Prior to going to the actual office they had us each fill out a questionnaire online asking tons of personal questions. I thought wow they are really going to be investigating everything to find out whats wrong. How cool!
When we get to the doctors office, sign in and sit down I notice all most all the women in the room have nice wedding rings and designer bags ( including myself not gonna lie) I asked Brandon later if he noticed that , and why is it that women who want a baby , and are in the position to be able to provide a great life for one so often end up at the fertility doctor?! He then reminded me all kinds of women have fertility problems , but so many of them can't afford to come see a specialist so they just don't get help. O yea! I guess that makes sense! That's so sad though! =(
So we finally get called back, and Meet our two Doctors. They explain to us that we will be starting off with the initial round of testing including:
Semen analysis for Brandon
For me- pelvic exam, testing for estrogen levels, thyroid function, progesterone
level, prolactin levels, androgen levels, and follicle stimulating
hormone levels. FSH (follicle stimulating hormone), TSH (thyroid stimulating
hormone) They also test blood type, immunity to diseases, and other random stuff I don't remember.. Also I would have to have a test called Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) to check and make sure my tubes were open.
Crazy!
So to recap... Checking to see if I have a good amount of eggs and see if they are good quality, see if I have a thyroid issue, if I ovulate, if my tubes are open, gonna look around in there to make sure everything looks ok with my ovaries, and uterus, make sure my hormones look good, if tubes are open and other random stuff.
YAY! I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT THAT I'M GREAT AND WHAT WE CAN DO FOR BRANDON'S BAD SPERM. LOL!
I never thought about the possibility of it taking so long to conceive after we started trying. I am a healthy 29 yr old who comes from a family of super fertile women. So it was definitely a shock to realize I was not pregnant after months of trying. So now here I am decorating my infertility blog instead of decorating my baby's room. LOL!
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9 months trying on our own with unexplained infertility --> Month 10 clomid/ iui cycle --> Month 11 found polyp in uterus where baby would implant--> Month 12 hystroscopy to remove it. Was told not to try for a month --> Month 13 FINALLY oops was not supposed to try yet hcg dropped then rose again diagnosed Ectopic.Given methotrexate, Ectopic blocked the tube with scar tissue. Moving to IVF Dec-12
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