In January 2011, we decided that we would proceed and had our first Intrauterine Insemination (Femara + IUI). Our RE started us on Femara on cycle day 3 and our follicles did progress but did not respond well. We did go ahead and decide to have the IUI. We went in for blood work 14 days post IUI. I can remember this disappointment in the nurses voice calling to tell us this round did not work and if we wanted to proceed to give them a call once we started our next cycle.
In February 2011, we decided to give it another shot. We went in for an ultrasound, around cycle day 1, to find I had a cyst on my ovary. The RE felt this was a cyst that I had for some time and insisted surgery before any further treatment. We scheduled surgery right away. Surgery went flawlessly. Doctor was cautiously hopeful this what had hindered us from getting pregnant on our own.
On our next cycle we were at it again. Extremely hopeful that this time would work as my body was responding better to the medicine. We went in for blood work 14 days post IUI, to get the phone call that once again we were not pregnant. We decided not to loose hope and try again. This month when we went in on a Friday for blood work to get a phone call once again the test was negative, we were not pregnant (do not think this call ever gets any easier). On Monday morning I received a phone call from the nurse asking if my cycle had started over the weekend (which it had not). The doctor had suggested I come in again for a BETA check. That afternoon I received a phone call that my HCG had increased, to be cautious as my levels were low, and to come back 48 hours later for further testing to see if my levels were doubling. My levels more than doubled at this visit! My husband and I were ecstatic!
Around 5 weeks pregnant, I started bleeding (which gradually became heavier). We went in for a follow up visit to reveal we had a chemical pregnancy. We did take a break for a month but decided that we would try COH (Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation with Follistim). After 2 rounds of COH and no luck we decided to have a consultation with our RE to see what is next. RE diagnosed us with unexplained infertility and suggested we try IVF.
IVF was never out of the question. Our insurance unfortunately does not cover IVF. At that time we decided to start a "baby account" and stop all fertility treatments and try again once we had the funds for IVF.
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