This cycle we were almost set to go to to egg pick up next week. I had been on a new drug - Menupur and then Orgalutran. However my egg numbers were still pretty low, so my ob/gyn recommended IUI - Inter-uterine insemination. Yesterday I took my trigger shot of Ovidrel, a humongous needle in which the solution inside was actually quite a small amount considering. Today, we were up at the crack on dawn to get down to the fertility centre to deposit some brogurt, which they then tested and sorted out, cleaning it and putting into two tubes. We came back after about an hour to collect this and then ran across the block to see my ob/gyn to actually carry out the procedure.
This took all of ten minutes, if that. He used a speculum, much like a Pap smear. I won't say it was comfortable but I was too nervous to think about it much, so I only felt a strange cramp like pain when the catheter was inserted. I had been warned about cramping afterwards so I hadn't expected it straight away or during the procedure. It wasn't very bad though, nothing debilitating. I would describe it as period-lite.
As it turns out, this time we were not successful. We did a few at home tests but also a blood test. We knew going in that there was only a 10-15% chance but we did get our hopes up more than we should have, I guess.
We're having this cycle off, and then it's back to the Ob/Gyn to discuss what we should try next. In the meantime, I'm going to see my thyroid specialist to make sure that stupid gland is behaving. I might even get a second opinion from a different IVF clinic just to ensure that we're on the right track.
That's how we did AIH (artificial insemination by husband) - so if all the sperm deposited directly into my cervix give us a child, a slight discomfort is perfectly fine with me!
I had to stay prone for a while, which is understandable but annoying because I'd had to drink lots of water prior to the procedure and my bladder was cursing me. Honestly, it wasn't as much or as bad as an ultrasound but when you're nervous... Yeah, it doesn't help.
So the three of us were sitting there (well, two of us were, I was lying down covering my butt with a sheet.) discussing next steps for either way.
Telling you now, never thought I'd be this comfortable with general pantslessness outside of the home or even with injecting a million needles but look at me go!
The next day I had to start Utrogestan vaginal capsules three times a day. There are horrible reviews of these and similar products so I don't recommend anyone actually reads them. In my opinion, they aren't so bad but they do put me in mind of trying to place an ice cream cake into a pre-heated oven.
They melt. It's kind of what they do. Just be aware that they will start to melt once they make contact with your nethers and probably even your hands so don't dilly dally with inserting them.
What do these do? They're progesterone based hormone treatments that help keep the uterus lining tip top and work by reducing the effect of oestrogen on said lining. Progesterone is a hormone required to maintain a healthy pregnancy and can be used during the first three months of pregnancy or until the placenta kicks in and starts producing enough on it's own.
As it turns out, this time we were not successful. We did a few at home tests but also a blood test. We knew going in that there was only a 10-15% chance but we did get our hopes up more than we should have, I guess.
We're having this cycle off, and then it's back to the Ob/Gyn to discuss what we should try next. In the meantime, I'm going to see my thyroid specialist to make sure that stupid gland is behaving. I might even get a second opinion from a different IVF clinic just to ensure that we're on the right track.
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