[eca81]

I'm new to this so bear with me. My husband and I have been married for 4 years and ttc for the past 3. I first met with a NP who was the ferility specialist at the clinic that I was currently a patinet at. She was never really sure as to what my fertility issues were and first diagnosed me as being anovulatory. My husbands SA was perfectly normal. She even told him he had super sperm (not something he needed to hear.) She wanted to start us on Clomid right away, but unfortunately my husband was on the road for work. We finally started using Clomid Jan. 2009 with timed intercourse and did so for four months.

My first month blood test showed that it worked and that I had ovulated so I patiently waited for a. However it didn't happen. She then ordered an ultrasound for me before starting our second month. Everything was normal on that ultrasound and once again I patiently waited. Repeated a third month and then a fourth. After the fourth she ordered and HSG which came back normal. She than did a inulin resistance test on me that came back with elevated blood glucose levels at my 1 hour check. She then diagnosed me as having PCOS and put me on metformin. I took the summer off and finally sought the help of a RE.

Right off the bat I wished that I would have started with a RE. She started by saying that I did not have PCOS just by looking at past test results and that I was not insulin resistant. She did a day 3 blood draw to check FSH levels and an ultrasound at the end of menses to check egg counts. My FSH levels were elevated for someone my age and I was diagnosed as having low ovarian reserve. We decided that the next phase was to try superovulation iui cycles.

We did our first iui cycle in Sept. 09 and I started my period on day 23 of my cycle. I sat on the toilet that night and cried for 10 minutes with my furry little baby just staring at me. Our second cycle started the end of Sept. and this time I was prescribed progesterone suppositories. I have not started AF yet, but took a pregnancy test 12dpiui and got a , and then took another one today 14dpiui and still had a . They told me the progesterone would more than likely delay the onset of AF.

I am beside myself with how to deal with this. I am depressed, confused, and just plan mad. I'm hoping to get advice from others as to how to deal with not being pregnant when that is all you can think about.

me 27 low ovarian reserve
dh 37 no fertility issues
furry little baby jax 2years

clomid
Jan 09
Feb 09
Mar 09
April 09

Metformin
April 09
May09
June 09
July 09
Aug 09

IUI
Cycle #1
Sept. 13, 2009
AF Sept. 24
Cycle #2
October 7, 2009
Still waiting for AF

[rmc005]

Hi eca,

I feel compelled to respond to your post. But I'm sorry I do not have any advice to share. I just wanted to let you know that I know exactly how you are currently feeling because I am at the same place that you are right now. I feel the same emotions. To want something so badly that comes sooo easily to everyone else. It just feels so unfair. I'm trying to find meaning in it all, but I'm not there yet...I just know that when I am finally blessed with a baby, I know it will be so special and this baby will definitely know that s/he was really wanted...that's where I am right now.

So sorry for your . I am presently at 12 dpo...and have not tested yet. I'm scared to test...I have gotten my hopes up soo many times in the past and every month its the same thing... . It's devastating and painful...I'll test eventually, I'm just not in the mood today...

But after saying all this, I do want to let you know that I still have hope. It will happen for me one day...and you too...ad it will be worth the wait...

[july070707]

Hello Everyone,

I am very new to this. My husband and I have been married for just over 2 years.

He has Erectile Dysfunction and we have been unsuccessful in our attempts to correct it. He had tried pills and injections. The doctor's have given us no reason for his problem. He is 45 and I am 31.

Earlier this year we started looking into adoption through our state. We have done all our classes and completed a home study and we are just waiting for it to be approved. We really want to have our own baby but we though adoption was a good alternative. We really had no idea what other options there might be for us.

The wait for a child under 4 years old through the state we are told is long. Recently I started researching IUI and the costs.

We didn't think we could afford any treatments, but we found out that we could try this.

I found a new OB/GYN and had my first visit on 10/19. She does the IUI procedure in the office and the cost is fairly reasonable so we are going to try it. We are still continuing are adoption efforts as well.

She started me on the prenatal vitamin Prenexa and told me to get an ovulation kit and when we are ready we just call and make an appointment to come in. She they will get fit into the schedule no matter what.

I am excited that we have to opportunity to try and conceive. I am also nervous and keep thinking about the what ifs....

My husband seems confident that he will be able to perform in the doctors office to give a sample. I am trying not to worry/stress him with all my concerns. He seems pretty excited about this.

So I am a newbie to all of this and would appreciate any advice or hearing anyone's stories.

I am not sure when we will try our first IUI, hopefully it will be next month.

[eca81]

Originally Posted by rmc005

Hi eca,

I feel compelled to respond to your post. But I'm sorry I do not have any advice to share. I just wanted to let you know that I know exactly how you are currently feeling because I am at the same place that you are right now. I feel the same emotions. To want something so badly that comes sooo easily to everyone else. It just feels so unfair. I'm trying to find meaning in it all, but I'm not there yet...I just know that when I am finally blessed with a baby, I know it will be so special and this baby will definitely know that s/he was really wanted...that's where I am right now.

So sorry for your . I am presently at 12 dpo...and have not tested yet. I'm scared to test...I have gotten my hopes up soo many times in the past and every month its the same thing... . It's devastating and painful...I'll test eventually, I'm just not in the mood today...

But after saying all this, I do want to let you know that I still have hope. It will happen for me one day...and you too...ad it will be worth the wait...

Thanks so much for your response. I'm sorry to see that things didn't work out for you today. My dh and I are in the same boat now, just taking a break.

I wish you luck in the future, and hope all goes well for you.

[FancysMom]

I am new to the IUI world and frankly scared and nervous all at the same time. I am 36 years old and have been married for almost 12 years. We finally are on the same page about my fertility issues. I have endometriosis and a few other probelms so for a while there I gave up the idea of having children, but the thought was still in the back of my mind that I knew I could be a good mom and I wanted that more than anything else in the world.
I start my follistim injections this evening for 5 days then the visit to the dr. to see if everything is going as it should.

[soanxious]

Hi all

I am new here and just getting a grip on the abreviations so please bare with me. I am 27 recentlyiagnosed wit pcos dh has no probs. We're on our first round clomid, inection, metformin, and iui and this our first attempt after pcos diagnosis. Anyone else start of off with this much???

[dancinginthemist]

Hi there,

This is the first forum I've joined to find out about IUI etc.
We're 36 (hubby) and 31 (me) and have been ttc for 2 years.
I did 2 cycles using clomid 100mg w/ no result.
This cycle we're trying clomid 150mg + fsh injection + IUI. I'll post more in the appropriate forum but just wanted to say 'hi'.

Thanks,
dancinginthemist

[mettie143]

Hello,

Me and my husband are trying to conceive...I am 27 and he is 32....
I have PCOS, hypothyroid, problem with left ovary..tubes are open.. Husband is fine...

Looking forward to getting to know ppl and their stories..

[bichonbuzz]

I am new to the site. I am just looking for people who understand what I am going through with all this fertility stuff because no one I know has had to deal with any of it.

I had my first IUI attempt in Sept and it was a failure. So, today I went for an u/s to see the eggs and lining. I have 4 eggs - all at 14 - on cd12. The lining was 7.45 so not that great I guess. I am going to trigger on Wednesday night and then do the IUI on Friday morning.

I am it will work this time. I am looking forward to getting to know the women in this group. You all seem very nice and encouraging.

Best of Luck to ALL!

[mettie143]

Hello, I am new to this site and I posted in some forums yesterday and now I can't remember where I posted them..is there a way to see where I have posted?? Maybe it's a setting and am not aware..

thanks for your help

[LStewart]

I am new to this site and looking for any kind of support. I am 42 and was married in late 20s but the it wasnt working so I decided not to have kids with him, other long relationships that didn't work out but not because I was responsbile I am paying the price of not being able to have a family. I decided to do it on my own now. I am scared and wish I had someone in my life to share it with. Now I have been having cyst problems and polups but did my first insemination last saturday. I took clomid and it was hard the first 3 days I felt crazy and extremely high anxiety! Anyway its day 4 after insem and I am having little cramping and feel like I have to pee but I dont. Is this normal.

[Ebonyeyes07]

I just joined today as I am currently waiting to find out if my first IUI worked. My husband and I have been trying for 2.5 years to get pregnant and started seeing a fertility specialist in June 2009. I started my first infertility treatment in August and have not been successful so far. I am counting the days until 11/6 to see if this month worked

[mettie143]

Originally Posted by Ebonyeyes07

I just joined today as I am currently waiting to find out if my first IUI worked. My husband and I have been trying for 2.5 years to get pregnant and started seeing a fertility specialist in June 2009. I started my first infertility treatment in August and have not been successful so far. I am counting the days until 11/6 to see if this month worked

Hi Ebony hoping for a BFP for you this month..what is the IUI procedure like?? I start mine next month...Also, how do you post your info in the bottom of your messages???

[DinaLen]

THis might be long...sorry.

I joined earlier this month after we finally decided to go ahead with IUI. My husband and I are both 33 (34 in January). We have been TTC for 2-3 years and first met with our RE in December 2008. HSG and SA were normal and I don't seem to have any other issues.

Prior to meeting with the RE I had three failed Clomid cycles. It took me about 9 months before I was willing to try IUI and we are in cd16 of our first IUI.

I took Femara cd3-7 and had an US on cd3 (I want to say I had 9 follicles). I haven't surged yet and had another US yesterday. The nurse didn't tell me much - other than they thought I would probably have a positive surge on cd17 or 18 and I had one follicle they thought might be mature in time.

I am definitely overwhelmed and incredibly confused. I feel like I don't know enough about IUI or infertility in general to even know what questions to ask. I guess I will just hang in there until this weekend when I go in for another US.

Does anyone have suggestions on resources I can access to try to understand this a little better? I feel like my nurses just are taking for granted that I know what I am doing.

I don't know if this is a dumb question or not but can you still ovulate if you don't have mature follicles? I have always ovulated (although usually pretty late in my cycle) so I am confused.

Thanks!

[Hillary]

Some of you have mentioned Follistim. Is this an alternative to Clomid? I'm waiting to test on my second IUI this month. I took Clomid days 5-9 and got super moody and emotional a day or so after stopping. It felt out of control and I'd like to consider an alternative if we do this again, though I hope we won't. The monitored IUI was a hassle since the only office that will do it or even draw blood on the weekends is 45 minutes away. 1st IUI I ovulated a little late, had a great tri-phasic BBT chart, but ended up disappointed. This round we triggered with 2 large follicles, but my lining was really thin so do put me on Estridiol. I hope that worked in time. Will test in 2-3 days.

Hillary