Ultrasound Findings at CD2

[fefecooks]

There's also polyps that need to come out as well.

[atomic sagebrush]

Ok, while I would still get a second opinion to be sure that is def. not what we'd want to hear.

Odds of IVF success at 38 are more like 20-30% range. Not 40%. That seems very optimistic and I just checked several sources and all listed between 20-30%. I really want you to talk to a different doctor before proceeding!!!

Sorry if I should know this but have they tested your ovarian reserve??? That makes a big difference in the results.

[atomic sagebrush]

read some of the sizes of these ladies' fibroids! 10cm fibroid together with pregnancy | BabyCenter I'm obviously not a doctor and can't advise if it needs to come out or not, but I do know that in the past fibroids were medically overmanaged and it's not even clear if having them removed even helps people to get pregnant. Contemporary Management of Fibroids in Pregnancy This article also seems to indicate that one fibroid alone does not increase odds of miscarriage, it's having more than one.

[fefecooks]

Would a second opinion require me to go through all of the same tests again? Or do they just look at chart/scans/results?

I didn't know to ask about reserve. Is that in the bloodwork? I didn't receive any bloodwork results yet.

He also said that he doesn't do laproscopy, only laprotomy so I do have to be referred out to someone else. He said he's not sure a laproscopy would take care of the polyps. Laparatomy seems so invasive and recovery is way too long.

[atomic sagebrush]

They will prob. want to do their own ultrasound but I can't say for sure.

The reason to know about your egg reserve is if it is low, your odds of success with IVF will be dramatically affected (making the 40% quote even more misleading) and also because if your egg reserve/quality is poor that may have everything to do with why you haven't conceived and nothing to do with the fibroid. Sometimes doctors stop looking when they see "Issue A" without making sure that it's not really "Issue B or C or D" that is really what is going on. So you have all these procedures and then still do not get pregnant only to end up finding out in a year's time your egg quality isn't great to begin with and then we've wasted a year fixing a problem that may not even have been THE problem.

[fefecooks]

Gotcha! The nurse will call me on Monday with bloodwork numbers. It's FSH right?

Also, do you think it would be best to drop sway and just attempt everyday in my fertile window to see if that helps since we know girl sway (1 attempt) reduces fertility? Given the circumstances?

Anyone else on here with my same circumstance have any success this way?

[atomic sagebrush]

I've had tons of gals with fibroids but none who were told not to TTC before. That is why I am feeling mighty wary about all this, esp. given the history which is that doctors were overmedicalizing fibroids even just 10-15 years ago.

Actually if you're ready to drop the number of attempts to boost odds of conception, SMEP is better than just adding attempts. Sperm Meets Egg Plan This is the best way to get pregnant quickly.

I would have a second opinion before you get pregnant in case the doctor is not being overly conservative.

FSH and AMH are the two that tell us about your egg quality.

[fefecooks]

Ok. FSH is 7 and Estridol is 59. They didn't test for AMH.

[atomic sagebrush]

FSH is not too shabby given your age, I wish they'd done AMH though. that tells us a lot.

[fefecooks]

Ok. I have no idea what any of this means. What does one tell you over the other?