IVF with PGD

Hi amyenglert, I don't have any useful stories to add but just wanted to say welcome to oh baby and good luck with your ivf cycle

I also have had two miscarriages last year so totally understand how nervous you must feel. But I will have everything crossed for you and I know you will find oh baby a really informative and supportive community. Goodluck again

Hi Gizmog! Its great to know there is someone else out there doing this too.

I am with FA wgtn and have been with them for 2 years now. Who are you with? I did a privately paid for IUI last year so have been on the Puregon injections before but Buserelin is all new to me. The injections arent so bad but towards the end you will find that your stomach is quite bruised and sore. This is the part im not looking forward 2! But this treatment is our best chance of having a healthy baby and being able to carry full term without my body rejecting it.

Have they started you on the pill? I dont really understand why we need to take this?!

Keep in touch, it will be great to hear your progress

appy2 - Thank you for your warm welcome. I think this site is a wonderful and informative support group

Edited by AmyRay

Thanks ginger. I think i have googled just about everything i possibly can on PGD today!!!
I mite do some further reading today on the growth of follicles. I will be able to write a book soon

I'm with Fertility Plus in Auckland. I'm just starting on the injections, no pill to start with so I hope things work out ok with that.

I'm picking up my needles and things tomorrow so thats kind of exciting. Did you inject yourself, or did you get your OH to do it?

Did FA say anything about how many embies they need to test on? We have to have 6 which is kinda daunting as if we dont get 6 then they wont be able to get an accurate enough test so no transfer for me.   But I'm trying to be positive and hope for the best.

Thanks for the well wishes Ginger..its really nice of you. Its good to have this forum and talk to people who are going through the same thing.

Started the Buserelin injections on Friday and im not enjoying them at all!! Ive used Puregon before but never the Buserelin. I found that the Puregon was much easier to use and didnt hurt as much as the Buserelin does. My stomach feels quite hard, is it supposed to feel like this??
I dread these injections everyday
Got my last pill to take tomorrow, YAY!

Gizmog - how are you getting on?

Yesterday i had my blood test to check that i was down regulating and it came back all good! YAY, stage 1 complete! They have now halved the amount of buserelin to 20mg and i have started taking 225mg of puregon daily.

But, a strange thing happened today, i started bleeding?? Naturally, i freaked out a little and rung the clinic but they have told me that it is nothing and not to worry. Apparently it can happen when you stop the pill. I stopped on Friday. I would have thought the buserelin would have stopped this?? Has anyone else experienced bleeding while doing these injections?

I have another blood test on sunday to check and see how the puregon is going. Fingers crossed for that!!

How are you Gizmog??

Hey AmyRay, congrats on making it through stage 1 and yes bleeding is perfectly normal, I was like you and thought this can't be right but apparently it is!

Hi Gizmog, I'm not sure re not down regulating, sorry can't be much help but wish you all the best for your cycle anyway.

Wishing you both the best of luck for the upcoming tests etc.

Edited by ScaredyCat

Hi Gizmog! I failed to down regulate on my cycle and as you can see by my signature ... we made it through ok!    I actually bled, but I had follicles still growing, so it wasn't even that I was slow to do it - I just failed to completely! They gave me a trigger injection and it was another 2 weeks of Buserelin after that. Don't worry - it's not an indication of how your end result may be!

Hi all, I had my first scan this morning. There were about 10 follicles all ranging from 10-11mm in size. They need to be between 15 and 21mm ideally. So im waiting for my instructions back but im guessing after talking to the doctor that they will continue me on the puregon and i will have to go for another scan in a couple of days. It was quite nerving having the scan today, i hope the follicles get bigger Apparently they should grow about 2mm per day??

They also found that i have quite a lot of endometriosis on my left ovary so that's a bit of a concern. Not sure how or if that affects my ivf cycle?

Gizmog, hows things with the down regulating? Have you had another blood test?

Well, quick update - I had my second scan this morning and my little follicles are growing at the pace of snails - at least they are growing is suppose!! Today they ranged from 11-16mm. So waiting for instructions again but im guessing i will be continuing with the puregon and will have another scan in a couple of days...........