Here are the walk through papers our doctor filled out while speaking to us. Remember she was across the desk from us so she drew that perfect uterus upside down!… Continue reading A Good Doctor Does
Where to start?
I abandoned this blog at the same time I abandoned my life and my hope. I went to a very dark place. This place was lonely and sad. My husband went to his own dark place. We almost lost each other. That was 2006.
New Year’s Eve 2007 I said “goodbye 2006, 2007 has to be better!”
6 days later my Dad had a heart attack. This is how the rest of the year went:
My father had triple by-pass heart surgery
My husband and I, with a marriage on
Cycle and Semen Analysis History
Semen Analysis:
DateVolumeTotal CountMotilityMorphologyAntibodies4/65.678.4 million26%4%suspected due to agglutination4/2758.2 million18%3%37% IgG an IgA head and tail binding
Intrauterine Insemintation
IUI # Days of Stims Insemination datePre-wash count (millions) Pre-wash motility Post-wash count (millions) Post-wash motility Post-wash total motile count (millions) Result 1 9 5/23 45.6 58% 9.5 57% 5.4 BFN2(dbl)97/11140.623%2.353%
2WW2 Week Wait (from transfer until pg test)ACAAnti-cardiolipin AntibodyACTHAdrenal Corticotropic HormoneAFAunt Flo, After Flow, Period, or Menstrual cycleAHAssisted HatchingAIArtificial InseminationANAAnti-nuclear AntibodiesAPAAnti-phospholipid AntibodiesAPTTActivated Partial Thrombo TimeARTAssisted Reproductive TechnologyASAAnti-sperm AntibodyASRMAmerican Society of Reproductive MedicineATAAnti-thyroid AntibodyBABaby AspirinBBTBasal Body TemperatureBCPBirth Control PillsBDBaby Dance (sex)BetaHCG pregnancy testBFNBig Fat NegativeB/W, b/wBloodworkCAHCongenital Adrenal HyperplasiaCASAComputer-assisted Semen AnalysisCBCycle BuddyCBAVDCongenital Bilateral Absence of Vas DeferensCCCT, CCTClomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge Test)CDCycle DayCFCystic FibrosisCMCervical MucusCMVCytomegalovirusCNMCertified Nurse MidwifeCOHControlled Ovarian HyperstimulationCPCervical PositionCPFMClearPlan Fertility Monitor (Brand Name)CVSChorionic Villae SamplingD&CDilation & CurettageD&EDilation & EvacuationDEDonor EggsDESDiethylstillbestrol (a synthetic estrogen)DHDear HusbandDHEASDihydroepiandrosterone SulfateDIDonor InseminationDIPIDirect Intra-peritoneal InseminationDORDiminished Ovarian ReserveDPODays Post-OvulationDPRDays Post-RetrievalDPTDays Post-TransferDP3DTDays Post… Continue reading IF Acronyms
Infertility In RemissionInfertility. No one thinks it will happen to them. In reality, fertility – something we take for granted – is a miraculously coordinated orchestra of hormones and timing. In couples suffering from infertility (IF) a part (or parts) of the orchestra are not playing in key. Just one wrong note makes the seemingly simple task of procreation extremely difficult. For 9 years I was a mother without a baby. Now, I’m transitioning into the wonderful world of parenthood with a dose of “parenting after infertility.” I am a new mother like any other – exploring the… Continue reading About Me
