Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) is one of the assisted reproductive technologies today which aid couples to get pregnant with higher success rate.
I would have passed on getting pregnant naturally, but since DH's sperm analysis turned out not so good, we have to resort to artificial insemination.
But IUI is a bit more 'natural'compared to IVF as the sperm would still try to find its way to meet with the egg and implant itself in the uterus. The only artificial here is that DH will not deposit his little swimmers to me by himself. We have to collect sperm sample from him, let it undergo sperm washing to separate the good sperm from the bad ones. Then the good sperm will then be injected to me through a catheter into the cervix.
I had to talk through my DH on this procedure and let him think about it. Fortunately, he agreed on the procedure. However, due to the lack of time we spent in Philippines, we had to schedule it on a later time, but just in time after all my medications in preparation for my body to get pregnant is over. My fertility doctor, endocrinologist, and nutritionist put me on a 2-month medication program to lessen the side effects of PCOS and prepare my body for gestation.
Hence, the procedure will then be done on Feb 2013. I do hope we would have enough time and resources at that time to complete this procedure.
We would be needing around 25-50k pesos for this first IUI procedure. The medications I need to aid me in ovulating depends on how my body reacts to them. The more my body resists, the more expensive the medication would be.
This is even much cheaper than IVF. But even so, the amount is already stressing us. And also the thought that if it would not work the first time, then again and again, we will have to prepare such amount of money until it becomes successful. But so to speak, NO PAIN, NO GAIN! So off we go to this 'baby project'.
Now the problem is how to escape Dubai without comprising our work -- because NO WORK,NO PAY, thus no money for IUI! :(
Showing posts with label PCOS. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
And Now on the Bloody Part....
November 6, 2012
Time to get the blood results that my doctor asked me to do:
OGTT 75g - because I have PCOS, I needed to be tested for Type 2 Diabetes as most of the PCOS patients are insulin resistant. Result: nearing the borderline of Type 2 Diabetes :(
Cholesterol/Triglycerides/HDL/LDL - results all normal
Prolactin II - normal
TSH - normal but my endocrinologist prescribed me to take Eltroxin to lower further my TSH level, which will be suitable for gestation.
Since I am having problems with blood sugar, I had to be referred to an endocrinologist. Dra. Gutierrez, my endocrinologist, will work hand in hand with Dra. Tecson during the whole treatment.
As most of the PCOS patients, I am also prescribed to take Metformin 3x a day. I am using Humamet as this gives me lesser side effect (less visits in the loo). I was also given Actos (Pioglitazone) to improve blood sugar control.
And of course, to counter further PCOS, I was advised to be more active physically. My nutritionist gave me a list of the do's and don'ts in the food chart and advised me to have 30-45 minutes exercise everyday.
I had to lose 2 kilos every month and suppress my sweet tooth for quite some time. That would be an easy work, isn't it??!? I need to this, I must do this!! Willpower be bestowed upon me!
Up next -- hubby's little swimmers on a closer look!
Time to get the blood results that my doctor asked me to do:
OGTT 75g - because I have PCOS, I needed to be tested for Type 2 Diabetes as most of the PCOS patients are insulin resistant. Result: nearing the borderline of Type 2 Diabetes :(
Cholesterol/Triglycerides/HDL/LDL - results all normal
Prolactin II - normal
TSH - normal but my endocrinologist prescribed me to take Eltroxin to lower further my TSH level, which will be suitable for gestation.
Since I am having problems with blood sugar, I had to be referred to an endocrinologist. Dra. Gutierrez, my endocrinologist, will work hand in hand with Dra. Tecson during the whole treatment.
As most of the PCOS patients, I am also prescribed to take Metformin 3x a day. I am using Humamet as this gives me lesser side effect (less visits in the loo). I was also given Actos (Pioglitazone) to improve blood sugar control.
And of course, to counter further PCOS, I was advised to be more active physically. My nutritionist gave me a list of the do's and don'ts in the food chart and advised me to have 30-45 minutes exercise everyday.
I had to lose 2 kilos every month and suppress my sweet tooth for quite some time. That would be an easy work, isn't it??!? I need to this, I must do this!! Willpower be bestowed upon me!
Up next -- hubby's little swimmers on a closer look!
The Dreadful Moment -- TVS Result
November 5, 2012
As I was having slight bleeding when I first visited Dra. Tecson last Nov.3, she scheduled me for a transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) two days after. She just prescribed me to take duphaston twice a day for 10 consecutive days to stop the bleeding (although I was not yet set to have my mentsruation until 2 weeks at that time) She thought it might be caused by ovulation, implantation, or infection. She said duphaston is safe to take even if pregnant. If I am not, then I will get my period after 10 days.
Anyways, so I went back on Nov.5 to have my TVS. The night before that, I was worried because I was thinking what if I had illness other than PCOS. I am scared to death thinking that I would be told I have some kind of cancer already or that I need further surgery.
As Dra. Tan, my sonologist, performed the TVS, she kept silent throughout the procedure and just taking notes with her nurse from time to time. I was holding my breath already for bad news....
Then after the procedure, she then spoke and told me "tell Dra. Tecson normal naman ang matres mo (tell Dra. Tecson, you're uterus is normal). When she said that I wanted to jump for joy because I came clear of cancer of some sort. However, I cannot rejoice fully as my PCOS is still there. But the good news is, I STILL CAN GET PREGNANT!
When I came back to Dra. Tecson to interpret the below TVS results, she told me that our main goal now is to eliminate the side effects of PCOS. She can get me pregnant at this time but it would be too risky as there might be complications from my pregnancy brought about by these side effects of PCOS.
Another thing to rule out is any issue with my DH's little swimmers which we would be getting only 2 days after my TVS.
By the way, my doctor assured me that retroverted uterus has nothing to do with infertility. One can still get pregnant with this.
Hoping to see more positive results soon! :)
As I was having slight bleeding when I first visited Dra. Tecson last Nov.3, she scheduled me for a transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) two days after. She just prescribed me to take duphaston twice a day for 10 consecutive days to stop the bleeding (although I was not yet set to have my mentsruation until 2 weeks at that time) She thought it might be caused by ovulation, implantation, or infection. She said duphaston is safe to take even if pregnant. If I am not, then I will get my period after 10 days.
Anyways, so I went back on Nov.5 to have my TVS. The night before that, I was worried because I was thinking what if I had illness other than PCOS. I am scared to death thinking that I would be told I have some kind of cancer already or that I need further surgery.
As Dra. Tan, my sonologist, performed the TVS, she kept silent throughout the procedure and just taking notes with her nurse from time to time. I was holding my breath already for bad news....
Then after the procedure, she then spoke and told me "tell Dra. Tecson normal naman ang matres mo (tell Dra. Tecson, you're uterus is normal). When she said that I wanted to jump for joy because I came clear of cancer of some sort. However, I cannot rejoice fully as my PCOS is still there. But the good news is, I STILL CAN GET PREGNANT!
When I came back to Dra. Tecson to interpret the below TVS results, she told me that our main goal now is to eliminate the side effects of PCOS. She can get me pregnant at this time but it would be too risky as there might be complications from my pregnancy brought about by these side effects of PCOS.
Another thing to rule out is any issue with my DH's little swimmers which we would be getting only 2 days after my TVS.
By the way, my doctor assured me that retroverted uterus has nothing to do with infertility. One can still get pregnant with this.
Hoping to see more positive results soon! :)
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