Secondary infertility

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C section and infertile after

Bargainhunter
  • By Bargainhunter · New reply May 4, 2013
  • 8 replies
  • Hey, I'm new to this site and new to (acknowledging) infertility. Here is my story in a nutshell. My husband and I got pregnant while using the foam contraceptive, so this was a big surprise to us. After ...

Feeling Alone

porkchop1978
  • By porkchop1978 · New reply May 1, 2013
  • 8 replies
  • Hi there. I'll start out with a little background....I'm 34 and my husband is 38. We have a beautiful 2.5 year old little girl who is, obviously, the light of our lives. We tried for 5 months before I ...

Our food

Jessie8
  • By Jessie8 · New reply April 29, 2013
  • 3 replies
  • Monday mornings, yuck. I don't go to work until 3 p.m. As I lay in bed trying to wake up, I feela sort of hopelessness . The house is quiet and I'm left with my anxious thoughts. I know there are a lot ...

One egg 50/50 chance

navis
  • By navis · New reply April 23, 2013
  • 5 replies
  • Hi all I'm so anxious --many cycles and ended up with one egg. GD willing it survives and is healthy till transfer. Undergoing PGD for fragile X. Please pray and send encouragement ...

Attempting IVF after a 3 year break from 1st attempt

Lisa_Mitchell
  • By Lisa_Mitchell · New reply April 8, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • Hello all, My husband and I attempted invitro 3 yrs ago, with no luck. It was devastating and it took some time to be able to function normally. My hubby is a paraplegic and due to his injury we are unable ...

Mayan Massage

mamamia428
  • By mamamia428 · New reply April 3, 2013
  • 1 reply
  • Anyone had any experience with Arvigo mayan massage? It's supposed to be good for tilted uterus or prolapse. I read an article about it a while ago and decided to find a practitioner in my area. I'm looking ...

TTC After Cancer

mamamia428
  • By mamamia428 · Posted April 2, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • I'm just wondering if anyone else out there is trying to conceive after having chemo and/or radiation. I went through both treatments after ttc for our second child (no problems getting pg with him) for ...

Secondary infertility

Jaliw85
  • By Jaliw85 · New reply March 8, 2013
  • 3 replies
  • I notice that no one discusses infertility but it is so emotionally draining. I have been trying for 7 months and I just start using the ovulation kit. According to the kit I have not ovulated yet. I ...

Memoir About Secondary Infertility

Veronaroast
  • By Veronaroast · New reply March 7, 2013
  • 7 replies
  • Making Meant to Be is a memoir about secondary infertility on Amazon. Finally a book that offers insight into the craziness of dealing with infertility after having had one child without any struggle ...

Underweight A problem

LibbaT
  • By LibbaT · New reply February 1, 2013
  • 9 replies
  • Has anyone been told they need to gain weight? I have PCOS and do not have periods. When I started TTC a 18 months ago I weighed 115 and now I have dropped to 110. I cannot seem to gain any weight. I ...

Secondary, AMA and recurrent miscarriage MENTS

MTownsend
  • By MTownsend · New reply January 27, 2013
  • 10 replies
  • Hi ladies, I'm not even sure where to post this, or where to put the MENTS part... I had two early miscarriages, went thru a full RE workup with no real answers, then conceived naturally with acupuncture ...

Newbie to this

smithstephm
  • By smithstephm · New reply January 21, 2013
  • 3 replies
  • I am 27 years old and this past October I was diagnosed with PCOS, Endometriosis, and secondary infertility. I underwent surgery shortly afterward (d&c and lap). MENTS: I have a 8 year old son from a ...

Starting injectables after endometriosis and PCOS

KristynTX
  • By KristynTX · New reply December 12, 2012
  • 2 replies
  • Hey there! Just thought I would check in and see about sharing some experiences out there. I had a laparoscopy on Thursday and was treated for stage 2 endometriosis. On top of that I have PCOS and my ...

Cycles day 28 UTI

Zoraida (Inactive)
  • By Zoraida (Inactive) · New reply December 10, 2012
  • 1 reply
  • Hey, so I think I have a UTI :/ this is 28 days in cycles I took clomid for 5 days and have been on progesterong since day 17 today I work up with alot of burning and my bbs have been really hurting me ...

Introducing myself

tarheellvr
  • By tarheellvr · New reply December 10, 2012
  • 12 replies
  • My name is Melissa and I my husband and I have been trying for our 2nd child for about 2 years now. Our first child was conceived with no problems, but my pregnancy was plagued with issues and our son ...

IUI success stories

Hoping2Conceive
  • By Hoping2Conceive · New reply December 9, 2012
  • 5 replies
  • My husband and I are going to start the IUI process next month if no BFP this month. We have heard mixed reviews in terms of success and failure. Just looking for any success stories or outcomes that ...

Cost of IUI

Hoping2Conceive
  • By Hoping2Conceive · New reply December 8, 2012
  • 16 replies
  • Just curious if anyone out there can give me an approx cost of IUI with office visits, drugs ect? I know every clinic has different fee schedules and every patient is different, but just looking for some ...

MENTS Positive HPT

Loverose
  • By Loverose · New reply December 3, 2012
  • 7 replies
  • I couldn't wait, I took a pregnancy test 2 days before I go see the doctor for a pregnancy test. It came out positive! I've taken 3 so far and they are all positive. What are the chances it could be wrong ...

14 day clomid and ultrasound

Zoraida (Inactive)
  • By Zoraida (Inactive) · New reply December 3, 2012
  • 4 replies
  • Hey everyone, this is my 3rd cycle of clomid 100mg I went in to my doctor office yesterday for my 14day ultrasound they found 7 follicle on my left side but not to good of a size but on my right size ...

Secondary infertility mostly due to male?

kayRay
  • By kayRay · New reply November 25, 2012
  • 5 replies
  • I am seeing a doctor in nyc who claims that second infertility is mostly due to male (over 40%). So my husband saw urologist and they told him he needs to get varicoscele surgery. Unfortunately this guy ...

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