Fertility issues

Maybe someone can help?

feeds@yuku.com (deedee) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:49:28 GMT

This isn't exactly connected to endo but a fertility question all the same so was wondering if anyone that knows anything about IVF and such could answer a query for me. I, very luckily, managed to concieve naturally 2 lovely children but un-fortunatly my relationship with their father didn't last. I am now in a long term relationship with another man, who was pressured in a previous relationship to have a vasectomy 10years ago despite never having children of his own Whilst i...

IVF Negative Result Again :(

feeds@yuku.com (tink29) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:56:35 GMT

Hi Ladies

Just as the title says I've just had a negative result on my fresh IVF cycle. It was my second and final NHS one. I've got 4 frozen embryos so think we might try with them at some point but I only found out last week that the result was negative so its early days yet. To be honest I feel the whole thing draining. My hubbie is really supportive but he doesn't like me going through it all, after the bowel surgery I have had for endo the IVF drugs seem to...

When best to start IVF......

feeds@yuku.com (jah) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:24:51 GMT

Hello Ladies
I was diagonised with endometriosis Apr 08 after suffering with severe abdo pains. we have been TTC for years. Just amonth ago i had another laparoscopy to divide up the adhesions, my ovaries were stuck and they have been mobilised , my tubes are patent. But i have been told my endometriosis is Grade 4 with some bowel invovment and pouch of douglas.. So i have been given the option of IVF as natural conception might not happen. However i was told the surgery will increase my...

source of info on IVF etc.

feeds@yuku.com (juggly nic) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:29:18 GMT

Hi all

Hope everyone's coping ok with their endo at the mo. I've just been to my latest gynae ap this morning, and they're referring us to the inferility team at my hospital. They don't know how long this will take, so I've also got another ap to see gynae again in April just to check in. They talked about IVF being the most liekly option, if that's what we want to do, but didn't have any info on it to give us. We don't know anything about it - is...

Hi....... I just need some help and support

feeds@yuku.com (babycakes) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:52:05 GMT

Hi everyone I am 26 years old and have suffered with endometriosis since i started my periods at 12. My endometriosis was not found until i was 22. My case is severe I have had the endometriosis removed 3 times then a year ago they also found that i had a heart shaped womb which has now been corrected. I have currently been undergoing fertility treatment which has to this day been unsuccessful. I just need to support to get through this difficult time.

Surgery better option than IVF?

feeds@yuku.com (AnnaBJ) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:13:55 GMT

Hi

This is my first day of posting on the board. I was diagnosed with moderate to severe endo in January this year, I had an endometrioma removed but all adhesions were left. Since then we have been referred for IVF but have not started the treatment. I went back today to the original gynae who operated on me, principally because of mid cycle bleeding I am experiencing but also to check out a new endometrioma the IVF clinic found when scanning me in July... A few weeks ago we went...

positive adoption story

feeds@yuku.com (Tanki) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:35:43 GMT

Hi everyone,

just wanted to tell you about my adoption experience and how wonderful it has been. we tried ivf and i can empathise with all of you who are now on that journey. for us it did not work and we chose to adopt. my hubbie is adopted and he has had a good experience. we began the process 6 yrs ago and 2yrs later adopted a baby boy who is now 5. we then had to wait a year before we applied to adopt a baby girl. a year ago on sunday we met our daughter and on th 5th of dec we...

Advice

feeds@yuku.com (shona) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:25:12 GMT

Hi everyone

This is my first time on a message board so please be gently with me lol!

Really didn't know what topic to post under so hopefully this is all ok.

Ok then a little bit about me - I'll try my best to keep it short!

I have been diagnosed with 'severe' endo 6 years ago and have had several surgeries and 2 unsuccessful IVF attempts. Last year I went for a surgery which I really hoped would
a. improve my fertility
b....

Endo and i want a baby! advice needed x

feeds@yuku.com (katietaylor) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:22:24 GMT

Hi everyone. I am new to all this so i hope i do it right! :~)

I was diagnosed with Endomeriosis about 4 years ago after battling with my doctor to do something about the amazingly painful cramps i was getting. I was eventually (6 months later)operated on due to the fact they also found abnormal cells. Since then i have been on the pill, mainly to control the pain but also due to the fact i wasnt ready for a family. Well...now i am. I am really confused as to what to do, i have...

Endo, now halfway through IUI have been told DH count is ext low, now waiting for IVF

feeds@yuku.com (pocahontis) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:19:47 GMT

Hi,

sorry i havent posted on here for a while.

Im 24 and recently diag with endometriosis, had it al removed and everything seems to be back to normal, we have been on chlomid for 6 mnths which didnt work for us, and then started on IUI, i responded really well to all injections an released 3 big follicles, the nurses nearly stoped treatment as i had resp so well the chance of a multiple was high but we insisted we wanted to continue, on the day of insemination we were...

How is everyone getting on?

feeds@yuku.com (beaglelady) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:46:41 GMT

Just wondered how everyone is doing?

I'm finally physically starting to feel better after the mc and also emotionally although two babies arrived fro work colleagues last week and did my Christmas shopping to day and it felt like every queue had loads of pregnant women in. Hopefully that will be me next year. Have a follow up with my consultant early Jan and hoping I get the all-clear to try again.

Bring it to the forefront of your plans

feeds@yuku.com (Lolli) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:00:25 GMT

Hi,

I went for a check-up with my gynae on Monday, 11 weeks after my second lap. He seemed to think the pain I am still experiencing is normal, that everything he saw was successfully removed and to come back when the endo returns. Then completely unprovoked he told me that if I wanted to have children I should bring it to the forefront of my plans, if my circumstances are fitting. I was so taken aback and upset that I failed to ask him the 101 questions I now have. He didn't...

UPDATE Anyone else going through the same?

feeds@yuku.com (barbie86) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:33:47 GMT

Thank you all for your responses, it's really helped me get my head together and my priorities sorted out, so time for an update!

I had a chat with a careers adviser at uni, and also talked with the professor who runs one of the MA's I'm looking at. I mainly wanted to discover a little more about time-tabling, the number of hours a week I'll...

IVF Drug Query

feeds@yuku.com (nicb) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:37:30 GMT

I had a laporoscopy 3 months ago and have been advised that IVF is my only option if I want to concieve. Have started researching and been to information sessions and have been told about the drugs I will need to take and that it slows down the endo growth as my body is put on 'pause' but then the drugs to start things up again and stimulate the ovaries may speed up the growth of endo.

I just wanted to know what peoples experiences are of this - has the endo come back...

Need advice please - just go my results

feeds@yuku.com (Lara1) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:49:11 GMT

So we finanlly got the results back today, and have been told that i have an ovary cyst has come back again, and also possible endo. However, i have just been informed that as of the 1st december, women of the age between 36-40 will now not be able to receive ivf treatment. Im absolutely devastated, when i first started treatment i was under 35 and had been told by the gynae that i needed to be over 36 go get ivf treatment, so have been having op's etc, and having to sit on the waiting...

Endo flared up and just started IVF

feeds@yuku.com (tink29) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:39:30 GMT

Hi Ladies

Sorry I haven't been round much lately. Been concentrating on trying to get on with life between surgeries and IVF etc.

I started down regulating yesterday for my second round of IVF and since last weekend, a week before the IVF started, my endo has totally flared up, mainly in my bowel where I have had major surgery on in the past. I just feel totally fed up and that the IVF has no chance. I'm on no treatment at minute for endo as was doing really...

So confused

feeds@yuku.com (smcwales) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:33:15 GMT

Hi all

Firstly I will give you a bit of my background. I suffered with severe pain for many years and finally got reffered to gynae specialists in May 2008. After having and ultra sound and ending up in casualty with another bout of pain they tried to send me home with muscle pain but thankfully my ultra sound results were on the hospital computer records. I had a 10cm cyst/mass on my ovary and so I was admitted to the gynae ward. This was June 16th and given painkillers for the...

Hi Im new and want to introduce myself (ttc 3y) hope ive put it in the right place!

feeds@yuku.com (Smartie) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:30:06 GMT

Hi

Just wanted to introduce myself and give you a rundown of what's been happening to us over the last 3 years.

Me 28 DH 28 Dx Grade IV Endo May 07 (Tubes clear)
TTC 3 years

18/01/07 - Referral from Doctors for a scan re bad periods
19/05/07 - 1st Laparoscopy - Diagnosed with stage IV Endometriosis and prescribed 6 months of Zoladex injections and Tibolone (HRT) to shrink choc cysts...

more to life website - involuntary childlessness

feeds@yuku.com (sue mc) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:30:14 GMT

Hi
Just a quick one. I have recently come across a website for people who are childless (not by choice) and who have come to the end of their road in terms of their hopes to have children and are now coming to terms with closing that door and moving forward with their lives. It's not an easy step to take and maybe most people who are using this forum are not thinking this way - I think most people are still going through treatment etc. However, because this forum is technically also...

blood tests immune/chromosome

feeds@yuku.com (beaglelady) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:32:24 GMT

Have any of you ladies had these done?

My gp today feels that due to my age and history Mr P should be thinking about doing these particularly as pcos also causes problems.

Just wondered if anyone has any knowledge of this?