Stalking a Stork: July 2009

Met with Geneticist and discussed PDG a little further – it ain’t for us!
Back to the drawing board.

The journey so far

2008 March – Operation Stork begins

2008 September – Hubby diagnosed with low swimmer count (less than 10,000)

2009 June – Hubby diagnosed with Y Chromosome micro deletion AZF C&D

2009 September - IVF/ICSI #1 - 1 egg retrieved, no transfer

2009 September – I’m diagnosed with a low ovarian reserve and begin taking 50mg of DHEA daily

2010 March – Hubby has TESE surgery. No sperm found.

2010 March - IVF/ICSI #2 with DHEA - 12 eggs, 1 fertilised with frozen sperm, BFN

2010 September – DH begins Arimidex treatment to boast swimmers

2010 December - Sperm analysis shows a few sperm found.

2011 March - IVF/ICSI #3 with DHEA - 9 eggs, 2 embryos, no transfer

2011 May - Zero sperm count now. Let the counselling begin.
2011 August - DH asks his brother to donate. Blood test is ordered. Our first home attempt results in a BFN
2011 October - #2 home attempt with donor sperm. BFN
2011 November - #3 home attempt with donor sperm. BFN
2011 December - My BIL completes sperm analysis. His sperm is quarantined for 4 months.
2012 February - #4 home attempt with donor sperm. BFP
2012 March - rushed to hospital with horrific pain in right abdomen. Diagnosed with ectopic pregnancy (hCG is 120 @ 6w) . Right tube is removed.
2012 May - IVF/ICSI #4 with DHEA and donor sperm - 8 eggs, 5 embryos, 1 blastocyst transfer
16DPO (11dt5dt) = hCG 16/Prog 3.6,
19DPO (14dt5dt) = hCG 102/Prog 9.6
22DPO (17dt5dt) = hCG 786/Prog 17.9
26DPO (21dt5dt) = hCG 2034 / Prog 23.6
28DPO (23dt5dt) = hCG 3300
Ectopic pregnancy found in stump of right tube.
2012 November - #5 home attempt with donor sperm. BFP
15DPO - hCG 49
17DPO - hCG 90
19DPO - hCG 190
21DPO - hCG 469

23DPO - hCG 1500

25DPO - hCG 3000

29DPO - hCG 13,000

31DPO - 7w2d cornual ectopic ruptures. Section of my uterus is removed to stop internal bleeding.

Stalking a Stork

Thursday, 30 July 2009

Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis