Thank you Dr. Eva..
High Estrogen??
July 31, 2008
Hi Dr. Q...well i have decided to go ahead with IVF! My insurance does not cover it which is unfortunate...so I am really hope I don't have to do more than one cycle!
Well since my periods are regular and I ovulate on my own, my RE decided I do not need to suppress my ovaries for too long; so i was told i would need to take bcp's only for two weeks as I live in a small town and we have just one RE, so he has to schedule it instead of me having my period on my own. I had my baseline appt yesterday and my ultrasound looked great..but apparently my estrogen level is high! I stop my bcp on the 1st and start with Lupron on Monday.
I have been asked to come in for another blood test on Monday...since i have never used Follistm my RE has calculated a very small dose of 150 considering my weight and height (both of which are small-5ft and 96lbs)
I am extremely stressed out and am wondering if i should still go ahead with this cycle of IVF (as i really cannot afford a failed cycle..i should atleast have some frozen embryos for next time)! The next cycle does not start until Nov (like i said we have just one RE) but I didn't want to wait that long!
We had never carried out a morphology study of my partners sperm so all this while we thought its just a motility problem; but we just found out that 71% of his sperm heads are abnormal..I would think that is a large number but would like you to let me know if we still have a chance..(we are doing ICSI)
If the information matters; i would also like to mention that i started my bcps in the Luteal phase of my cycle and the ultrasound showed a follicle sized 10 or 13..i dont quite rmber..
please advise me doctor as I really need your help in making a decision..
Well since my periods are regular and I ovulate on my own, my RE decided I do not need to suppress my ovaries for too long; so i was told i would need to take bcp's only for two weeks as I live in a small town and we have just one RE, so he has to schedule it instead of me having my period on my own. I had my baseline appt yesterday and my ultrasound looked great..but apparently my estrogen level is high! I stop my bcp on the 1st and start with Lupron on Monday.
I have been asked to come in for another blood test on Monday...since i have never used Follistm my RE has calculated a very small dose of 150 considering my weight and height (both of which are small-5ft and 96lbs)
I am extremely stressed out and am wondering if i should still go ahead with this cycle of IVF (as i really cannot afford a failed cycle..i should atleast have some frozen embryos for next time)! The next cycle does not start until Nov (like i said we have just one RE) but I didn't want to wait that long!
We had never carried out a morphology study of my partners sperm so all this while we thought its just a motility problem; but we just found out that 71% of his sperm heads are abnormal..I would think that is a large number but would like you to let me know if we still have a chance..(we are doing ICSI)
If the information matters; i would also like to mention that i started my bcps in the Luteal phase of my cycle and the ultrasound showed a follicle sized 10 or 13..i dont quite rmber..
please advise me doctor as I really need your help in making a decision..
July 31, 2008