Dear cutecutetown,
Today is Day 11 (embryo transfer being day 0) of my 2nd IVF. Both times no frozen embryo left. This time I had more confident coz the embryos quality was better, and I also got 2 pregnyl injection on day 0 and day 5. However, starting from yesterday, there has been quite some amount of residue of Crinone coming out, sometimes mixed with brownish, yellowish and slightly pinkish discharge. Now I'm really worried about it. I think I probably have failed again, that's why the Crinone can no longer be fully absorbed. Do you know if what I'm thinking is true?
I strongly advise you to call your doc/nurse instead of just guessing and wondering. If your period hasn't returned yet as a normal regular bloody flow, there may have been an implantation event but the endometrium may need a little extra bit of medication to sustain it. I have seen a few of my successful patients innocently thought their M returned and assumed they had failed. Good God they came back to restart another cycle and only then we figured they were actually pregnant already.
I try not to give you false hope in case you had really failed, but at the same time, I don't want you to lose the pregnancy if you really had it. So, don't sit there and wander, make a phone call!!!
Good luck and stay well.
Cutecutetown
原帖由 pibb 於 10-4-16 15:22 發表
Dear cutecutetown,
Today is Day 11 (embryo transfer being day 0) of my 2nd IVF. Both times no frozen embryo left. This time I had more confident coz the embryos quality was better, and I also got 2 pr ...
Have some updates for you...& questions as well...hehe
One egg had picked up on 8 Apr @ 9am and the embryo transferred on 10 Apr with 4-cell @ 10:30am...the doc/specialist said she looks nice & I think so. I started using Crinone x 2 from the day of egg pick up ... and just wondering, is the Crinone needed to be applied every 12 hours like Synarel? Because I come back to work from 14 Apr and sometimes can't keep it 12 hours...e.g. yesterday, l applied @ 8am in the morning ... but @9pm at night ... will it affect the effect?
Is this the first time, or first few times, having Provera 通經? For some people, the process may take more than one cycle.
There is not much a woman can do to simply lower the baseline E2, I mean, it should come low when there is no untimely cyst or folllicle development. In your case, you have these 水pop+卵泡 and they are likely the culprit for your unfavorable E2.
I think your doc is trying to give you/your body a good condition to start ivf so that you can have a good chance from the ivf cycle. I am very confident that you will have an ivf chance, no worry at all :)
Antibiotics shoudn't affect your blood hormones. It is hard to give you a list of food that contains estrogen; it is equally hard to avoid food that may contain 雌激素. As I always said in my postings, everything needs to be done or taken in moderation. Whether you take 花膠 or not don't really matter unless you are having it everyday as a "concentrated" meal. It's rather interesting that you don't eat chicken anymore; is it the growth hormone you worry about?
I have also talked to other jm on BK that try to do some regular exercises, the kind that will get you sweat (a little). It is a difficult "habit" to keep because we easily give up with excuses such as I am too busy, I am too tired, the gym is boring, etc. I may be wrong, but I believe that exercising benefits your whole body. When you do exercises (aerobic ones, those that improve cardiovascular function), you sweat. Sweating is a natural way of de-tox, getting rid of toxic material that built up over time inside your body. I find the shower after exercising is especially rewarding, probably because it is refreshing, which then makes me feel good; the tiredness gives me a better sleep and in the long run, the heart and lungs also get benefits.
So, while you are waiting for 5月1日, stay relaxed, enjoy some TV, have some healthy snacks, try to head to the gym if there is one nearby. Enjoy your weekend.
as I am not sensitive to the medicine, doctor suggests to retrieve three times (means one cycle each) follicles then ivf. Can you give me some advice? what is the adv and disadv? thanks!
What did your doctor advise you, or he/she didn't say anything? I have seen people starting right after m comes, and there is no medical evidence against it.
But my personal opinion is to let your body rest one cycle. I think with ivf, 欲速則不達, let your body and your emotional state recover for ~1month so that you come back with a prepared mind and a strong body.
I assume your doctor is saying that after each retrieval, fertilisation will be done and then the resulting embryos will be frozen; after 3 times of such process, you will have accumulated a few embryos for one procedure of embryo transfer.
Advantages:
1. You can have at least 2 embryos to be replaced into your uterus.
2. Your uterus will usually be in a better condition to receive the embryos as the cycle is not "artificially controlled" by the ovarian stimulation drugs.
3. Financially, you save a little from the ET procedure because instead of doing 3 ET's, you will probably only do one.
Disadv:
1. Freeze-and-thaw process may cause damage to embryos. [Notice that if it is a good embryo which is being frozen and thawed in a standard ivf lab, survival rate is 70% or above; in my lab, our survival rate is >85%.]
2. Financially, you spend extra in doing 3 cycles of ivf.
Have you done any ivf before, and if so, the egg number? If this is your 1st time, I think both your doc and you can stay flexible. See how many embryos you produce before deciding fresh ET or freeze.
Cheers, cutecutetown
原帖由 MusicTV 於 10-4-19 02:08 發表
cutecutetown
as I am not sensitive to the medicine, doctor suggests to retrieve three times (means one cycle each) follicles then ivf. Can you give me some advice? what is the adv and disadv? than ...
sorry I mean I have retrieved 19 eggs. Abt 8 gets fertilized, one grade 2 with 7 cells and one grade 2- with 5 cells are transferred in day 3. None get frozen. Are these no bad at my age?
Did you mean you only had 2 out of the 19 eggs fertilized, or instead, you only had 2 embryos transferred and no extra embryos for freezing? These 2 scenarios are very different.
Is this aspiration done by the same doctor as your ivf doctor? As long as we are talking about the same doc, he/she will have taken it into consideration.
I think the aspiration shouldn't affect your ivf; on the contrary, it should help to minimize any unknown (negative) effect by these cells as you go through an ivf.
Given your age and number of eggs, the result was a little disappointing. But try not to blame yourself or your husband because it might simply be bad luck. I suspect that the average embryo quality was poor, and hence, even the transferred embryo implanted, it turned up to be abnormal.
As some postings ago I mentioned that each cohort of eggs might vary and if you will proceed to another ivf cycle, we can work together based on past experience. The good information gained from your last cycle is that there seems to be no problem for embryo(s) to implant into your uterus. We probably need a competent embryo to give you a baby.
If you weren't using the very pure (recombinant) drugs for stimulation, I think your doc will recommend to you anyway. In the mean time, what are your thoughts in what to do from your side?
cutecutetown
原帖由 parker123 於 10-4-19 11:21 發表
sorry I mean I have retrieved 19 eggs. Abt 8 gets fertilized, one grade 2 with 7 cells and one grade 2- with 5 cells are transferred in day 3. None get frozen. Are these no bad at my age?
this is the first time ivf as last time from ivf to iui due to only 3 follicles, so this time the doctor suggested the way you've mentioned. first time iui only 3 follicles and second time used gonal f but still the same 3 follicles.
tomorrow will know how many follicles can be used. i don't know what to do. do three times or just one? please advice.
I assume your doctor is saying that after each retrieval, fertilisation will be done and then the resulting embryos will be frozen; after 3 times of such process, you will have accumul ...
Is this aspiration done by the same doctor as your ivf doctor? As long as we are talking about the same doc, he/she will have taken it into consideration.
If you are not financially tight, then doing at least 2 retrievals will probably accumulate enough embryos. The goal is to select, in among all the embryos, the good quality one(s) for one time embryo transfer procedure which hopefully should give you a better chance.
This is generally the plan. However, if all your 3 follicles from this time give you 3 good embryos, you may:
1. still consider having the transfer;
2. stick with the plan but do one more cycle and decide;
3. stick with the original plan, i.e. do two more cycles regardless of embryo number and quality.
So, we really need to see how many good embryos you will have after this cycle. Does your doc ask you to make a decision without giving you the flexibility? Are you of a much older age? Is your uterus and uterine lining normal?
I understand you are worried and don't know what to do; and you probably would like me to say the same as your doc (do 3 cycles and ET later). Since this is your first ivf ever and I don't know your age, let's make it simple:
If you have at least 2 good-quality embryos from this cycle, have the ET procedure.
If you don't have at least 2 good embryos from this cycle (i.e. only 1 good and the rest not, or all embryos are just average), then freeze them and do a 2nd cycle.
I hope you feel better now with the options available. Good luck in the coming egg retrieval!
cutecutetown
原帖由 MusicTV 於 10-4-20 00:00 發表
hi cutecuterown
this is the first time ivf as last time from ivf to iui due to only 3 follicles, so this time the doctor suggested the way you've mentioned. first time iui only 3 follicles and secon ...
Good to hear you are positive and determined. Given an experienced doc doing the aspiration, the chance of damage to the uterine lining should almost be non-existing.
I agree with you that 路係要自己行出黎, you are the only person walking your path; at best, I can help by telling what you can pay more attention to or which path may be easier. Ultimately, I cannot give you my legs to walk your path no matter how much I want you to reach your destiny. Nevertheless, I feel for you and I will be supportive for you as well as for others who are walking similar paths.