Re: Fertility shots
From: Kim (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 May 2000 20:32:18 -0500 (CDT)
Dear Heidi,
I too went through the fertility shots, with success. Let me encourage
you. Keep trying! I did Fertinex for 5 cycles before it finally "took".
I too had one egg the first cycle, then seven the second(we had to
abandon that one) and then I had one the next. We kept tweaking the
dosage to get it right. It was tricky, and by the third time, I was
ready to quit, but that little voice inside told me to keep going, I
would regret not giving it my all. Sure enough two more cycles went by
and then I finally conceived. I had three mature eggs, and fortunately
only one of them fertilized. We did IUI to increase the chances of
conceiving. I have a daughter from that pregnancy who is a precious 2
year old. I also have a son who is 6. I took Clomid to get pregnant
with him. Clomid didn't work anymore for me when I tried for baby
number 2. I too was sceptical about doing the shots and all that. I
didn't want to have to fool with it, but now I am soooooo glad I did. I
wouldn't trade anything for my baby girl. Just be patient, and pray a
lot. That is what I did. It will work out like it is supposed to. I
wish you well!
--
Kim
At Sun, 21 May 2000, Heidi wrote:
>
>At Thu, 18 May 2000, Helen wrote:
>>
>>Dear Heidi,
>>
>>I am unable to answer your question on success but can share my
>>experience, albeit not positive, regarding GonalF.
>>
>>I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was having problems conceiving and
>>since this time have undergone various medications to help my fertility.
>>
>>I started IUI last year and underwent three courses of GonalF without
>>success. In my first cycle I did not produce enough follicles ie only
>>1, in the next two I overstimulated with 7 follicles developing on both
>>occasions. I understood from my clinic that this is very common with
>>PCOS suffers because each month the body can vary enormously on how many
>>hormones it itself contributes to the process. I stopped after 3
>>attempts as I felt it wasn't going to work, and I didn't want to cope
>>with the disappointment on a monthly basis!
>>
>>I have since opted for IVF, which I started last week and I am hoping
>>will be a success.
>>
>>It is very hard to not have the treatment if there is the slightest
>>chance it may allow you to conceive and if you can cope with the
>>heartache if it fails then it possibly is worth pursuing. I never
>>showed any side-effects with the drug which I'm thankful for and I soon
>>got used to injecting myself which I thought I'd never be able to do.
>>
>>Good luck, I hope it all works out for you.
>>
>Dear Helen,
>
>Thanks for the input. The more I think about it the more adoption seems
>like the way to go for me. Still I'll give the shots another go in
>October. I told my doctor I had to wait til my anniversary date at work
>just in case things don't work out smoothly and I need a couple of sick
>days. With everything that's happened so far this year I've already
>used all but one up.
>>At Tue, 16 May 2000, Heidi wrote:
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any idea whether the success rate for women having PCOS
>>>and receiving hormone shots to become pregnant is any better than 1 out
>>>of 4? Or is it that even with all the monitoring our chances still
>>>aren't that good?
>>>I was on gonal-f this past month and they had to stop it because of
>>>hyperstimulation. I felt like hell, bloating and aching as though I had
>>>the flu. Trying to decide whether I should continue with the next
>>>series or just call it quits. Frustration and the emotional roller
>>>coaster are getting to me. The doctor is no help at all. (Watch this
>>>video on how to give shots and a 3 page handout was all the prep I had.)
>>>On day 5 the ultrasound tech. said,"uh-oh," on day 8 she told me to
>>>stop the shots and said, "sorry." That was it. I never even saw the
>>>doctor at all during the series and after 2 days she left a message on
>>>my answering machine with what she wants me to do next. It's hard to
>>>continue on when you literally feel like a piece of meat with no value
>>>but the money you'll bring in. I guess I'm asking for a little
>>>encouragement but any thoughts on the subject would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>--
>>>HH
>>>
>>--
>>HC
>>
>--
>HH
>
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