Showing posts with label Injectables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Injectables. Show all posts

July 2, 2009

IVF - Lupron Video

I start my IVF medications tonight (i.e. Lupron) and my RE has a website where I can access some video's to see how the injections are done. However, I just figured out that my access has been disabled and it is almost end of the day and I am afraid (I am not going to be able to get in touch with a tech and) I am not going to be able to check the video before I have to take my first injection! I know I can probably just look it up on YouTube or google it... but I would really appreciate it if you gals know of any reliable (tried and tested) medical sources which you can share and I can check out.
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I am on a time crunch right now, but I promise to post in detail about this cycle and my genetic consultation soon.
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Just took my first Lupron injection - Thank you girls for your quick response. I can't describe how much I appreciate your help. I guess I just panicked since it was the first IVF injection (and a different one). It went pretty well! :) ...more to come soon!

March 26, 2009

Treatment – IUI / IVF

After approximately 4 months of diagnostic work (between two doctors and all the tests), the RE finally suggested that IUI (Intra-Uterine Insemination: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrauterine_insemination) with injectables made better sense in our case (to start off with). In lay mans language, since there was a sperm morphology issue, it would be better to assist the sperms in getting to the egg without them having to go through the vagina and the cervix. Plus, instead of Clomid (which is what most people start off with for ovulation induction) (http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-11204-Clomid.aspx?drugid=11204&drugname=Clomid), my RE wanted me to start with the injectables, which would help in creating more eggs, thus increasing the chances of conception (higher success rate)! Hopefully IUI will work, if it doesn’t work, we would have to go towards IVF (In Vitro Fertilization: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IVF)!