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Hi ladies, this is so strange. Bleeding seems to stop... Normal?!? Hopefully the bleeding will stop from now n pls let it be positive when i do bt on Thursday! pray hard...
Try to rest more. Wish u all the best!Hi everyone.. I'm feeling very restless.. 15dpiui on my 3rd iui. ;( trying not to test until another 3 days.)
This time I had 3 follicles before iui.. 23, 20 and 18mm. And lining was 9mm.
So far not much symptoms, except slight bloating.
I also had some effects from the iui and had to take leave as well..;( not many leave left. Am also worried how I would survive the ivf journey too. But perhaps one step at a time. Anyone had any idea what is the waiting time for ivf at sgh and kk ?
@aquamarine in a way you can say so. Because fertilise eggs will develop and divide themselves day by day from 2 cell to 4 cell to 8 cell and continue to blasts. Many eggs will not develop themselves and if they don't they "died" so not possible they will implant. Once fertilised they start dividing and doc usually do a d3 transfer hoping they will continue to grow and divide inside womb condition. Some feel womb is a better place for them to grow. Some might feel lab is a better place to c whether they do progress to d5 because if it doesn't progress even transfer in at d3 they would stop growing at d4. So for those blasts which has survive 5 days outside lab they are believe to be stronger and "active" so once transfer in they can continue the next stage hatch and implant. So it's really a risk and you must really have lots of eggs to be able to cultivate. For mine case I got 24 eggs fertilised but at d5 only 10 left so some doc in their view they feel I have wasted 14 eggs. Those 14 eggs if transfer in at d3 to my womb may survive and continue to grow but some doc may feel those 14 eggs if cannot survive in lab cannot survive in womb too.
How to get many eggs? because i am gg for IFV this week as my IUI failed. During my IUI i only had 2 big eggs but unfortunately failed. I also read that egg whites are good - are we supposed to fry the egg whites? What to eat to have more eggs as i really hope that this round can be successful. I am 39 - is it bc i am too old...... stressed...
thank u so much for ur reply. does accupuncture good? cn giv the contacts in raffles medical? after egg implantation were u on bed rest or u do ur normal routine. when do u go bk to work. thank u for ur adv.hi pearl 18, I also don't know why my 1st ivf resulted in so many eggs but probably also during my iui doc trial 2x medicine dosage on me so probably know what injection or dose I am suitable so during my 1st ivf he gave me stronger dosage maybe that's why able to stimulate a lot follicles and happen the follicles grow big and inside have eggs. I also didn do much during the injection days of ivf except went acupuncture at raffles hospital but was kinda last min so only manage to do 2-3times acu just before retrieval. after the ivf transfer you can eat hardboil egg whites. usually I took 2 daily (proteins) and drink red bean soup occasionally and red dates with wolfberries tea. brazil nuts suppose to help with implantation but don't have to eat too much (4-5seeds daily will do)
hi c\ u share w me which tcm u r gg. i m also waiting to do my ivf next mth. tks for ur helpHi good morning to all, I'll be doing my 2nd ivf cycle in Nov.My 1st ivf I didn't do much homework on how to care for my body etc. so I thot everything will be easy.Until ER I only had 9, 4 fertilized but only 1 usable. And b4 the ET doc said ok we'll see what we can do the next time. So I guess he knew i won't get pregnant. True enuf I gt a BFN. Now currently I'm I stopped working to rest my body and seeking TCM treatment as well.
Hi Pearl,hi c\ u share w me which tcm u r gg. i m also waiting to do my ivf next mth. tks for ur help
Hi Pearl,
I'm seeing zou yumin at amk blk 505. I find her not bad but most of all affordable as I'm nt working. U can consider.[
thank u. do u hav address n contact no. i dun mind sibce it is affordable. tks for sharing.
Hi milogal88 thanks for ur reply
i did some research but there are too many ferlilty specialists so abit confuse. what is the price for SO-IUI at Mt E?
Good Luck to u.. =)
Milogal88 Mt E can deduct from medisave?
IUI or SO-IUI doctor will decide which to do? Or we can choose?
I cannot be certain if Medisave can be deducted or not but I do have a vague memory the nurse asking me before. But we didn't use it coz there's a total cap on the usage on medisave for ACP procedures thus we decide to pay all in cash instead and keep it for subsequent IVF treatments which is more costly. You can refer link below. But do note that this is different from govt co-funding for ART procedures I.e. IVF which must be done in public hospital in order to get the grant.
https://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_...more-flexible-medisave-use-for-assisted-.html
@Pearl-18 , maybe you could share with us if using medisave for iui is equivalent to the 1st cycle cap at $6k in your medisave being used up?
As for iui or so-iui, doc will discuss with you on the options & appropriate treatment after all the required tests are done.
Hi everyone,
It's really encouraging to hear some of your success stories. Hoping to get some support and advice here
I'm 32 years old and HB 35 years old. I've been undergoing fertility checks/treatment as a subsidised patient at NUH since May'14. We've been TTC for about 2 years and I suspected I might have some problems conceiving. Reason being my periods have been rather irregular (average 40 days to 55 days+ cycles). When I was a teenager, was dieting and exercising a lot as I was a fat kid, so went to the other extreme. Basically when I lost a lot of weight and was very thin, my periods disappeared. Eventually my parents brought me to a gynae and I was put on birth control pills I think? To regulate and jump start my periods.
Ever since then my periods have been very inconsistent and irregular.
So far, since the checks at NUH since May- the results seems to point at unexplained fertility and possibly no ovulation.
Checks took really quite long before I could even start clomid! From May till August. Do you guys have the same experience? And I must say it's quite frustrating as we can't choose the doc as a subsidised patient - so I've experienced having to bring every nurse and diff doctor I see- up to speed on my case each time I can. The treatment so far I feel is quite 'hands off'.
So far been on 3 cycles of clomid and the results aren't so satisfactory.
1st cycle 50mg - only had 2 follicles that didn't seem to grow beyond 12mm. Period only came after 40 days+ and had to take a period inducing pill.
2nd cycle- dosage increased to 100mg. Had one follicle 17.5mm and cos I told them I wanted to do IUI, was told that I'm 'responding' to clomid. Given trigger shot (ovideral?) but in the end didn't proceed with IUI cos hubby's sperm during washing showed high white blood cell count due to infection
3rd cycle- 100mg again. Despite telling the docs that I want to do IUI, I was told to do HSG test suddenly. I was asking how come this HSG test wasn't ordered during the 3 months of testing where I wasn't started on clomid yet? They just said different doctors got different protocol.
So basically, I was taking my clomid already and called to do HSG. Nurse then told me can't do HSG and IUI in the same cycle. Something which I totally wasn't told at all previously. I didn't want to waste this clomid cycle so decided to just try and monitor for ovulation.
Unfortunately now it's my CD18 and follicles aren't growing beyond 12 mm. In fact, apparently shrunk
Am not sure if any of you girls had similar experience and care to share what you did as a next step?
The doctor I'm seeing- seems to just suggest trying a higher dosage of clomid. I'm not too keen on that cos I believe too high dosage not only causes more side effects (like mood swings etc) but also thins the lining and I feel my CM is quite dry already.
So I'm considering injectibles IUI. But was told that it's best not to increase to 150mg clomid and add in FSH injections.. Am at a loss of what to do and I feel I have to prompt the docs there and decide what I want based on my research...
Now am just waiting for AF to come and then do HSG test then consultation again to see what to do next.
Did u see a normal gynae or a fertility dr? A fertility expert will be a better person to diagnose and give u suggestion. HSG test is to see if your tubes are block. What u are concern now is also your follies sizes not growing. If they don't mature and ovulate there is no conception. Clomid cannot take for more than 6 cycles it will thin your lining. I suggest u change to a experience fertility dr