Fertility Bowl

Has anyone been diagnosed with Cushing’s syndrome and had a successful pregnancy?

My embryo transfer is scheduled for the end of March, and my husband and I are considering a trip to Morocco during the Easter break. Since we’re based in Europe, the travel time would be relatively s… more

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I had a missed miscarriage which resulted in a D&C on Tuesday, the 11th. I feel worse than I did finding out there was no longer a heart beat. I’m having this severe anxiety feeling as my dog i… more

Anybody have a uterine polyp removed recently? I am scheduled to have one removed next week and will be traveling for work the next day, I had one removed in 2018 but I believe I was fine the next day… more

Does anyone know if National Geographic offers fertility benefits?

Anyone had the option to choose between modified nature and medicated FET cycles? Any experiences on what worked better?

Hi everyone ,
I’m on 11 days of post FET transfer and my HCG results are good, I’m taking progesterone vaginal pills 3 times a day currently. I have medication for only one more day. Unfortunately due … more

Wife recently completed a retrieval. She also just got a job offer in a new city (~2 hour flight from our current clinic). How common is it for clinics (e.g., in our new city) to do FETs with embryos … more

Did one round of TI. Negative. Doc recommending another round before IUI. Any experience here? I have a 2.5 year old who was 1st try TI, so this felt like a blow.

Getting ready for my first embryo transfer and uterine lining is only at 6mm after estrogen injections (including an increase in dosage) after an early check. Waiting on call from doctor but it seems … more

Women who have chosen to have children alone because they haven't found a partner and prefer to have a child Now before they get older and have less energy.... What has been your experience with … more

I want to get pregnant, but can't. I was abused very young and more than once by more than one person from s young age, was in a domestic by my first ex, and had many skipped and extremely painful… more

I’ve posted so many times so I apologize but I have no where else to place my anxiety. Currently waiting for blood test after TI with meds & ovidrel injection

Has anyone tested negative pre period … more

We have frozen embryos and have the luxury of being able to afford surrogate. Is it worth it or is there any benefit for me trying to get pregnant at 40 for the 1st time? Any benefits beyond saving th… more

FWIW for anyone starting injections and using instructional videos, I recently discovered that turning the playback speed to .75 makes them more relaxing/less overwhelming

I am starting my fertility journey today. Taking my first Gonal f injection. Wish me luck. I am a 34 yr old woman who started trying about 1.5 years ago and we have no clue as to why I wasn’t getting … more

I recently received my Quest Diagnostics results for my 9-day post-FET hCG test, but for some reason they aren’t showing up in the online portal. It appears the results were sent directly to my doctor… more

Follow up to my other post, has anyone gone from timed intercourse with medication (letrozole,ovidrel injection etc) to iui? How many rounds of the medicated cycle did you do before going to iui?

I had a baby in 2022 thru timed intercourse with letrozole, shot of ovidrel and progesterone. Attempting this again (I’m now 39) and in the dreaded 2 week window. Blood test is Monday, and I took a te… more

Has anyone successfully had egg freezing pre-authorized at DLA Piper through Anthem? Got my request denied since coverage is apparently based on necessity only.

Hi everyone,Tomorrow is my first beta HCG test , my FET transfer was done on 28th Jan. I am little kind of nervous(I don’t see any symptoms other than having cramps once a while) and didn’t do any hom… more

If you are pregnant please help me! Which option would you take? I’m currently pregnant with 2 job offers on the table

Offer 1
115k, 21 PTO days, 13 holidays, 6 months of mat leave (I think I would be paid a % since I w… more

Please advise

Has anyone gone through IVF, where the retrieval was performed by a different doctor on duty (15-20 years of experience)?

OR

would you recommend taking estrace for 15 days to align with the prim… more

Anyone here ~35 years of age, with endometriosis and low amh successfully been pregnant? What has the journey looked like - eg lifestyle/ diet to improve egg quality, egg/embryo freezing, other treatm… more

Anyone here successfully had a baby with low AMH?

Anyone from Deloitte in here? Looking for some information on the IVF coverage benefits!

We graduated from the RE last week and went in for our first OB appointment this morning but they couldn’t find a heartbeat. After 2.5 years of trying and fertility treatment this was the first time I… more

Hi girlies ❤️ I need some advice! I’m 33 and have just started planning for a baby. We tried for the first time this month, but I’m feeling a bit anxious. Should I keep trying or should I go ahead and… more

Hello folks,
My FET is this Saturday and I’m not able to concentrate on work. My project is coming to an end by Feb end and as the manager, I need to create the case for extension (which has been an on… more

Hello everybody ! 🙂

I would like an opinion on what to do next -

Dr is suggesting protocol with omnitrope (growth hormone) or testosterone gel, Did you use omnitrope and testosterone?

Did it give a better result?
if i have to … more

Has anyone experienced “loss of fitness” post egg retrieval? I’m asking because I feel strangely exhausted a week after egg retrieval - did a short 20min cycle to work today and felt like Tour de Fran… more

How quickly after the first ivf cycle did you start the second cycle? To clarify, goal is to have a baby not just egg freezing

Do you work remotely and does your employer offer paid parental leave? If so please message me if you have any job referrals. My team at Dell was affected by layoffs and I have been job hunting (I'… more

Fertility testing in Chicago (preferably in network for Maven). Just looking for same day bloodwork/ultrasound for a couple of days while traveling for work.

Hi everyone, I’m 37 and about to start egg retrievals with low ovarian reserve. For those who’ve been in a similar situation, how many eggs did you end up retrieving, and how did they look in terms of… more

Odd question. But have any other women had the thought of being with another man just to get her pregnant because she thinks it's her husband's problem? Or is it just me...

How to tell a supervisor that I don’t have capacity and can’t be stressed out (I’m doing an embryo implantation next week). I helped out on a project last fall and the supervisor is in my inbox asking… more

I’m about to start my first egg freezing cycle. Is there anything you wish you had known before/during/after egg freezing?