who is unexplained???

[mrssunshine78]

i'm just wondering who, if anyone, is in the unexplained catergory? and what you have been offered by the fertility clinic.

we've been ttc since aug 07, with a little break in the middle to get married, all our tests have been fine, except my FSH is 10.2, but consultant doesn't seem overly worried about this (i am but that's a different story!). anyway i'm on my 3rd month of clomid this month, not having anymore said i only wanted to try it for 3 months before going for more invasive procedures like IUI

anyway just wanted other peoples journeys and what they've been offered, etc.

thanks

xx

 

[beanz]

Hi there

I am unexplained, though I think my age must be a factor. I had a good FSH and AMH result but a second one a year later was really bad. I have so far had 6 months of clomid and am now waiting to test after my first IVF.

I had an HSG and several blood tests before being given 'unexplained' as a diagnosis. The following month while taking clomid for the first time I got pregnant but then miscarried. That has been my only pregnancy in 2 and a half years.

FWIW I felt that being on Clomid was a complete waste of time and have been told that when your diagnosis is 'unexplained' it's not a good thing to be put on as you will already be ovulating. i wish I had resisted it to be honest and gone straight for IUI or IVF. I wasted 6 months.

 

[mrssunshine78]

i agree wish we'd gone straight for iui, i'm glad i said i'd only try 3 months on clomid.

how old are you if you don't mind me asking? i'm 32

good luck i hope ivf has worked for you

xx

 

[peekaboo]

Here! Me and DH have been put in the unexplained category. I'm ovulating, blood tests were fine (not sure of exact levels but no problem apparently), HSG was clear. DH SA was excellent. We've been TTC for 2 years.

I've only been offered clomid which I have started taking at 50mg. I'm fully aware that many people say theres no benefit to taking it when unexplained but just thought I'd try it for a few months. Have been told I can take it for 6 months max.

If this doesn't work we've been told IUI is our next step but FS won't refer us until we've been TTC for 3 years. So its either wait, go private or just hope that we manage to get there naturally. Its so difficult being labelled 'unexplained' because I can't help feel that there MUST be something wrong! We know we're BDing at the right time, we're doing all we can to 'help' the situation and its still not working. In some ways it would be easier to have a minor problem as then we'd be offered treatment sooner. But on the other hand it would be silly to wish a problem upon ourselves. I guess its just a case of waiting for now.

Good luck to you both.

 

[RebaRezzelba]

Hi - Im classed as unexplained too - had all the blood tests which were fine and DH sample was above average. I was never offered a HSG or LAP to test for blocked tubes or endo (which i have many symptoms of). I was never offered Clomid either. Wish i could go back in time and demand it from the FS but too late now.

I went back to DR in March and they have sent a letter to FS requesting an appointment but i was just informed about 10 mins ago that the waiting list is 21 weeks - which absolutley sucks - so i guess I just need to keep trying (we are doing everything right I think - DTD at the right time etc) so cant understand why its not happening.

Im currently going for acupuncture treatment - really hope it works - 9 sessions so far and nothing so it might be a waste of time (and money).

One of my bst friend told me at wknd she is 7 weeks preg - 2nd month trying - hateful - but happy for her too.

 

[mrssunshine78]

Thanks for replying girls, i sometimes feel a bit alone cos most people have something to fix!

i too think deep down that there must be something wrong, i don't know how you can do everything right and still not get pregnant, it really does amaze me. its just so frustrating that there's nothing else we can do except wait! i keep wondering whether my body doesn't like oh sperm and things like that cos they don't seem to test for stuff like that. I've had LH, FSH, prog and oestrogen hormone levels, HSG and ovary scan, but that's all, i'm sure there must be other things they can test for??? or am i just clutching at straws??

we were told that we could have had IUI in Jan, so we'd been trying then for 2 and half yrs, sure my consultant said it had to be three years before you can have ivf. we're back at the clinic next wk, so gonna tell him we wanna go ahead with the IUI asap!!

good luck everyone
xx

 

[RebaRezzelba]

My FS offered us IUI too but said the odds were the same as regular intercourse so she advised us to go straight to IVF (we are now a waiting list since last JUne). But if your tubes are blocked (which I think mine are) then IUI would be a good way to get the sperm as close to the egg as possible. I wish i had went for the IUI now but too late to go back in time! Oh well another missed opportunity.

 

[Sherri81]

I have also been classed as unexplained infertility, even though I have been pregnant 6 times and am currently pregnant with number 7. My problem is with miscarrying, BUT apparently in BC, they class recurrent problems with miscarriages in the same category as 'infertile.'

I have had losses anwhere from 4 weeks 4 days, to 13.5 weeks, and I have had one micro-preemie in between. Greg is currently 6, but was born at 25 weeks, weighing just over a pound. He too was unexplained.

My pregnancies have occurred naturally, and on Clomid. We have been advised to do IUI or IVF, however, we don't have the money for either.

I have had a hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, and and HSG to check for structural abnormalities. Everything was fine there. My hormone panel is normal. Good ovarian reserve etc. One slight problem is I don't ovulate EVERY month. Not abnormal though apparently, and since starting Metformin in Sept 2009, I have ovulated every month.

Hubby's SA wasn't the best. He is 37, I am 29. His came back as lower than normal, with a higher rate of deformed ones. HOWEVER, they said this wouldn't have any effect on things really, it might just take us longer to conceive.

We have done OPK's and DTD during fertile periods, and nothing. We have taken Clomid done OPKs and DTD during fertile periods, and nothing. We have done the OVWatch thing, and nothing.... We have gone years without a pregnancy, only to turn around and have one happen after only DTD once that cycle, and counting ourselves out. So we never know when it will happen, but it does, only infrequently. And then I go on to lose it normally. We are parying for a different result this time.

We were told doing IVF might be out best option and this would implant a fertilized egg into me, which would take out the problem of the sperm and egg meeting. But, like I said, we can't afford this. So we were told to buy a book called 'Coming to Terms,' meaning they think we need to come to terms with the fact that we won't have another baby.

I did get pregnant on Clomid 100mg this cycle, and we are doing everything we can to maintain this one, including doing heparin injections daily, even though there is no real evidence to say this will work. If it doesn't, we will try on our own again, and if we get a BFP again, we will try IVIG, as long as the Dr can get us special coverage for it.

If that doesn't work, we will try a sperm donor, but it would have to be a friend, and it would have to be done the 'natural' way. If that didn't work, then I guess we would be out. We could try to inject DH's blood into me, so my body knows what its looking for so it can protect any potential babies, but that seems to be a bit out there.

 

[Chrisangel]

I am also explained or as my dr would say boring!! I have had the hsg, blood work, ultrasounds and everything looks fine. my dh is fine also. The only thing that came up when we were first ttc was my thyriod issue. I have hypothyroidism but have really good with meds to be sure its level so that isn't an issue so they say. So i know how u all feel we have been ttc for 3 years now. My dh is in the USAF and we are stationed in Guam for 2 more years. There are no fertility clinics here so Im doing clomid through the ob/gyn. Hopefully something will happen soon if not we have to wait till we go back to the states!! Good luck to all of you!!!!!!!!

 

[Blue12]

My FS offered us IUI too but said the odds were the same as regular intercourse so she advised us to go straight to IVF (we are now a waiting list since last JUne). But if your tubes are blocked (which I think mine are) then IUI would be a good way to get the sperm as close to the egg as possible. I wish i had went for the IUI now but too late to go back in time! Oh well another missed opportunity.

Hun if your tubes are blocked iui wont work and ivf would be the only option.

 

[mrssunshine78]

its really strange the different things that the consultants say, mine told me that clomid prob wouldn't really increase my chances of conceiving, but he said that IUI prob would.

glad i'm not the only unexplained!

hoping to ov tomorrow or tuesday but am sure this month wont bring me anthing different, just so pleased our appt is on thursday


xxx

 

[RebaRezzelba]

Sherri - sorry you had so many losses - i really hope No 7 is a sticky bean!

You should look into acupuncture to help with all the miscarriages. There is a great book called the Infertility Cure by Radine Lewis and there is a section in it on Recurrent MC's. It might be a small imbalance that needs correcting.

Good luck

 

[MarsMaiden]

We have been classed as unexplained too but I always take that diagnosis to mean that they just don't know. Clearly there is something not quite right or the statistics say we would be pregnant 6 times over by now!

We have been TTC for just over two years (have lost count of the cycles!) For the first year or so, my cycles were all perfectly normal and standard. I have had a lot of short cycles recently and have had raised prolactin flagged in a couple of blood tests although they seemed to brush over this. My ultrasound, HSG were all fine. DHs SA was normal so I am convinced that there must be a slight imbalance of some sort in my hormones that is causing us trouble.

I asked for clomid but because I was ovulating the FS said that it would be of no benefit to us. We were referred for IUI and I am on my first cycle now, we will have 4 cycles over the next year and then be referred for IVF if we are still not pregnant.