Egg Retrieval Today!

It is so exciting that we have made it through the first 2 stages of In Vitro Fertilization ("IVF"). This is actually our 2nd attempt at IVF as our first IVF only produced 3 mature follicles resulting in it being canceled and converted to an intrauterine insemination (IUI). From taking stimulation drugs and now to EGG RETRIEVAL...

Yippee!!! Egg Retrieval was today at 12:30 pm. Our RE retrieved 12 eggs. We are thrilled to have 12 eggs as this is on the high end of the number of eggs we were told to expect. The total number of eggs we were expecting was between 8 to 12 based on having approx. 16 follicles.

Now we await to hear from the embryologist as to how many of the eggs fertilized. Our fertilization report will be on Friday. We are SOOO excited and thrilled that this IVF cycle has been going so well. It is really exciting to know that we were able retrieve the 12 eggs. God continues to be in controll especially now as we wait to find out about fertilization of our 12 eggs. We pray that God will BLESS us with 8 to 12 FERTILIZED eggs although it is not uncommon to have only about 1/2 of the eggs fertilize. It really comes down to putting God in control, trusting that he has a plan for us and each of our 12 eggs.

Mike and I have been trying to concieve ("TTC") since July 2005. I immediately met with my OB/Gyn to discuss possible issues with TTC. Since we were both older than 35 and I have diabetes, my OB/Gyn immediately started the initial testing for possible issues and told us he would refer us to a Reproductive Endocrinologist if we were not pregnant after 6 months. We saw Dr. Malo from the Center for Reproductive Medicine (CRM) in December 2005.

In January 2006, I was diagnosed with Endomtrial Cancer and in May 2006, I was cancer free. We immediately started doing IUI's in May 2006. We did 2 cycles with Clomid (one cycle canceled) then we moved onto injectables. In November 2006, we did get pregnant but I miscarried at approx. 6w3days.

After taking a couple months off from the infertility treatments and going on a vacation, we decided it was time to move onto IVF in January 2007. Our 1st IVF attempt was April/May 2007 which was canceled and converted to an IUI since I didn't respond as expected. I was on a Long Lupron Protocol. Our RE strongly believed that the lupron over-suppressed my ovaries shutting them down almost completely only producing 3 follicles.


Our embryo transfer will be on Monday, 8/20.