Reproductively Challenged: been there...

Our Journey

April 2015

waiting for hCG to drop to ZERO...

March 2015

hCG dropping finally (31st)

2nd dose methotrexate (24th)

hCG @ 236 (20th)

hCG @ 227 (11th)

methotrexate injections (llth)

pregnancy ECTOPIC (11th)

hCG @ 116 (9th)

began bleeding (3rd)

February 2015

hCG @ 14.7 (27th)

hCG @ 9 (24th)

positive hpt (20th)

January 2015

begin FET treatment (24th)

September 2013

41w (16th) healthy baby boy

April 2013

18w5d (12th) big scan = all good

19w4d dr. apt. = hrtbt @ 145

20w0d (20th) = half baked

March 2013

13w4d bldwrk/glucose = normal

14w6d (16th) TM = hrtbt @167

16w2d (26th) dr. apt. = all good

February 2013

9w5d(7th)dr.apt.=hrtbt @180

1st apt. @ Kaiser (26th)
"Facebook Official" (27th)

January 2013

Beta #1 (2nd) = 846

Beta #2 (9th) = 12,441

6w1d (14th) = hrtbt @ 106

6w4d (17th) = hrtbt @125

8w0d (28th) = hrtbt @ 167

December 2012

Begin IVF #1 (3rd)

Egg Retrieval (16th) = 8 eggs

Embryos Transferred(21st)=2

Embryos Frozen = 2

POAS (31st) = BFP!

November 2012

Visiting clinics

Completed a consult

Choose HRC Pasadena!

Have hysterosocopy + D&C

October 2012

Researching clinics!!!

June 2012

Almost done saving!!!

June 2010

Begin saving for IVF

Apr/May 2010

Clomid, Menopur, and IUI BFN

Mar/Apr 2010

3 cysts on ovaries = month off

Feb/Mar 2010

Clomid, Menopur and IUI BFN

Jan 2010

TTC on our own this month

office closed for holiday

Nov/Dec 2009

Clomid, Menopur and IUI BFN

Oct 2009

meet w/RE about injectibles
TTC on our own for this month

Sept 2009

Hystergram: everything= normal

Aug 2009

meet with Dr. about what's next

June 2009

100mg Clomid w/IUI BFN

May 2009

100mg Clomid w/IUI BFN

Apr 2009

100mg Clomid w/IUI BFN

March 2009

meet w/Dr.

discuss test results & options

Feb 2009

all sorts of tests everything=normal

Jan 2009

IF clinic meeting

Dec 2008

see OBGYN referal to IF clinic

2007

actively TTC

2006

threw out the "goalie"

2001

married the love of my life

Abbreviations of Medical Terms

AF (menstrual cycle)
CD (cycle day)
DH (husband)
DPO (days past ovulation)
DX (diagnosis)
Follies (follicles, eggs)
FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)
HCG (human chorionic gonadoropin)
HPT (home pregnancy test)
HSG (hysterosalpingogram)
ICI (intra-cervical insemination)
IF (infertility)
IUI (intra-uterin insemination)
LH (luteinzing hormone)
NP (nurse practitioner)
OHSS (ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome)
OPK (ovulation predictor kit)
PCOD (polycystic ovary disease)
TX (treatment)
US (ultrasound)

January 11, 2010

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