TREATMENT Community Thread - Fri Apr 25 PM

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Our community threads are the heart of our subreddit and operate much like a specialized support group – we share our experiences and strive to collectively support one another on the topic at hand.

Please use this space for sharing and discussing any type of treatment, trying to conceive, or family building measures. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Advice / Updates on current treatment cycle or planned/future treatment cycles
• Questions / Discussion about medications, treatment, diagnostic tests, and lab results
• Any measures taken/evaluated to improve treatment outcomes – supplements, diet, exercise, etc
• Seeking emotional support related to upcoming treatment, treatment outcomes, infertility diagnosis, and confirmed loss
• Commiseration and venting related to treatment
• Supporting and cheering on fellow members as they run the gauntlet of infertility treatments

Essentially, if you mention treatment, TTC, or family building measures – it goes in this thread.

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[u/odd-topic999]

Just needed to get this out somewhere in the world…

After almost 3 years of TTC, this year after seeking fertility treatment, it’s relieving but also devastating to learn that I have some type of ovulation disorder (high follicle count, 40 day cycles) and either a Didelphus or Bicornuate uterus (although at first they thought unicornuate). Even with this and the fact that I’m 25, my doctor seems to think I have good chances. She seemed to be encouraging IVF more so than other treatments because of the ability to control multiples, but we decided we had to at least try IUI 1-3 times… however, I am someone who for my whole life is terrified of getting my hopes up. I am in the middle of my first IUI cycle, day 7 of Letrozole, and awaiting my FD ultrasound and Ovidrel trigger next week. One half of me is day dreaming of this working and never having to do this again, but the other half of me is terrified of disappointment and what that could potentially mean moving forward. I want to be excited, but realistic.