1st Chapter IVF Program Day 2

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Day 2 – 11th Jan 2013 (PMS Day 6)
Our 2nd consultation was on PMS Day 6, I had my internal ultrasound again to check how many follicles I have naturally (I got 6 on the left and 6 on the right). Sizes were varied from 14mm – 7mm.
After being stimulated with 225 IU Gonal-F for 4 days, my E2 levels were 1,514 and P4 = 0,52. I am wondering if these numbers are promising result for IVF?

They are having me inject 225 IU Gonal-F again and Cetrotide for another 3 days ahead, also ordered a blood test and ultrasound on PMS Day 9. Cross my fingers, hopefully they are big enough tomorrow to trigger.

Medication Lists:
Cetrorelix Acetate (Cetrotide) is the first and only gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist that offers dosing simplicity and flexibility. It is injected subcutaneously (just under the skin). Cetrotide is available in a 3mg single dose regimen and a 0.25mg daily dose given on stimulation day five or seven, depending the strength. Cetrotide helps control your body’s hormonal responses, which affect the development of eggs. Specifically, Cetrotides helps delay a hormonal event know as the LH surge. The LH Surge is caused by a series of changes involving two hormones – gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). When GnRH is present, it triggers a dramatic rise, or surge in LH levels. However, if an LH surge occurs too early in a cycle, your eggs will be released before they are expected. Cetrotides works by directly blocking the trigger effect on GnRH. This blocking action stops the premature LH surge in women undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation before they begin. In doing so, this allows eggs to reach the level of development needed for fertilization.

 FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) is used in IVF cycles to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs. FSH is taken as subcutaneous injections daily. Ie. Gonal-F Pen 900 IU

1st Chapter IVF Program Day 1

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Hi! We have been married for 4+ years. For the first 2 years of our marriage, we were busy living life, we got a chance to explore all facets of childfree living. And when another year went by and pregnancy just didn’t happen. We take the time to discuss further, and by the time we felt any semblance of ‘baby-lust’, I was almost 36 years old. However, after try to conceive naturally for 4 years with much frustration on my monthly routine PMS, we finally decided to opt for IVF.

Hence, I’d like share my IVF experience as I have received much support and encouragement from reading posts on internet. I sincerely hope everyone who is going through IVF will get her success with healthy baby born on their 1st cycle. 

Where to go for IVF?

After giving so much thought, consideration and research (online/ offline), we decided to go to Dr. Ivan of Morula IVF Jakarta, as we considered ‘not the nearest’ but at least the most reliable and reputable clinic in Jakarta. In this blog, we most likely to pen name him as Dr. I, the guru of IVF. Dr Ivan suggested we could try a few cycles of IUI and then move on to IVF. However, I don’t have much patience and decided to try IVF straight away.

Day 1 – 7th Jan 2013 (PMS Day 2)
By the time we have our initial consultation booked today, we had been ordered by Dr. Augustine (Communication Team) to go through a battery of screening tests such as endocrinology, hematology, chemist, and immuno-serological tests. So we just had to bring along all our previous records which results were all within average.

At this initial consultation, I only needed to have an internal ultrasound to check the location of ovaries and count number of follicles which end up about 11 follicles. After getting the base figures, I was given a start dosage of 225 IU of Gonal-F injection for 4 days. Dr. I explained and prescribed my medication lists on daily basis and scheduled Ovum Pick Up on 17th or 18th Jan if everything is right on the track.
Talking about daily injection, we agreed to ask the nurse to give me a sample shot for the 1st time as we are unable to commute back and forth everyday for a shot. I hoped DH would be able to give me a majority of my shots for the next days. Fortunately, he managed to do that and we both actually got over our fears. Dr. I asked us to go for a blood test and internal ultrasound on PMS day 6.

Medication Lists:
FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) is used in IVF cycles to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs. FSH is taken as subcutaneous injections daily. Ie. Gonal-F Pen 900 IU, Instruction To Inject Gonal-F

Hotel Arya Duta Medan [Supermarket]

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Well, recently I was involved in an incident in a well-known supermarket in Medan. I was there to keep DH accompany. All went well except when I got to the till and pay out my shopping items. 

 Yet on leaving, I suddenly were accosted by the cashier and the security guard. The cashier aggressively grabbed my shopping bags without firstly say “excuse me” and took it back to the check out lane . I was a real dumb for quite a while, then I realized I was on the verge of being apprehended of shoplifting. Then the security guard asking for the receipt again without say “excuse me” or even “ sorry”, then he went through all my shopping stuffs and checked everything against the receipt, whilst I stood there feeling like a criminal. I said, you don’t need to check every items manually,  just screen them back one by one of your alarm system, it will be much easier. They refused to answer this, never once directly accusing me of shoplifting, though this was the obvious implication.

In the end, it was inside the lotion box I bought that had security tag on and somehow the cashier forgot to remove or de-alarmed the item. Funny thing was when the security set the alarm off, they returned my shopping bags without even apologized. Both were young adults. The lack of basic manners is shocking among some people.  I was so annoyed and not happy at all. The whole incident was dealt in a most un-professional, arrogant, aggressive, ant totally  inconsiderate manner. What is my legal standing on this? They are really such a turd burglar for me. 

Recipes: Chicken Soup

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Pears are my absolute favorite fruit, I always stocked them in my fridge all the time.  When I ran out of red dates (hong zhao), solomon’s seal (yu zhu), codonopsis root (dang shen) to cook this recipe. I just used wolfberries (go ji), astragalus root (huang qi), ginger, and pear instead.
Ingredients:
-        1 whole chicken
-        2 tablespoon wolfberries
-        4 -5 slices of astragalus root
-        1 ginger
-        1 pear, peeled and cored
-        salt to taste
How to cook:
-        Pre boil the chicken first and throw out the initial boiling water. Put aside.
-      Put all ingredients inside and bring to boil starting with ginger, astragalus root then chicken and wolfberries.
-        Simmer on low fire for at least 1 hour. Last 15 minutes put in the pear.
-        And finally add salt to taste. Serve hot.