October 2007 - Stop taking BCPNovember 17, 2007 - Married!January 2008 - Start TTCMarch 2008 - Went to OB/GYN for cyst on my ovary and no AF, meds fixed issue for time being.October 2008 - Decided to call OBGYN about TTC they immediately referred me to an REOctober 2008 - First appointment with REOctober 2008 - Diagnosed with PCOS & HyperthyroidismOctober 2008 - First SA for DH, 21 milNovember 2008 - First appointment with EndocrinologistNovember & December 2008 – Many appointments for Thyroid, diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and Graves disease, put on PTUDecember 2008 - Second SA for DH, numbers are half of first SADecember 2008 - DH first appointment with UrologistJanuary 2009 - DH has 3rd SA, blood work and ultrasound with Urologist, 21.5 mil and diagnosed with varicoceleFebruary 2009 – IUI # 1 with 50 mg Clomid, 1 mg Estrace and 1500 mg MetforminFebruary 19, 2009 – IUI # 1 done! 5 follies, 3 or 4 matureFebruary 25, 2009 – Progesterone level at 36!March 2009 – BFP and bleeding, low beta starting at 10 and didn’t continue to double with 3rd beta, diagnosed blighted ovum after several ultrasounds showed an empty sacApril 2009 – D&CMay 2009 - Progesterone to start cycleMay 2009 - IUI # 2 with 100 mg Clomid and 1500 mg MetforminJune 11, 2009 – IUI #2 done! 5 follies, 3 matureJune 23, 2009 – BFP!Late June/July 2009 – Low betas starting at 9 that doubled for a couple of weeks then only raised slowly, bleeding at 6 weeks and continued for 15 days, diagnosed ectopic, D&C and laparoscopy to remove ectopic pregnancy and lost right tube. IVF now recommended for best chance.September 14, 2009 – AF Arrives, Start of IUI #3! 100 mg Clomid, 1 mg Estrace and 1500 mg MetforminSeptember 22, 2009 – HSG, Left tube all clear!October 1, 2009 – IUI #3 done!October 14, 2009 – 13dpIUI and AF arrives, On to IUI # 4! Oh lucky number 4 please be the one!! 100 mg Clomid, 1 mg Estrace and 1500 mg MetforminOctober 28 & 29, 2009 - IUI #4 done!November 12, 2009 - AF arrives, on to IUI #5 with new protocol!! 100 iu's Follistim, 1500 mg Metformin and hCG triggerNovember 25/26, 2009 - B2B IUI done! 17+ folliesDecember 4, 2009 - AF arrived earlyDecember 2009 - February 2011 - LONG break waiting for $$ to do IVFFebruary 18, 2011 - IVF ConsultApril 2011 - IVF
Glossary of Crazy TTC Acronyms
BCP = Birth Control Pills Beta = Blood test for HcG (pregnancy hormone) BFN = Big Fat Negative (on HPT) BFP = Big Fat Positive (i.e. PREGNANT!) CBEFM = Clear Blue Easy Fertility MonitorCM = Cervical mucus DH = Dear Husband...or Damn Husband. ER = Egg Retrieval (part of IVF) ET = Embryo Transfer (last step of IVF) FET = Frozen Embryo Transfer Follies = Follicles or Eggs HPT = Home Pregnancy Test HSG = x-ray of Uterus and Fallopian tubes done by inserting dye through the cervix. IF = Infertility Injectibles = see "Stims" IUI = Intrauterine Insemination IVF = In Vitro Fertilization OHSS = Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit PCOS = Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PIO = Progersterone in Oil POAS = Pee on a stick (i.e. taking a HPT) PTU = Thyroid medication RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist SA = Semen Analysis Stims = follicle stimulating drugs TTC = Trying to Conceive TTTC = Trouble Trying to Conceive
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