It's been a long time since i've written in my blog; i never was very good at keeping a journal. I lot has happened since then so i guess i better catch everyone up.
November: Finally got into the Infertility doctor (after 11 weeks of waiting). Found out we only have a 1% chance of getting pregnant on our own. How's that for good odds! That would also explain why in the 5 years we've been trying, we've only been pregnant twice. It turns out we have what's called unexplained infertility. I have endometriosies and that causes the infertility, but they can't pinpoint how or why. After numerous tests and poking and prodding we found out that I do ovulate every month and all of chris' tests came back fine. Which adds to the frustration, because they can't just fix the problem and move on.
Luckily we have a great dr. who wants to take action right away. Next month she wants us to start taking Clomid (encourages you to release multiple eggs during ovulation) and do an IUI (intra-uterine insemination). Doing this should bring our chances from 1% to 20% of getting pregnant each month. We'll do this 3 times and then look at other options. Unfortunately insurance doesn't cover any of this; so we have to pay out of pocket for all this. At the end of the day, if this helps us finally start our family, then i don't care how much it costs.
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I am so glad you are back. I had been anxiously waiting to hear your thoughts. Sometimes we express our emotions better once they are on the screen.
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