Let's Make a Baby: Our Journey with Infertility: BBT Charts

Infertility Timeline

May 2006-Wedding Day!

December 2009-TTC Journey Begins

November 2010-1st OB-GYN Appointment

December 2010-1st RE Appointment

December 2010-Mike's 1st Urologist Appt

January 2011-Genetic Testing on Mike

February 2011-Mike starts taking Clomid

April 2011-Mike's Varicocele Surgery

October 2011-1st BFP!

November 2011-1st Miscarriage

April 2012-1st IUI Attempt=BFN!

May 2012-2nd IUI Attempt=BFN!

June 2012-3rd IUI Attempt=BFN!

Me: 29-Dr. says *Perfect* (Late Ovulation, Short Luteal Phase)

DH: 33-MFI (Low T, Low Sperm Count/Motility)

Married: 5/27/2006

TTC Since:12/2009

4/4/2011: DH has Varicocele Repair Surgery-Begins Clomid to Increase T & Sperm Count/Motility (Current Stats: 1.5 Million w/30% Motility)

7/20/2011: DH's 1st SA Post Surgery-8 Million w/0(Zero)% Motility)

11/10/2011: Natural :bfp: then...

11/16/2011: HCG-16, Progesterone 1.8 :bfn: :wings:

3/1/2012: DH's SA 5-8 Million w/30% Motility

4/6/2012: IUI #1 Femara CD 3-7

Rt Ovary-1 Follicle 23MM

Lf Ovary-3 Follicles >12MM

IUI #1 CANCELLED Converted to "Natural Cycle" due to Low Response :grr:

HCG Trigger

7DPO/CD21 Progesterone-20.1 :bfn:

5/3/2012: IUI #2 100 mg Clomid CD 3-7 & 150 UI HMG Injections CD 8-10

Rt Ovary-1 Follicles 16x15MM

Lf Ovary-4 Follicles 16x16, 16x14, 16x13, 16x13MM

5 Immature Follicles >10MM

SA: 2 Million Motile Sperm

HCG Trigger

7DPO/CD21 Progesterone-22 :bfn:

5/14/2012-5/31/2012: IUI #3 on HOLD due to 4 "Left Over Cysts" BCP to Clear up Cysts

6/13/2012: IUI #3 150 IU HMG Injections CD 3-8

Lf 4 Follicles

Rt 1 Follicle

Estradiol: 1245

HCG Trigger

SA: 2.5 Million Motile Sperm

6/14/2012 Start Progesterone-100 mg Prometrium Suppositories

7DPO/CD21 Progesterone-19 :bfn:

IVF w/ICSI Cost Breakdown

Cycle Monitoring (Bloodwork, Ultrasounds) $1,500

Medication (Oral, Vaginal, Injectables) $1,600

Oocyte Retrieval $1,600

Sperm Prep $400

Oocyte ID $800

ICSI $1,500

Oocyte Culture $2,400

Prep for Transfer $200

Fresh Embryo Transfer $600

Freezing Leftover Embryos $500

Yearly Storage of Frozen Embryos (1st year) $550

Total $11,650

Infertility Acronyms

AF-Aunt Flo (Menstrual Cycle)

BBT-Basal Body Temperature

BD-Baby Dance (Intercourse)

BD-Baby Dust (Well Wishes for Conception)

BFN-Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy Test)

BFP-Big Fat Positive (Pregnancy Test)

BW-Blood Work

Clomid-Clomiphene (Fertility Drug)

CM-Cervical Mucus

DH-Dear Husband

DX-Diagnosis

E2-Estradiol

EP-Ectopic Pregnancy

FX-Fingers Crossed

FSH-Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

HCG-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (Pregnancy Hormone)

HMG-Human Menopausal Gonadotrophins (Infertility Injections)

HYP-Hyperstimulation

IM-Intramuscular Injections

IUI-Intrauterine Insemination

IVF-In Vitro Fertilization

LH-Luteinizing Hormone

LPD-Luteal Phase Defect

LSC-Low Sperm Count

O/OV-Ovulation

OCP-Oral Contraceptive Pill

OPK-Ovulation Predictor Kit

POAS-Pee on a Stick (Pregnancy Test)

PROG-Progesterone

RE-Reproductive Endocrinologist

SA-Semen Analysis

SP-Sperm Count

TTC-Trying to Conceive

TWW-Two Week Wait (Time Frame from Ovulation to Menstruation)

UR-Urologist

US-Ultrasound

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