Guest guest Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 Hi Janine I'm butting in here because I just had ivf#3 and will do ivf#4 sometime soon (will know more after my re appt on the 11th. MY 2nd ivf was successful from an ivf standpoint but I lost my ds to preterm labor at 21w a little over a year ago. My experience with IVF is both typical and atypical - as they all are - most people and us MAs especially are quite unique. The most important thing is to make sure you are with a good clinic/re's office because the one's that aren't any good are the one's that overstimulate. Now that's not my problem so I have no personal experience. I have a uu, one tube (which is closed after a bad d&c) and cycle problems. I don't really ovulate regularly, my periods are highly irregular and that makes the stimulation process more funky. For my first 3 cycles, I did the standard birth control pills to regulate you, lupron shots to suppress you (so you don't ovulate on your own) and then follistim and repronex (fsh hormone). The lupron is a little needle and little amount, the follistim comes in a neat pen contraption and the repronex is an awful burning experience, which I was allergic too until I switch the shots from my stomach to my legs. And teh stuff can make you somehwat moody - or alot moody - you would have to ask dh!!!! I dealt okay with the shots - harder for dh as he had to give them to me but now is a pro. Hard for me is the monitoring of blood and u/s everyday or every other day for about 10 days - because my veins are quite deep and those darn nurses made me look like a pincushion. So after about 10 days or so you get your trigger shot of hcg - big needle in the rear (not as painful as it sounds) and then 36 hours later retrieval of eggs by vaginal needle under twilight anethesthia - you are out for about 10-15 minutes and then wake up and go home after about an hour in recovery, next day, somewhat crampy and you start antibiotics and progesterone, then 3 days or 5 days later depending on fertilization you have them put back in which is even easier. Because I am considered a " poor responder " I get few eggs - my most was 5, this last time just 3 and only 1 fertilized. I only put one back in because of my uu, with my uu and prior loss any more would be dangerous and selective reduction would be upseting to my cervix so one it is. We are changing my drug protocol this time to try to suppress me less to see if we get more eggs so maybe we could have some to freeze cause this is my last insurance covered ivf and its expensive. One other thing - very important they do a sounding of your uterus - this is like a test run of the embryo insertion they do with dye and u/s to see where it lands and pools to get you the best chance - espeically important if you have a funky shape or anything. Sorry so long, feel free to ask if you have questions! Diane uu, ivf #4 soon > >> > Hello ladies > >> > > >> > Hope you don't mind me asking for your advice. To cut a long > > story > >> > short i have been tc for 3 years with one m/c. I have a complete > >> su. I > >> > have previous had a lap and it was decided to leave the septum > > and > >> > continue ttc. Well with no luck we are moving onto IVF and my new > >> gyne > >> > has requested another lap and has suggested a possible resection > >> > depending on the thickness as this hould increaase our chances > > for > >> ivf. > >> > > >> > Well what i really wanted to know was if there was anyone that > > has > >> had > >> > SU and then IVF and also for those of your that have had a > >> resection, > >> > how long did you have to wait before being able to TTC. My ggyne > >> says > >> > they normally suggest 5-6 weeks but i am not sure if i can start > >> the > >> > drug treatment during this time for the IVF or if we start after > >> this > >> > time. > >> > > >> > Any advice greatly welcome and good luck to you all > >> > > >> > Nat > > > > > > > > > > Share bookmarks: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/links/ > > > > Share files: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/files/ > > > > The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page: > > http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/ > > > > > > > > es/ > > > > The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page: > > http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/ > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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