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An almost tear of joy…

09/06/201415/04/2015 ~ infertileman ~ 4 Comments

E didn't sleep well overnight- it was Judgement Day this morning and as such she was anxious. Today is day 21, cycle 1 IUI. I gave her morning jab of Cetrotide and then we left early for the hospital because of terrible traffic and even worse parking last week! But the journey and parking was … Continue reading An almost tear of joy…

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Trial and error

07/06/201415/04/2015 ~ infertileman ~ Leave a comment

Day 20, Cycle 1 IUI. Every other day, E has been going to our local fertility clinic for a scan, collects more boxes of drugs and occasionally gets follow up calls from the specialist nurse regarding dose changes. E started on 75 units of Gonal F then due to too many follicles (?follies) developing, the … Continue reading Trial and error

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Day 4, cycle 1 IUI

23/05/201423/05/2014 ~ infertileman ~ 2 Comments

Early wake up for us both for the drive to the fertility unit for the scan to see how E has responded to the 4 days of stim. Arrived at 7.45 am to find the waiting room was quite filled up, but our specialist nurse was on time. Scan showed E continued to have approx … Continue reading Day 4, cycle 1 IUI

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On the first step of the ladder

15/05/201415/05/2014 ~ infertileman ~ 2 Comments

Today, E and I met the specialist nurse who will (probably) continue our fertility journey with us for the time being. Based on the HSG result (tubes patent), good LH, FSH and AMH levels, target BMI and donor sperm on ice, it was deemed we were good to go for IUI. So the regime was … Continue reading On the first step of the ladder

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