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I'm 39 yrs, never had fertility issues up until November of 2011. Went in for routine bloodwork and hormones came back all jacked up. Long story short, was diagnosed with POF and told I had less than 8% chance of ever getting pregnant again. Devastating news, since I had met the man of my dreams after 10 years in the most horrible relationship imaginable. The only redeeming aspect is my son, the light of my life, who is now 8.
After that grim prognosis, I researched everything imaginable and eventually tried reproductive acupuncture. Within 2 months (6 months after the POF diagnosis and 0 menstural cycles coming off BC), I started having periods again. The second menstrual cycle showed ovulation. I was over the moon! We started trying immediately.
Within 2 months of that, I became pregnant in July 2012. Since I was going to a fertility specialist, they monitored me very closely with 2-3 office visits per week to check labs. Put on Endometrin 3x per day, Prometrium 3x per day and Vivelle dot patches 2 every 3 days. Never had hormonal issues with my previous pregnancy so didn't really know what to expect. Heartbeat detected at 6 weeks and at week 9 the news came. No heartbeat. Devastated was an understatement. Scheduled D&C the next day.
Two weeks later, Pathology came back with another blow - Partial Molar Pregnancy. I began researching frantically trying to find out eveyrthing I could about it. Doc requested I go back on BC to prevent pregnancy for 6 months (waiting period) which I refused. I had been on BC since I was 16 and felt that it contributed to my POF condition which had somehow spontaneously "reversed".
Periods returned to normal, and I continued on for the next 6 months. I March 2013, my period was 5 days late. Panicking because of my prevous POF diagnosis and hearing my biological clock ticking out of control, I called my MD who brought me in to do a cycle day 6 reading of hormones. All were normal and within the good ranges. Whew! Cycle day 11 bloodwork showed excellent signs of pending ovulation, and an ultrasound confirmed two follicles recruiting on their own! Was given the green light and spent the next two weeks doing our "homework". Cycle day 26 (March 25th 2013) tests shows POSITIVE confirmation of ovulation. Period was due on Friday the 29th but I couldn't wait. I bought a pregnancy test and it was POSITIVE! I couldn't believe it!
Thus began the multitude of visits to the fertility doc to monitor my labs and ultrasounds closely. Put back on Endometrin, Vivelle, and Prometrium as a precaution. Since I got pregnant on my own, it was a little hard for them to determine how far along I am so it changed a few times during the visits.
Then came the first part of the devastating news - this past Monday, heartbeat slowed to 82bpm, (slowed from the prior week of 90bpm) and now fetal growth was present from the week prior. Later that afternoon, labs came back with a drop in HCG from over 5K previously (that's all their machine measures) to 4800. They are telling me to expect miscarriage at this point and will have to wait until no detectable heartbeat before D&C.
My follow up appointment is today at 4:30. I am lost......
After that grim prognosis, I researched everything imaginable and eventually tried reproductive acupuncture. Within 2 months (6 months after the POF diagnosis and 0 menstural cycles coming off BC), I started having periods again. The second menstrual cycle showed ovulation. I was over the moon! We started trying immediately.
Within 2 months of that, I became pregnant in July 2012. Since I was going to a fertility specialist, they monitored me very closely with 2-3 office visits per week to check labs. Put on Endometrin 3x per day, Prometrium 3x per day and Vivelle dot patches 2 every 3 days. Never had hormonal issues with my previous pregnancy so didn't really know what to expect. Heartbeat detected at 6 weeks and at week 9 the news came. No heartbeat. Devastated was an understatement. Scheduled D&C the next day.
Two weeks later, Pathology came back with another blow - Partial Molar Pregnancy. I began researching frantically trying to find out eveyrthing I could about it. Doc requested I go back on BC to prevent pregnancy for 6 months (waiting period) which I refused. I had been on BC since I was 16 and felt that it contributed to my POF condition which had somehow spontaneously "reversed".
Periods returned to normal, and I continued on for the next 6 months. I March 2013, my period was 5 days late. Panicking because of my prevous POF diagnosis and hearing my biological clock ticking out of control, I called my MD who brought me in to do a cycle day 6 reading of hormones. All were normal and within the good ranges. Whew! Cycle day 11 bloodwork showed excellent signs of pending ovulation, and an ultrasound confirmed two follicles recruiting on their own! Was given the green light and spent the next two weeks doing our "homework". Cycle day 26 (March 25th 2013) tests shows POSITIVE confirmation of ovulation. Period was due on Friday the 29th but I couldn't wait. I bought a pregnancy test and it was POSITIVE! I couldn't believe it!
Thus began the multitude of visits to the fertility doc to monitor my labs and ultrasounds closely. Put back on Endometrin, Vivelle, and Prometrium as a precaution. Since I got pregnant on my own, it was a little hard for them to determine how far along I am so it changed a few times during the visits.
Then came the first part of the devastating news - this past Monday, heartbeat slowed to 82bpm, (slowed from the prior week of 90bpm) and now fetal growth was present from the week prior. Later that afternoon, labs came back with a drop in HCG from over 5K previously (that's all their machine measures) to 4800. They are telling me to expect miscarriage at this point and will have to wait until no detectable heartbeat before D&C.
My follow up appointment is today at 4:30. I am lost......
Though it thinks it was a little bit earlier and tells me to expect AF on the 4th. I think maybe between 10th-12th. We'll see...
I go in for a urine test next week and if there is sugar in my urine (again) I'll have to do the glucose screening test again. The first time it was 130, but she didn't have me do the 3 hour test because it was borderline. I'm not gaining tons of weight, maybe a little faster than normal these last couple weeks. Going to start a lower carb/sugar diet for now, just in case. But it's tough all I want is chocolate!!!
