The AMH test came back at 0.1 which basically tells us that statistically the odds are astronomically against us conceiving a child. While I believe we may be able to get 1-2 eggs from future IVF cycles, they are not likely to attach or result in a pregnancy. Also statistically there is a 1 in 3 chance of downs.
Biological children are not in our future :-(
Best of luck to others facing infertility.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
On to the next stage
We gave Clomid for Male Factor the college try, to unpredictable and undependable avail.
The clock is ticking hard (DW 41 in Oct) and we opted for IVF ICSI. Thankfully the tax return was goo this year and so there was at least one good injection (cash).
All was looking as positive as ever for us- 3 follicles growing, 3 eggs retrieved, all blood work in range. Two eggs were put back in for a day 3 transfer. Sadly- no pregnancy.
This was tough for us to digest.
We are currently in no-where-ville. RE prescribed clomid challenge and AMH. Both tests will likely tell us what we already know- DW is only likely to give 2-3 eggs. (Duhhh!) But I'm done arguing. If anything I was interested in whether or not we are gambling with a 33% probability with Downs or not.
The E2 test came back at 76... which is above the 50 where this clinic is willing to accept the Clomid challenge results but below the 80 mark which keeps us in the slightly better than hopeless zone.
We are waiting on the AMH tests. Wife is nervous, but I have a high confidence level they will predicts exactly what we saw in IVF 1 & 2:
Here's why:
I am blessed with a good income and I'm financially bracing for putting retirement on hold for a year while we battle on, but I wonder if we are prepared to go for IVF 3,4,5,6 w/out success?
The clock is ticking hard (DW 41 in Oct) and we opted for IVF ICSI. Thankfully the tax return was goo this year and so there was at least one good injection (cash).
All was looking as positive as ever for us- 3 follicles growing, 3 eggs retrieved, all blood work in range. Two eggs were put back in for a day 3 transfer. Sadly- no pregnancy.
This was tough for us to digest.
We are currently in no-where-ville. RE prescribed clomid challenge and AMH. Both tests will likely tell us what we already know- DW is only likely to give 2-3 eggs. (Duhhh!) But I'm done arguing. If anything I was interested in whether or not we are gambling with a 33% probability with Downs or not.
The E2 test came back at 76... which is above the 50 where this clinic is willing to accept the Clomid challenge results but below the 80 mark which keeps us in the slightly better than hopeless zone.
We are waiting on the AMH tests. Wife is nervous, but I have a high confidence level they will predicts exactly what we saw in IVF 1 & 2:
Here's why:
If DW's ovaries were completely done- the souped up IVF wouldn't have had any eggs. If she had plenty of eggs, IVF (1&2) would have had plenty of eggs. The AMH will tell us exactly what we know- she's pushing 41 and the window is barely open. I'm done with suspecting the Drs are trying to fleece us. If that were the
case they would have had us march directly into the next IVF cycle with a golden pen and check book, so I will keep my pie hole shut.
I am blessed with a good income and I'm financially bracing for putting retirement on hold for a year while we battle on, but I wonder if we are prepared to go for IVF 3,4,5,6 w/out success?
Monday, March 22, 2010
and they're gone again
Actually it's been nearly a week since I tested.
Motility was looking extremely good going into ovulation week. We hit it 4 times at the front of the window. However, by the time we went in for IUI, there were barely any swimmers... so no IUI.
Talk about a roller coaster of frustration! Of course the next cycle starts any day now (1.5 days late now). Like any couple trying, this is like waiting to see if your lotto ticket is the winner.
I don't have high hopes, however if I kicked out a couple of good shots before the swim team went on strike again, we may have a winner. Arg!!!!!!!
Motility was looking extremely good going into ovulation week. We hit it 4 times at the front of the window. However, by the time we went in for IUI, there were barely any swimmers... so no IUI.
Talk about a roller coaster of frustration! Of course the next cycle starts any day now (1.5 days late now). Like any couple trying, this is like waiting to see if your lotto ticket is the winner.
I don't have high hopes, however if I kicked out a couple of good shots before the swim team went on strike again, we may have a winner. Arg!!!!!!!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
they're back
One of the best samples in over a week.
So after 48 hrs of abs the samples were horrible. The next few were bad and then started ramping again with last night not being horrible (no microscope view this morning) and one of the top 10 views yet tonight.
So after 48 hrs of abs the samples were horrible. The next few were bad and then started ramping again with last night not being horrible (no microscope view this morning) and one of the top 10 views yet tonight.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
More misses than hits
It's been totally hit and miss- with more misses than hits.
One clear trend is that abstinence is NOT an effective way for me to get motile samples. I have yet to get a good sample after 48 hrs of abstaining.
No winning swimmers on the last cycle. New cycle started on Sunday.
On the positive side, my microscope camera is working well. I am now capturing a 1-2 minute video of some of the better views for our next round.
I was really hoping the count would remain consistently high to avoid paying for ICSI, but I'm not convinced we can find a good urologist who can address this in the next year.
One clear trend is that abstinence is NOT an effective way for me to get motile samples. I have yet to get a good sample after 48 hrs of abstaining.
No winning swimmers on the last cycle. New cycle started on Sunday.
On the positive side, my microscope camera is working well. I am now capturing a 1-2 minute video of some of the better views for our next round.
I was really hoping the count would remain consistently high to avoid paying for ICSI, but I'm not convinced we can find a good urologist who can address this in the next year.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Not the motility we need
Although I've seen some spikes, the upward trend hasn't continued in motility.
For the past week, there has been only 1 REALLY good sample and I bet that was only 50% motility at best. The rest have been very low, with 50 swimmers per high powered view.
The doctor gave the ok to officially up the Clomid to every 5 days, so we'll see what that does.
For the past week, there has been only 1 REALLY good sample and I bet that was only 50% motility at best. The rest have been very low, with 50 swimmers per high powered view.
The doctor gave the ok to officially up the Clomid to every 5 days, so we'll see what that does.
Monday, February 8, 2010
What the heck!!!
Friday 2/5 was ovulation day (2 days earlier than expected). After about 2 weeks of upward trending views, the swim team started showing up DOA. Not only that, the salt-peter side effects of the Clomid hit me HARD this weekend. I had a hell of a time getting the job done twice during the window and I had hoped for 4x.
After our Ovulation window closed on Sunday things started going well again- it's almost as though my body did not want this to be the month for us to conceive.
The microscope view on Sunday morning was the worst I've seen since starting. Hopefully this is because all the good swimmers were on their mission already. This got me rather depressed so on Sunday night, I did another round and there was a slide where the views were between 50-100 again.
After our Ovulation window closed on Sunday things started going well again- it's almost as though my body did not want this to be the month for us to conceive.
The microscope view on Sunday morning was the worst I've seen since starting. Hopefully this is because all the good swimmers were on their mission already. This got me rather depressed so on Sunday night, I did another round and there was a slide where the views were between 50-100 again.
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