Oh good luck! Did you start meds and all today? First day of my cycle was on the 27th, clinic is closed so can't get scans etc hoping to do our first round of IVF in my next cycle which starts mid JanCD1 for me so hopefully we will be doing our FET in January 2023! Just booked my CD10 scan to check my lining, which will hopefully be OK for them to give us a date for the transfer
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Iâve started progynova today (CD2) and thatâs all Iâve been prescribed until Iâve had my scan and the clinic tell me when to start on the progesterone pessaries (dreading those
).Sorry your clinic was closed - how annoying! Hopefully it wonât feel too long until your next cycle and you can get going
My partners results came back abnormal. Abnormal sperm morphology. Doctor told him to get a second test done. Have a feeling itâs going to be a funny road from here.
I feel really rubbish today, we have a counselling appointment today to talk about how we feel about it failing! Plus also got an email from the clinic â a summary of treatmentâ and I really do feel like a failure that it didnât work! I just want to hide away from the world and be given a break!
Hopefully ICSI will provide ye with a better option than just straight IVF
Definitely ok to take a break if you need it, the whole thing is very intense isn't it, like everyday of every month has some significance, either you're trying or waiting to try etc
It really is, I didnât find the counselling very helpful it was over the phone and it turns out we canât continue it because I already have my own counselling so it would be a conflict of interest. It makes you question a lot of things. The thing I canât get my head around is being told we both have no issues and there is no reason for it not working to only getting 1/2 embryos to that embryo not even taking. Your sort of given false hope, which really donât help someone who has had bad mental health in the past!Hopefully ICSI will provide ye with a better option than just straight IVF
Definitely ok to take a break if you need it, the whole thing is very intense isn't it, like everyday of every month has some significance, either you're trying or waiting to try etc
Hi all, followed this group as we seem to be suffering from unexplained infertility. Trying for 2 years, no success. Had my ultrasound and bloods and my husband had his semen tests and all came back normal. My periods have been really light the last couple of years and i am worried I am going to get bad news and only blame myself that I left it too late. Iâm 34 - 35 in April - and my mum went through early menopause in her early 40s same as the previous poster.
i have my first gynae consultant appt next week and just wondering what I should expect
i have my first gynae consultant appt next week and just wondering what I should expect
Your situation sounds very similar to mine, we too have been ttc tor 2 years and told unexplained fertility. I hope you get a positive outcome
I feel so drained today. My sister is the second person to tell me she's pregnant this week and I hate myself for being overcome with jealousy and self pity.
We are due to start our only round of NHS funded IVF on my next cycle which should be next week and I still feel absolutely devastated. How evil a person can I be to not feel overcome with happiness for them?
Sorry. I know this post probably won't go down well and I apologize sincerely. I just needed to vent.
We are due to start our only round of NHS funded IVF on my next cycle which should be next week and I still feel absolutely devastated. How evil a person can I be to not feel overcome with happiness for them?
Sorry. I know this post probably won't go down well and I apologize sincerely. I just needed to vent.
I was the same with my sister. I think these feelings are more common than we think, theyâre just not voiced often. It helps me to remember theyâre pregnant with their own baby not mine! Youâre not alone xx
Theyâre 100% normal. Youâre upset about what you donât have not what they do. I know exactly how you feel. Iâm 44 and tried everything to get pregnant but nothing worked and weâve had to accept itâs just us 2. It still stings when I hear any pregnancy announcement even now, I donât wish infertility on anyone so while Iâm so desperately sad for us Iâm glad they donât have any of this pain. Itâs perfectly normal to be sad and upset so donât beat yourself up about it.
Youâre not evil at all! I hope your round of Ivf works, fingers crossed for you x
We have just had our appointment to go over why the ivf failed and honestly it just makes you feel so disheartened! There is nothing really we can do differently which will make a difference on the outcome. My husband says I shouldnât be so negative as I just feel like a failure, being told we had no issues and ivf should work for us and then it doesnât!
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Oh I know how you feel. This whole inability to get pregnant/stay pregnant just makes you feel like such a failure. Itâs so easy apparently, at school theyâd basically tell you that every time you had sex youâd get pregnant. If only! I would say to try and go into each cycle with hope. Itâs even a miracle that treatment is available to give it a try. Wish it wasnât so bloody expensive when the odds are against you. You never know though, next time could be the lucky time for you!
Thank you everyone for being so kind in your responses
The feeling of failure is so huge isn't it?! We have "unexplained infertility" and we know everything is good with him, and everything is ok with me except for a low AMH level (1), but we've been trying for 4 years!
I've tried to turn everything around in my mind and am thinking that all the pregnancy announcements this week and the birth of my friends baby this weekend are all good signs that we will have success, so crossing everything my period will come tomorrow and we can start the round, although it's actually due Thursday / Friday so might have to wait until Monday to start the FSH injections.
I hope your appointment went ok and sending lots of hope your way and to everyone else on this thread.
Youâre definitely not evil I can totally relate to being happy for someone at the same time as being heartbroken for yourself. I felt the same when my sister announced her pregnancy, and at various milestones throughout tbh. Now my nephew is here itâs much easier to separate her experience from mine, if that makes sense.
I can totally relate to being happy for someone at the same time as being heartbroken for yourself. I felt the same when my sister announced her pregnancy, and at various milestones throughout tbh. Now my nephew is here itâs much easier to separate her experience from mine, if that makes sense.Hello all warriors (if you're struggling with infertility you're a warrior!).
An insight on my story.
TTC for 7 years got brushed with the same old paintbrush "pcos symptoms will go away if you lose weight"....I was even under clinical trial in UK (bambini trial) I lost weight under the trial but did it make my symptoms go away? Like f**k did it! Gynaecology/fertility won't even touch you for 1st 2 years of ttc. Even when I was reffered to fertility I waited a year for my 1st appointment. Partner was tested and has low count. Booked 2nd appointment got cancelled 3 times in 1 year then opted for IVF abroad. Appointment was ready April 2020....COVID LOCKDOWN!
Fast forward April 2022 had HSG blood tests etc ready for IVF in May. Everything looked good (apart from 1 blocked fallopian tube). I arrived for treatment May had USS and found a polyps the size of golf ball (this is what was blocking my tube) so I had polypectomy and had to waited for next cycle to transfer embryos (retrived/fertilised 12 eggs and 7 made it to day 5 embryo). Transfered 2 embryos. 1 split to twins so ended up with triplets!....unfortunately miscarried. Had tests on endometrial lining etc and have very abnormal endometrial function (95 percentile) which means I'm prone to miscarriages & need steroid treatment for FET. I have also been diagnosed with estrogen dominance endometrial hyperplasia (atypical cells). On high dose of steroid treatment & progesterone to suppress estrogen. Got 2nd endometrial ablation in and biopsy in March to check progress. If all clear then FET in May. If not then low dose chemo treatment or hysterectomy.
Throughout all this I felt like my Gynaecologist in the UK failed me for always brushing me off. Every appointment I had with Gynaecologist they didn't even examine me or ultrasound it was simply check height and weight then tell me I'm too fat lose weight. I lost weight got BMI to below 30 then they said get it to 25. So was always pushed away for my weight when my sister in law is size 22 had IVF and it worked for her.
That's my story. Please tell me yours
An insight on my story.
TTC for 7 years got brushed with the same old paintbrush "pcos symptoms will go away if you lose weight"....I was even under clinical trial in UK (bambini trial) I lost weight under the trial but did it make my symptoms go away? Like f**k did it! Gynaecology/fertility won't even touch you for 1st 2 years of ttc. Even when I was reffered to fertility I waited a year for my 1st appointment. Partner was tested and has low count. Booked 2nd appointment got cancelled 3 times in 1 year then opted for IVF abroad. Appointment was ready April 2020....COVID LOCKDOWN!
Fast forward April 2022 had HSG blood tests etc ready for IVF in May. Everything looked good (apart from 1 blocked fallopian tube). I arrived for treatment May had USS and found a polyps the size of golf ball (this is what was blocking my tube) so I had polypectomy and had to waited for next cycle to transfer embryos (retrived/fertilised 12 eggs and 7 made it to day 5 embryo). Transfered 2 embryos. 1 split to twins so ended up with triplets!....unfortunately miscarried. Had tests on endometrial lining etc and have very abnormal endometrial function (95 percentile) which means I'm prone to miscarriages & need steroid treatment for FET. I have also been diagnosed with estrogen dominance endometrial hyperplasia (atypical cells). On high dose of steroid treatment & progesterone to suppress estrogen. Got 2nd endometrial ablation in and biopsy in March to check progress. If all clear then FET in May. If not then low dose chemo treatment or hysterectomy.
Throughout all this I felt like my Gynaecologist in the UK failed me for always brushing me off. Every appointment I had with Gynaecologist they didn't even examine me or ultrasound it was simply check height and weight then tell me I'm too fat lose weight. I lost weight got BMI to below 30 then they said get it to 25. So was always pushed away for my weight when my sister in law is size 22 had IVF and it worked for her.
That's my story. Please tell me yours
Just had my endometrial lining scan and Iâm all booked in for frozen embryo transfer on Tuesday next week đ«Ł
That is typical of GPs for all conditions not just infertility, fob you off if youâre overweight. People who are overweight get pregnant every day of the week as do people with PCOS. Itâs enrages me that itâs used as an excuse to get rid of you rather than be weight neutral and do the required testing. I would recommend saying something like âif I came in here as an average sized woman what tests would you refer me for and request theyâre done anyway while you take care of improving your diet and exercise regime in the mean timeâ. Precious time is wasted waiting on proper treatment and when youâre fighting against your biological time is of the essence. I hope you get better news in the months to come as this is one of the most stressful thing you can go through.Hello all warriors (if you're struggling with infertility you're a warrior!).
An insight on my story.
TTC for 7 years got brushed with the same old paintbrush "pcos symptoms will go away if you lose weight"....I was even under clinical trial in UK (bambini trial) I lost weight under the trial but did it make my symptoms go away? Like f**k did it! Gynaecology/fertility won't even touch you for 1st 2 years of ttc. Even when I was reffered to fertility I waited a year for my 1st appointment. Partner was tested and has low count. Booked 2nd appointment got cancelled 3 times in 1 year then opted for IVF abroad. Appointment was ready April 2020....COVID LOCKDOWN!
Fast forward April 2022 had HSG blood tests etc ready for IVF in May. Everything looked good (apart from 1 blocked fallopian tube). I arrived for treatment May had USS and found a polyps the size of golf ball (this is what was blocking my tube) so I had polypectomy and had to waited for next cycle to transfer embryos (retrived/fertilised 12 eggs and 7 made it to day 5 embryo). Transfered 2 embryos. 1 split to twins so ended up with triplets!....unfortunately miscarried. Had tests on endometrial lining etc and have very abnormal endometrial function (95 percentile) which means I'm prone to miscarriages & need steroid treatment for FET. I have also been diagnosed with estrogen dominance endometrial hyperplasia (atypical cells). On high dose of steroid treatment & progesterone to suppress estrogen. Got 2nd endometrial ablation in and biopsy in March to check progress. If all clear then FET in May. If not then low dose chemo treatment or hysterectomy.
Throughout all this I felt like my Gynaecologist in the UK failed me for always brushing me off. Every appointment I had with Gynaecologist they didn't even examine me or ultrasound it was simply check height and weight then tell me I'm too fat lose weight. I lost weight got BMI to below 30 then they said get it to 25. So was always pushed away for my weight when my sister in law is size 22 had IVF and it worked for her.
That's my story. Please tell me yours
Are any of you at a private clinic? We have been thinking we may go private so any advice would be fab 
Yes, we are. Happy to answer any questions if I can!Are any of you at a private clinic? We have been thinking we may go private so any advice would be fab