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[exilius]

It was still 9.3, but because of my age and the fact that I probably haven't started the mega decline yet it'll reduce much quicker than normal.

Waiting to get a time for my surgery. But we were told there's only a 1 in 10000 chance it won't work, and if it does work 50% per embie, cumulative of 100% (I think that's being a little too optimistic - she has no idea what'll happen after transfer).

When you do the cycle you can ask for it to be ivf if the sperm is good enough, and icsi if it's not. That way you don't waste any eggs and time on a procedure that won't work. If you do it as a stim ask for a split cycle (I know you're planning on natural, but just in case)

 

[Briss]

Exil thanks for the advice I did not know you can decide on icsi after they got sperm sample. good to know

 

[exilius]

Over here the lab decides. If they don't think the sperm is good enough for ivf they use icsi. If you're doing a natural cycle its safer to use icsi, if medicated then a split cycle works. If we hadn't done a split we wouldn't have any embies. However that's because the sperm wasn't binding. If his sperm behaves correctly there's just not many of them then there isn't much difference in the outcomes.

 

[tinkerbellsie]

How's everyone doing? Xx

 

[Briss]

Hi ladies, it's been a while. I am still nowhere near my dream unfortunately. My Dh has been off beer for a couple of months now but no luck yet. I had 4 months of herbs and acupuncture but cant say I feel any improvement. This morning I went to a top fertility doc specialising in Chinese medicine and paid a small fortune for the visit but I did not feel it was worth it. I would need to pay much more to start the actual treatment. She said a lot of general stuff that we know anyway about lifestyle etc. I managed by some miracle to persuade my hubby to come with me and he just got a confirmation that it's all just a lot of nonsense. In the same way as my FS she did not pay much attention to my DH's low sperm count and just said that if my body is well I can get pregnant with any kind of sperm count. I really want to believe this but I do not think it's true. One of the scariest things she said after looking at my list of herbs (from my previous doc) is that I should stop them immediately because they are causing my cycle to get shorter which she thinks is a problem. So basically I paid for 4 months acu and herbs just to screw my health even worse? She said that every doc has a different style but that's not the combination of herbs she would prescribe ever to smb with my deficiencies. I am seriously upset.

Tink, how are you?

 

[tay_913]

Briss- My husband was on the low-normal regarding everything on his SA. We finally conceived on our own after almost 3 years. We started looking into foster care/adoption and thinking of trying iui and since my focus was elsewhere I guess it happened on it's own. I know you hear from 10 million different people and way to many times to count but relaxing is really the best approach- good luck to you!

 

[tinkerbellsie]

Oh no Briss what a nightmare. Is hubby not any closer to considering iui or ivf?

What a shame about the herbs though! That's th problem with all of this isn't it. We're completely in everyone else's hands.

I'm okay ta. Nearing the end of my last Clomid cycle and then onto iui. I feel like absolute rubbish today. Very nauseous and very upset tummy. Hope it's for a god reason :-/

 

[tinkerbellsie]

Congrats Tay x

 

[garfie]

Morning Ladies

Just dropping by to see how you are all doing



X

 

[Briss]

Hi Garfie, how are you?

AF got me yesterday, stupid AF!! I had a really good cycle, temp was high and no AF symptoms, the day before it showed up I had a dream - I gave birth to a boy… I am trying to get back into shape (mainly cos my clothes does not fit me anymore and I do not want to buy the whole new wardrobe) Have been staying off chocolate and all bad sugars for over a week now – SO hard! and also trying to generally eat less but unfortunately I have not lost anything yet.

We are due to see our FS next week, but my DH still cannot come to terms with IVF

 

[tinkerbellsie]

What date Briss? Ours is next week too! (1st). Good luck with it all.. we could end up being ivf twins. Just a thought would he consider IUI (tell him you're worried your body is making it hard work for his swimmers- thats what I told my hubby LOL).



I'm on a natural cycle waiting for my FS appt.. be interesting to see if I ovulate. I am on CD11 atm so could be any day (if I do). Garfie how are you? xx

 

[Briss]

Tink, our app on 2 May, would be great to be ivf twins but it will probably take us a few months to get to the actual IUI/IVF stage. hubby would need to repeat his SA first and I need to know whether my FSH got down so we could be refered. If our numbers are still bad I'll go privatelly for natural cycle IVF (provided hubby's on board)

Did they ask you to do the bloods? all fine?

 

[tinkerbellsie]

I'm on cd13 and my CBFM isn't working!!! It has the brush and ! Sign and I've cleaned it like 15 times and nothing, not got long left in testing window and already wasted the stick.... Aaaaahhh any suggestions? Xx

 

[Briss]

Tink, sorry I never had anything like this before, cant help you. did you try calling helpline?

 

[tinkerbellsie]

Sorry Briss I didn't see your question before. Which bloods do you mean? The ones to check I'm ovulating? I wasn't monitored on Clomid other than the first cycle which showed I didn't ovulate... Doh!!

No not yet. I'm going to poke it some more late lol xx

 

[Briss]

i think it would be good to do all bloods, FSH, estrogen prolactin, progesterone etc. did you manage to fix your CBFM?

 

[tinkerbellsie]

Ah okay. Yeah the clinic did all those. Got told all normal range

I think so. I chucked it in the drawer and went out. Went to attack it with cotton bud again when got in and it told me what day I was on so assume okay now? We'll see in the morning xx

 

[Briss]

Tink, that's great that the bloods are fine, one less thing to worry about.

 

[garfie]

Good luck at your appointment ladies - not long now



X

 

[Mrs.B.]

Garfie!! Just seen your siggy, so sorry hun xxx