by a good state of mind.... but then I´m a bit of a hippy.

 

[crystal443]

Greenfingers yaaahhhh!!!!!! Everything crossed for you, but I'm positive you'll do great

 

[GreenFingers]

omg good luck tomorrow! keeping everything crossed for you! this will be an exciting/stressful week for you
so how many days total did you take the injectables?
can you list the medications you have been on so far? I know some people have a big list and others a small list so its interesting

I took them for 8 days in total as follow's:
Cd2 375iu of menopur (the maximum dose)
Cd 6 cetrotide and continue with menopur
Cd 10 hcg shot at midnight and stop all other injections.
Cd 12 egg collection 36 hours after hcg

i am on the short (antagonist) protocol!

Thanks for the luck x x

Natsby great tip about the hypnosis, i find it very relaxing but i didn't know about the embryo transfer facts, very intetesting x x

 

[GreenFingers]

Greenfingers yaaahhhh!!!!!! Everything crossed for you, but I'm positive you'll do great

Thanks Crystal, hope your injections are going well, you must have your first scan soon x

 

[crystal443]

Injections are going great, I'm sore today in the ovary area so hopefully that's a good sign If we can get 6 eggs I'll be very happy with that and anything more is a bonus We go for a scan tomorrow to check for follies developing and to find out when we start the Orgalutran but we're only 4 days in with stimming so if everything looks good on the scan tomorrow we've still got a few days to go!! I can't wait to find out how many eggs you end up with, we were told there could be more then one egg in the follicle so you could end up getting a few more then you expected

 

[GreenFingers]

Oh good luck with your scan but it sounds like they are growing nicely if you feel them x x can't wait to hear how you get on x x

 

[JanetPlanet]

I can't wait to find out how many eggs you end up with, we were told there could be more then one egg in the follicle so you could end up getting a few more then you expected

Hmmmm, I'm not sure I knew that!! How exciting!

 

[LLbean]

Crystal mine were hurting too...I think they are not use to having so many follicles at once...they felt heavy!!!

OMG Good luck everyone!!!

 

[sadie]

Does the possibility of two eggs in one follicle also pertain to IUI, with clomid?

good luck tomorrow, gils!

Happy Thanksgiving Day, Canadians!!

 

[crystal443]

LL- I wish mine felt heavy, lol ..but they do feel a bit sore so I'm hoping that's a good sign!! You were an egg making machine LL, I think you would have given a 20 year old a run for their money

Sadie- I'm not sure but I think it would be along the same line, I don't think she meant there'd be two in every follicle but when we were discussing our 3 follies we were deciding to cancel or not and she said sometimes there's more then one egg in a follicle but we didn't take the chance.

Janet- She said when they stim the ovaries heavily, the odd follicle can have more then one egg

 

[GreenFingers]

Hi All, egg collection done! I have 7 eggs, quite pleased with that actually as i was only expecting 5. I'm a bit sore and very sleepy but glad its over.

I should get a call before 2pm tomorrow to advise how many fertilised and how they are going. Now the waiting begins...

Hope your scan went well Crystal x x

 

[LLbean]

Hi All, egg collection done! I have 7 eggs, quite pleased with that actually as i was only expecting 5. I'm a bit sore and very sleepy but glad its over.

I should get a call before 2pm tomorrow to advise how many fertilised and how they are going. Now the waiting begins...

Hope your scan went well Crystal x x

EGG-cellent news GreenFingers!!!!

FXd for you!!!

 

[GreenFingers]

EGG-cellent news GreenFingers!!!!

FXd for you!!!

Thanks