Infertility – A Life Reclaimed

Pregnancy Announcement Blowback

We came home from New York after another cancelled IVF cycle, and as I sifted through the mail, I found a holiday card… the last one of the season. I opened it up, not giving it a second thought, and there was a pregnancy announcement. Early ultrasound pics and all. I started 2020 with theContinue reading “Pregnancy Announcement Blowback”

Lucky Number 7 [continued]

Lucky cycle number 7 is on the verge of being cancelled, so as it turns out, the Agonist/Antagonist Conversion Protocol recommended by Dr. Sher didn’t work for me. This is SD 8 (stimulation day 8 – in other words, my 8th day of taking drugs to stimulate follicle growth in my ovaries). We went inContinue reading “Lucky Number 7 [continued]”

Lucky Number 7

On Monday I started my seventh round of IVF. 2019 was the year of IVF. I underwent six stimulation cycles throughout the year, three of which led to egg retrievals. I learned quite a lot about the science of IVF – meds, supplements, timing… but most of all, I learned to temper my expectations. IContinue reading “Lucky Number 7”