..~:: IUI & Clomid ::~.. anyone?

[Lucinda7981]

Missy i will begin the Ganirelex tonight; so I'm getting close to retrival. My doc is planning on doing ICSI on all soil happy bout that since i know we are male factor.
Thats wonderful news that some more fertlized!

 

[Oculi83]

Missy, yay! That's great news!!
Dh and I were categorized as 'unexplained'. The specialist said that even though dh's numbers aren't that great, it should still be enough to get me pregnant. All my blood tests, ultrasound scans, uterine lining, ovulation and HSG are perfectly fine. So, I suspect the problem for us must be that the sperm somehow can't penetrate the egg. I guess we'll find out after the egg retrieval.
*sigh* I hope AF will show soon. Can't wait to get started!!!

How many days after AF did you ladies start with the injections?

 

[Lucinda7981]

Oculi my dr had me come in on cd 2 and I started stims that night.

 

[missy545]

Thanks guys!

They had me come in on cd 3, then start birth control pills for 2 weeks, then go back in, then start gonal f 3 days later. I took it about 5 days, then went back in every other day or so until retrieval.

Oculi -- I will say it feel better to know the problem. Your sounds a lot like mine did. DH had slightly low numbers, but nothing that should have truly prevented us. Good luck!!

 

[Oculi83]

Lucinda, did you have to take birth control pills as well?

My protocol seems to be a bit different. I don't have to take any birth control pills.
I have to go in for an u/s on cd2 or 3 and then start the stims on cd4 (if I remember correctly) for about 11 days. On day 4 of the stims I have to go in for another u/s and blood tests and repeat that until I got a lead follicle. Then, I'll have to start injecting an antagonist in addition to the stims until my follies are big enough for egg retrieval.
On the paper I received from the clinic, it says this protocol is called gnrh antagonist. Is that roughly what your protocol was like, too?

 

[Lucinda7981]

Oculi no my doc did not have me take birth control....I just went straight to injectibles and then added Ganirelex last night which is to prevent premature ovulation.

 

[Lucinda7981]

Yes I'm on an antagonist protocol as well...the Ganirelex is my antagonist med. I stunned for 3 days and then went for ultrasound n be n then stunned again and went back 2 days later....added Ganirelex that night(day 6) n am to return in 2 days (tom day 8 of stims)...should be triggering with Ovidrel soon.
For my stims I'm on Gonal F in the AM and Menopur in the PM.

 

[Lucinda7981]

Sorry not stunned...stimmed....this darn auto correct on my phone!

 

[Oculi83]

Missy, when will they transfer the embryos?

Lucinda, lol! Haha.. yeah.. gotta love auto correct. Happens to me all the time, too.
Anyway, you take two different stims? I think I was told I'm gonna inject just one. Or does it depend on how your body reacts to the Stims?

Arrghh.. why can't it be next week already? This has been the longest month ever! Today's cd24. So, hopefully AF starts in 4 or 5 days.

 

[Lucinda7981]

Oculi my treatment plan was to take 2 stims from the beginning so starting on cd2 I began 2 stims. I know some only take 1 stim but my dr had me do one in the AM n one in the PM. I know how you feel bout time dragging by; I'm starting to feel that way now as I'm becoming anxious about this whole process.

 

[missy545]

I had my transfer this morning!! As of the morning I only had 2 viable eggs left, both from the rescue icsi. The original arrested. So while its technically a day 3 transfer, its almost like a day 2 transfer. But it was apparently about as perfect as 4 cells can get. So here's hoping its sticky! They will watch the other one and freeze it after 5 days if its still looking good.

Lucinda, you are so close! I think I only took the ganirelix for about 3/4 days. You are prob only a week or so behind me!!

Oculi, I hated the waiting! And at least you aren't going to have to go through 2 weeks of BC before you start stimming.

And after all lof this, I think its the next 2 weeks of waiting that are going to be the most difficult!

 

[Lucinda7981]

Yes I know that I'm close and so I'm getting anxious n excited...I def agree that the 2 WW will be torture :/

 

[Oculi83]

Missy, how exciting!!! I wish you lots and lots of baby dust! Are you taking progesterone now?

Yes, I'm glad I have a relatively short protocol.

Lucinda, how big are your follicles? How many more days until egg retrieval?

 

[Lucinda7981]

Oculi on Sun lead follicle was 16.

 

[missy545]

Inserting progesterone every morning, but thats it. So much easier!!

Lucinda, it sounds good so far!!

 

[Oculi83]

Lucinda, that's great. It can't be long now. When do you have to go back for your next u/s?

Missy, I'll be facing that, too. But yeah, It's better than having to inject the progesterone oil.

AFM, still waiting for AF. I'm PMSing so, it should show within the next few days. Yay! Can't wait!

 

[Lucinda7981]

Retrieval is Thurs morning and I'm waiting for my last ultrasound now....

 

[Lucinda7981]

N ps ill be having to do the progesterone in oil.

 

[missy545]

Retrieval is Thurs morning and I'm waiting for my last ultrasound now....

Super exciting!!

 

[Oculi83]

Lucinda, wohoo!!! That's awesome!
Eek.. how often to you have to inject the progesterone oil?