About Me

2 years to conceive a baby is the last thing I thought could happen to us...

Let me tell you a bit about myself. I'm 25 and my husband is 27. We have been together since Oct 13, 2000 - I was 16 & he was 18. We've got married Dec 24, 2006. We started trying to conceive in February 2007 with no success.

In September 2007 we were referred to our current doctor (RE) and she specializes in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility MSc, MD, FRCSC at fertility clinic in Toronto. Me and my husband did many test which all came back with great results. We were tested through Sonohysterogram, Laporoscopy, Hysteroscopy, Hysterosalpingogram (HSG), Semen DNA Fragmentation to name a few...

We did 3 IUI's; Then we decided to start doing IVF to increase our chances. Unfortunately, we found out that I have unexplained poor response to medications. We spent over $36,000 out of the pocket just in 2007 & 2008 for all our procedures. We had 4 failed IVF attempts, some canceled after weeks of expensive injections. Every cycle was a heartbreak and the pain never goes away.

Our diagnosis is UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY
Unexplained poor responder
Unexplained elevated prolactin
  • Natural - Feb.’07-Oct. ’07;
  • IUI#1 - Nov '07- Clomid 50mg (cd5-9); HCG; Progesterone 400g;
  • IUI#2 - Jan '08- Clomid 50mg (cd5-9); HCG; Progesterone 400mg;
  • IVF#1 - Long Agonist Protocol; Feb '08 - BCP; Mar '08 - Suprefact / Puregon 175IU; Canceled after 9 weeks of injections due to 3.2cm cyst on the right ovary
  • IVF#2 - Long Agonist Protocol; April '08 BCP; May '08 - Puregon 200 IU/Orgalutran 250 mg; ER May 14 - ET May 17; 5 eggs-3 mature-2 fertilized; Day 3 transfer; transferred two 8-cell & 7-cell grade 1 embies; Progesterone 600mg;
  • Natural - June ’08; Aspirin 81mg/Pre-Seed;
  • IVF#3 - Short Antagonist Protocol; July '08 - Canceled after 10 days of injections due to elevated prolactin 36.6 & poor response; only 8 follicles and not developing
  • IVF#4 - Short Antagonist Protocol; Aug/Sept' 08 -Gonal-f (225iu)/Menopur (150iu); Cetrotide (250mg);Ovidrel 10,000 IU; Progesterone in oil injections (50mg), Aspirin (81mg) Cancelled after 12 days of injections (less than 7 follicles); Later converted to IUI#3
  • IVF#5 - Estrogen Priming with MicroFlare Protocol; Oct '08 - Start Estrace Oct5 (7DPO); Stop next CD2 after AF (Oct11) start stim with Gonal-F (450iu) & microdose of Lupron/Suprefact (0.05iu); Took Aspirin 81 mg; Almost canceled due to poor response after 13 days of injections (only 6 follicles developing) + ovarian cysts; ER on cycle day 21 (!!!) after 18 days of stims; Got 10 eggs; 7 mature; 5 fertilized with ICSI; Day 5 transfer of 2 blastocysts (2AB both); one was hatching; None to freeze, all arrested; Crinone 8% & Estrace 6mg after ET
  • Greater than 50% of patients achieve pregnancy on their first IVF cycle.
  • Close to 50% of patients who had a second cycle also achieved pregnancy.
  • Finally, 40% of patients who did a third cycle achieved a clinical pregnancy.

Statistically, most people have become pregnant by their third cycle.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Beta#1 - 15 DPO (10dp5dt)

Yes, I am still spotting but I should say it's less, much less. Mostly when I walk too much or sometimes in the mornings. No pad required though (TMI Embarassed ) I hope it's ok.

I got my beta Very Happy
Today I am 15 DPO (10dp5dt) and my beta is 327.
I think I'm happy, just hard to be positive when having spotting and on and off bleeding.
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Anonymous said...

Since you and have exactly the same circumstances right now, I thought I would share words from both my family GP and my RE at my clinic today. My family GP says stay rested but not necessarily off feet. Get another beta if it helps ease your mind, but both betas look good and PLENTY of woman spot during the entire first trimester. The beta must be done at the same lab as the previous betas though to compare properly. Each lab uses different equipment and methods. Then my clinic called. The RE had the nurse call to communicate that it is okay to come for a third beta tomorrow although she was not sure how useful it would be. Your Beta is suppose to double every 48 hours on average but then tail off at some point. Some healthy pregnancies tail off earlier than others but generally all betas should elevate in the first few weeks of pregnancy. I am considered 5 weeks pregnant today. My ER was done on Oct. 27th.( add two weeks on the medical calendar wheel for milestones). So what sounds like 3 weeks is actually 5 weeks pregnant. Anyway, if this beta comes back elevated with all of this spotting, I'll feel temporarily comforted until the spotting hopefully stops. My RE says to yes, take it easy, but bed rest is not required. That of course you bleed more by moving around, it is natural. That blood pools in your cervix when you are laying down and then comes out with gravity. THat gravity will not hurt the baby since it is so small and so protected. That even if I bleed more, I should be walking around and doing normal things.. just no lifting pianos. However, If staying still makes me feel better, then I'll do that until I'm out of the woods! An earlier US is impossible until at least 6-7 weeks gestation. There will be no heartbeat until then and just able to see a sac. Taking extra progesterone will not help since I'm already on progesterone, it would render useless. There is really no way of telling how the baby is doing until an US since even a beta can be vague with large ranges of norm. Generally the first two betas tell the story.
That is what I've gotten so far and I'll keep you posted with more info as I receive it. I'm sorry that you are a nervous wreck as well. Lets just try to keep our chins up. We've come this far, I'm sure our little beans are doing great.
Good Luck!
BB4ME

January 30, 2009 at 11:19 AM

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