Archive for the ‘Secondary Infertility’ Category

Breastfeeding as a method of contraception

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darn Karryl >My guess is that it means nothing at all.  Although I really sympathize >with the hoping.  I had one shot of depo (in prep for a hyst that I >decided against) and I had exactly the same response you did.  But it >didn’t make any difference.  I was [...]

advice sought

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Hello Everyone, I have never posted here before, so please forgive me if I’m posting to the wrong group.  I don’t have pco, but I do have a question about androgens and ovaries.  My question is this:  can a huge , onetime dose of something like Depotestosterone given to suppress lactation [...]

STATISTICS IN ADOPTION

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Both truly good books full of shit . . .  or is that stuff . . . [...]

Anyone being treated for PCOS by an Endocrinologist?

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> I am seeing a regular Endo, as over in the Uk, you see an Endo for the PCOS, > or sometimes a Gyna if you are TTC.
Ah.  Well, my gyn was originally treating me for PCOS, but once I notified him that I was TTC, all of a sudden I became [...]

new to this group

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something I read, don’t remember if it was here or on medscape or one of the pco sites, stated that women who’s periods are very regular and then stop are a little less likely to be clomid resistant. I have a 10 month old who I conceived on my second round of [...]

Dr. Alan Beer in Chicago

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Hi!  I am so sorry to hear about your losses.  I am also a patient of Dr. Beer.  We have been his patient since last year.  We have done 1 IVF/ICSI and 2 natural FET cycle with immune treatment and all had failed.  We are starting another IVF/ICSI cycle with more aggressive [...]

Does IUI ever work?

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 Is a try at IUI always worthwhile?  Or does it just ultimately add to the expense without meaningful chance of success?  (I’m hoping people will chime in about all the IUI success stories they know about and tell me I’m wrong).
It has about a 18-20% chance [...]

a-parents & control?

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heather, I know you already know this, BUT not all adopted parents suffer from infertility… futureulove
Kay, I’d also add that not all people with infertility actually suffer much from it. I know several couples who always wanted to adopt, so when they discovered they had infertility, they said something [...]

newbie

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Amy yes clomid is usually the first choice medication that Obgyn give for non ovualting females.  Mine cost about $50 for generic and $60 for regular.  It is the cheapest of the fertility drugs and they will start you off on 50 mg and up the dose if it doesn’t work.  Injectables [...]

Serial Lurker Delurks (secondary, pg, mc…everything mentioned)

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No I haven’t tried anything like that. Do you know of any weblinks that would have any information? Thanks Kerry
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I also have PCO but only a few cysts on the ovaries. Have you tried Metformin/Avandia/Actos, low carbing any of [...]