Our doctor started me off with a relatively high dosage of Gonal-F/Follistim at 375iu daily to stimulate my ovaries, alongside 40 units of low dose HCG daily. These are both given as subcutaneous injections (under the skin) in the lower abdomen near the belly button. I’m not sure what the normal protocol is but myContinue reading “A rundown of my egg retrieval process”
Tag Archives: Fertility
The inevitable health insurance battle
I’ve battled health insurance many times over the last five years so I knew insurance for fertility would be no different. It’s always a struggle, even with good coverage, and I was prepared for the fight. My insurance through my job didn’t have any fertility coverage at all but Ilan’s did, so our first stepContinue reading “The inevitable health insurance battle”
So what exactly is IVF?
When it comes to causes of infertility and their treatments, there are a host of situations that may occur and I won’t pretend to be an expert. It’s incredibly complex. I can, however, shed some light on the basics of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) for those who may be unfamiliar, based on my own experienceContinue reading “So what exactly is IVF?”
Fertility after cancer: realistic yet hopeful
When my husband, Ilan, and I began talking about starting our family in the fall of 2020, we knew we might run into challenges. With my history of breast cancer and choosing not to freeze my eggs before treatment, we knew that my fertility may have been negatively affected by the chemotherapy. We decided toContinue reading “Fertility after cancer: realistic yet hopeful”
Introduction
Welcome! Throughout the fertility portion of my blog, I’ll be sharing my journey over the last year with you retrospectively. I considered writing a blog many times before but I didn’t actually start writing until October 2021. At some point in these posts, we’ll catch up to real-time and I’ll be sure to let youContinue reading “Introduction”
Still Rising 