Attention ladies with Endo and unexplaine

Hi All,

I am now 6 weeks pregnant after my 1st IVF cycle. We only had one embie fertilise and we are over the moon that he/she want to stick around.

I was lucky enough to get invited to take part in a trial prior to having IVF. That was to have my uterus flushed with Lipiodol (which is poppy seed oil). In a previous study they found that doing this dramatically increased the chances of women with Endo and unexplained infertility getting pregnant naturally. They are now seeing if it improves the chances of these women getting pregnant with IVF. I really believe that this has been a huge factor in me getting pregnant first time with IVF.

So if any of you ladies are waiting for IVF, I would see if you can get on this trial, there is a 50/50 chance that you will be choosen to get the lipiodol. If not I would pay the $900 it costs to have the procedure.

I hope this helps some you achieve your dreams.

Much Love

Zoe

Wow - congrats to both of you. My acupuncturist told me about this and it's something we may look into if what we are in the process of doing does not work out shortly.   

Hey girls, wow thats awesome... I read a story about that in the Woman's day a few months ago, might consider it...

Hey Elleroo, sounds like things are going well with you...

I was with Fertility Plus after a referral from my GP.

Hi Tanners,

I had the procedure done at Auckland Radiology. It's a really simple procedure that took about 15 mins. They don't use anaesthetic or injections. It's a bit like having a a smear test that takes a little longer and is a bit more uncomfortable. They insert a tube into your uterus, flush the lipiodol through, take an x ray to check it has gone right through the tubes and that's it. You lie on the bed for 10 minutes after and then you are free to go. If you google lipiodol flushing, information will come up.

Any other questions, I'll be happy to answer.

Zoe x

Hi girls
That is all really interesting i also took part in the study but wasn't choosen for the flushing! I saw my fs on Wednesday I'm FA and he said that he doesn't think it is worth while.....

if anyone is interested here is the email of the lady who who email you the forms and info on this she is really nice and gets back quickly.

SReilly@adhb.govt.nz

I had a laproscopy done at the same time to check everything else was ok.

So I had a general anaesthitic (sp?) and the whole procedure took about 45 mins.   I got there in the morning and left mid afternoon, took longer waiting around and waking up after.

I was really nervous beforehand as I haven't had a general before but the staff were amazing and I was impressed about the how easy it was.

Because I had a laproscopy as well I had a few days off work.

Sorry you had a bad experience Bombshell and good luck with your IUI.

Zoe xx

Good luck Shezzey, let us know how you get on.

Zoe xx

Bombshell - sorry it didnt go well for you. Good luck with IUI!

Shezzey, all the best to you!