IVF/ICSI August
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Hey Tansey 
Can I join you? Am starting meds in July but will have ec at the end of July/start of August.
I hope your 2nd attempt works for you
Can I join you? Am starting meds in July but will have ec at the end of July/start of August.
I hope your 2nd attempt works for you
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Hiya
I am starting meds end of June so should be finishing in Aug. It's my first go and I think 5 weeks is a long protocol.
Good luck to you 2 ladies! x
I am starting meds end of June so should be finishing in Aug. It's my first go and I think 5 weeks is a long protocol.
Good luck to you 2 ladies! x
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Hello ladies, nice to see you all - doesn't matter what stage you are at you can still chat here and discuss where we are up to. Aug (and beyond Maz) may seem a way off but some of us wil start meds early and have the main thing in Aug or others will join us to start meds in Aug etc.
Tell us a bit about yourself and your treatment - i'll have to do mine later as I'll be late for school
Tell us a bit about yourself and your treatment - i'll have to do mine later as I'll be late for school
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Hey Tansey
Yes, it's my 1st attempt (we have male factor). I'm stupidly excited at the moment, I'm sure that will change soon, but for the time being I'm feeling very postive and can't wait to begin.
I'm due to start down regging on 14th July and am on the long protocal.
I haven't offically booked in our our clinic yet for July, OH wanted one more try before we went for ICSI. As soon as AF is here I'm allowed to make the call!
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I have shimmied over to this thread as I have just found out that my transfer will be in August. I am taking part in a trial and have been allocated to have a medicated FET (rather than natural), so I start down regging 27th June, then by the time I've done the oestrogen pills it will be August.
I can't believe it will be 4 months to get a transfer, from the last one!! It just seems to be forever. I was hoping to be allocated the natural group, but no such luck, so here I am.
I can't believe it will be 4 months to get a transfer, from the last one!! It just seems to be forever. I was hoping to be allocated the natural group, but no such luck, so here I am.
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Great idea Tans
For those who don't know me ... I'm an old timer here.
As my siggie shows, unfortunately this upcoming cycle isn't my first. There is definitely no excitement involved for me, and any hope has pretty much gone out the window. A couple of days ago, I was feeling fairly positive, but today, it was all I could do to stop myself from crying at the hopelessness of our situation.
Anyhow - enough of the self pity and moaning, and on to the cold, hard facts.
We will be long protocol starting with my August cycle. Estimated EC is around the second week of October, with hopefully a blastie transfer 5 days later. I say hopefully, as collecting eggs is not an issue but getting lots of embies is ... although the embies we do get are generally quite good quality, we unfortunately have had a pretty appalling fertilisation rate so far.
So. That's that for the moment. I'm not on here as much as I used to be, but I'll try and remember to come by here each time I'm logged in. Good luck to everyone. May your journeys be much shorter and less traumatic than mine.
xx
For those who don't know me ... I'm an old timer here.
As my siggie shows, unfortunately this upcoming cycle isn't my first. There is definitely no excitement involved for me, and any hope has pretty much gone out the window. A couple of days ago, I was feeling fairly positive, but today, it was all I could do to stop myself from crying at the hopelessness of our situation.
Anyhow - enough of the self pity and moaning, and on to the cold, hard facts.
We will be long protocol starting with my August cycle. Estimated EC is around the second week of October, with hopefully a blastie transfer 5 days later. I say hopefully, as collecting eggs is not an issue but getting lots of embies is ... although the embies we do get are generally quite good quality, we unfortunately have had a pretty appalling fertilisation rate so far.
So. That's that for the moment. I'm not on here as much as I used to be, but I'll try and remember to come by here each time I'm logged in. Good luck to everyone. May your journeys be much shorter and less traumatic than mine.
xx
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Caline, glad you are joining us, the wait ALWAYS seems like forever and drives us all mad 
I am having my 2nd round in Turkey. I got the pill from my GP yesterday and when AF comes in July I will get fresh CD3 bloods done and start the pill. I am on SP and have to be in Istanbul on CD2 when I finish the pill. We are waiting for July AF so that we know when we need to book the hotel and flights. My Mum is coming with me for 1 week and DH for the other two.
Our 1st IVF resulted in 6eggs, 1 not suitable (think it was too mature) but the other 5 fertilised and I had 2 day3 embies put back. The others didn't make it to blasto so we have no frosties. I wasn't happy with the amount of eggs and the quality. I was happy that I felt absolutely fine on all the drugs - I had a couple of headaches and tiredness on D/R and in the 2ww I was mega bloated but that was it.
So round 2 is SP rather than LP and I am hoping for more eggs and better quality. This should all be helped by the fact that I am with the two people I love most in the world and can get some sun, swim and sightsee
The only thing is I am waiting to hear when I can have a scan on my left ovary as I had an endometrioma during my last cycle and the clinic said if it is bigger than 3cm I won't be able to have treatment. It was 2cm and so hope it hasn't grown
I am having my 2nd round in Turkey. I got the pill from my GP yesterday and when AF comes in July I will get fresh CD3 bloods done and start the pill. I am on SP and have to be in Istanbul on CD2 when I finish the pill. We are waiting for July AF so that we know when we need to book the hotel and flights. My Mum is coming with me for 1 week and DH for the other two.
Our 1st IVF resulted in 6eggs, 1 not suitable (think it was too mature) but the other 5 fertilised and I had 2 day3 embies put back. The others didn't make it to blasto so we have no frosties. I wasn't happy with the amount of eggs and the quality. I was happy that I felt absolutely fine on all the drugs - I had a couple of headaches and tiredness on D/R and in the 2ww I was mega bloated but that was it.
So round 2 is SP rather than LP and I am hoping for more eggs and better quality. This should all be helped by the fact that I am with the two people I love most in the world and can get some sun, swim and sightsee
The only thing is I am waiting to hear when I can have a scan on my left ovary as I had an endometrioma during my last cycle and the clinic said if it is bigger than 3cm I won't be able to have treatment. It was 2cm and so hope it hasn't grown
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Ok for me to join you even though I am not technically August ICSI??!
We have MF so are going straight to ICSI. This will be our first cycles and I am lurching from being excited to terrified (sometimes several times a day!!)
Got a presentation and morning of information in July so hopefully find out then if we are doing SP or LP.
We have MF so are going straight to ICSI. This will be our first cycles and I am lurching from being excited to terrified (sometimes several times a day!!)
Got a presentation and morning of information in July so hopefully find out then if we are doing SP or LP.
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You were probably right first time Maz!! 
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:wave: hi girlies, I'll be on my second try this time.
I will be starting the drugs again on a SP around 20th August so EC will be sept for me I think. Roll on the next few months and hurry up is what I say!!!
Looking forward to being apart of another thread and I hope this one is a lucky one for us all! x
I will be starting the drugs again on a SP around 20th August so EC will be sept for me I think. Roll on the next few months and hurry up is what I say!!!
Looking forward to being apart of another thread and I hope this one is a lucky one for us all! x
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Spring flower-can we be buddies?! I am doing ICSI too due to male factor.
Our first appointment with fertility specialist is July 1 ( earliest we could get) so I'm hoping for an August start. Is that unrealistic? I've already had HSG, day 21 blood work, ultrasound. Everything normal. We've had 3 sperm analysis done: total motile 3.6 mill, 16 mill, 8 mill. OH on clomid to raise count, which worked- got up to 67 million but quality bad. Motility only 12%.
I am Sooooooo ready for ICSI. I'm just waiting for my hubby to be like, "let's go!"
Right now, he's still optimistic that we'll get pregnant on our own. I'm like, " listen babe I take a damn opk test every month. Every month I test positive. Every month we have sex on the right days. Nothing!"
Ladies what can I expect in terms of meds? Do they do injectables or clomid to stimulate ovaries?
Our first appointment with fertility specialist is July 1 ( earliest we could get) so I'm hoping for an August start. Is that unrealistic? I've already had HSG, day 21 blood work, ultrasound. Everything normal. We've had 3 sperm analysis done: total motile 3.6 mill, 16 mill, 8 mill. OH on clomid to raise count, which worked- got up to 67 million but quality bad. Motility only 12%.
I am Sooooooo ready for ICSI. I'm just waiting for my hubby to be like, "let's go!"
Right now, he's still optimistic that we'll get pregnant on our own. I'm like, " listen babe I take a damn opk test every month. Every month I test positive. Every month we have sex on the right days. Nothing!"
Ladies what can I expect in terms of meds? Do they do injectables or clomid to stimulate ovaries?
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Hello Ladies
My god, the wait is driving me NUTS!! I'm really struggling, am just so impatient. I know the chances that it will work first time are low and I'm trying to prepare myself for that but I just want the time to be here now! Oh well I guess I only have a month now til I can start DR.
Hey Suzie - Of course we can be buddies! I had my first introductory appointment on 1st June, I was on cycle day 6. I'd had all the tests etc done and they said I could start on day 21 that month if I wanted to. I decided against it as I wanted a bit more time to get my head around it, also when I worked out dates it would all be happening whilst I'm due to go through a very busy period at work. So I was very restrained and said I'd wait an extra month. This is our 1st attempt so haven't been through it before. I understand from others that it depends on the clinic as to how quickly you can get moving.
My OH is exactly like yours, he wanted one more month to see if it could happen naturally. We've given it our best shot
, but I know I'm not pregnant. I have to bite my tongue, when really I just want to yell that we've been trying for 1.5 yr and nothing why suddenly now?! But it must be so hard for blokes.
I'm on long protocal and will be injecting and taking suppositories (sp?)
I don't really understand what the difference between long and short is but I think we are on long protocal because we are considered younger.... but I'm sure there's more too it then that!
Hope everyone is doing well.
My god, the wait is driving me NUTS!! I'm really struggling, am just so impatient. I know the chances that it will work first time are low and I'm trying to prepare myself for that but I just want the time to be here now! Oh well I guess I only have a month now til I can start DR.
Hey Suzie - Of course we can be buddies!
I had my first introductory appointment on 1st June, I was on cycle day 6. I'd had all the tests etc done and they said I could start on day 21 that month if I wanted to. I decided against it as I wanted a bit more time to get my head around it, also when I worked out dates it would all be happening whilst I'm due to go through a very busy period at work. So I was very restrained and said I'd wait an extra month. This is our 1st attempt so haven't been through it before. I understand from others that it depends on the clinic as to how quickly you can get moving.My OH is exactly like yours, he wanted one more month to see if it could happen naturally. We've given it our best shot
, but I know I'm not pregnant. I have to bite my tongue, when really I just want to yell that we've been trying for 1.5 yr and nothing why suddenly now?! But it must be so hard for blokes.I'm on long protocal and will be injecting and taking suppositories (sp?)
I don't really understand what the difference between long and short is but I think we are on long protocal because we are considered younger.... but I'm sure there's more too it then that!
Hope everyone is doing well.
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Long Protocol shuts your system (ovaries) down prior to the cycle - so that when you stim (inject) it helps the follicles grow together at a more similar rate - giving you more eggs.
Short Protocol - you skip the shutting down step - and just start your cycle with stims (injections) and still grows many follicles but likely not as many - yet still ones of good quality. (This is often used when individuals are older or have different levels of ovarian reserve).
This is my understanding - but I might be wrong or missing out on some important points.
Short Protocol - you skip the shutting down step - and just start your cycle with stims (injections) and still grows many follicles but likely not as many - yet still ones of good quality. (This is often used when individuals are older or have different levels of ovarian reserve).
This is my understanding - but I might be wrong or missing out on some important points.
