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Night before egg collection

11/02/201515/04/2015 ~ infertileman ~ 1 Comment

E has her egg collection as part of her IVF cycle 1 Short Protocol tomorrow. It's been a difficult month for us both, but whereas E has actively sought support and solace from her Twitter infertility friends, I've kind of pulled back from blogging and tweeting. E's had a stressful first cycle- not helped by … Continue reading Night before egg collection

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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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