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Almost a complete success!
Name: Amanda
Age: 26
How long TTC: 3yrs
Diagnosis or any known issues: Severe tubal damage from endometriosis
Treatments you tried before IVF: Ovulation kits, basal temp tracking and 3 months of clomid
How many IVF did you do before success:0 - Dr Z rocks!
Are you using donor eggs or sperm: no
Protocol (meds taken): Lupron, menopur, follistim, progesterone oil, progesterone suppositories, baby aspirin
How many follicles at ER: don't remember
How many eggs retrieved: 22
How many eggs fertilized: 5
How many days between ER and ET: 5
How many and quality/rating of embryos/blasts transferred: 2, the only 2 that survived to day 5
Symptoms or issues during 2WW: the progesterone made me crave foods, I was close to overstimulating so I was really swollen
What day you got your BFP: 9 days after transfer
HPT before blood test: Nah, I was positive that it didn't work, so I didn't want that kind of heartbreak
Number of first beta: 426
Number of babies: 2
Anything else you would have wanted to know before you started this process!
The more embryos you transfer the greater the risk. I've been on hospital bedrest for 11wks and counting and have had many complications.
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11/06 found out my tubes were blocked 
2/07 had my tubes removed
11/6/07 follicle count great! 10 & 12 
11/14/07 trial xfer smooth lining!
11/22/07 start shots
12/7/07 starting to hyperstimulate, cutting back on the shots
12/13/07 ER day!! -- 20 eggs retrieved!
12/14/07 12 mature eggs, only 5 fertilized
12/16/07 2 of the eggs didn't make it
12/18/07 ET day  1) BBB 2)DBB None frozen
12/27/07  , beta 426!
12/31/07 beta 1,633
TWINS!
1/7/08 first u/s both babies look great -good size and good placement
1/21/08 Baby A's HB 154 Baby B's HB 147
3/13/08 Baby A = boy! Baby B = girl!
4/11/08 Admitted into hospital-preterm labor
4/12/08 Cerclage placed
4/13/08 Abruption detected
4/15/08 Dr's want to terminate pregnancy
5/16/08 Received steroid shot - still in hospital
7/7/08 YAY! Going home!
7/15/08 Back in the hospital
7/19/08 Going home again!!
7/22/08  Carden and Jeneveve
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