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@Hoots: no, it's fertility specialists of Houston. Dr. Dunn etc. but I found another that might work. Center of reproductive medicine and their SART rates are in the 40s. Much better.

@travellingbee: Sorry to budge in but I just wanted to say that it may be worth at least having a discussion with the first place you looked up. Sometimes really low scores are because they take "challenging" cases or older couples, etc

@NorthStar: Ugh! So disappointing!

I will probably O tomorrow. This is the first cycle where we know what the problem is (darn morphology!). I know this cycle is unlikely, but hoping for a Christmas miracle.

@NorthStar: oh no! Do you have any other clinics in your area?

@AmeliaBedilia: FX for a Christmas miracle.

Dr gave me a prescription for clomid yesterday and metformin. He wants me to start taking the metformin now and the clomid on CD5 of my next cycle. No monitoring, and he doesn't want to see me until CD30-33 of my clomid cycle. I also have to go for a blood test to check progesterone on CD21.

I'm hoping this works, but not feeling too confident.

@Crystal: I'm sorry I don't remember your whole story, is there a reason you're not being monitored with meds?

@MrsKRB: not really... Quick back story: I was going to see an re, but he was really pushing us to go straight to ivf, and recommended I see my OBGYN if I wanted to try clomid. Now I'm trying clomid for the first time, but my OBGYN doesn't do monitoring.

I did some searching last night, so I think that I have it narrowed down. It's just such a big decision to make.

@Crystal: No, no clinics at all in my area. The appointment I had was for an RE that was working with my OBGYN clinic and coming up once a month. But, that isn't happening anymore. So, looks like I'll be traveling down there, but hopeful that I can do most of the monitoring/testing up here and procedures down in the Twin Cities (2 hours away).

Has anyone heard of the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine? Looks like a Minneapolis clinic is coming in July. Still two hours away, but looks like they are world renowned (or so they say..)

@Crystal: yeah, I think so, as long as the reproductive clinic agrees. I just need to decide which clinic to make the apt at. I'm going decide over the weekend.

I'm in completely the same boat as you, from the sounds of it. Did basically unmonitored letrozole under my obgyn and unexplained fertility..she told me that IUI's won't do anything different than TI, but I'd prefer to try that next.

Do they at least test your progesterone levels on (or around) day 21 to ensure that you ovulated and that your hormone is high enough? That's really the only thing my OBGYN did..I also started acupuncture in November and if anything, that has helped me to relax.

@Crystal: yeah, it's a sucky place to be. glad they are testing your progesterone, though. the acupuncture actually started making that increase quite a bit (or so I think)..I had maybe a 12 prior to starting it and my cycle in February, it was up to 40. They like to see a 20, if that gives you an idea..

The cycle is going ok. I did take letrozole this cycle because I figured "why not"..i ovulated later than normal, but we seemed to have good timing BD. I'm 8DPO, so I'm just waiting. I probably won't test unless I don't get my period by next Wednesday or Thursday. I ovulated a few days later than normal, so I'm hoping that will push back my POAS date. I hate seeing those negative tests.

On Monday, I did get a bloody nose for the first time ever since I was pregnant with DD. That was my worst symptom when pregnant with her, so of course, both me and my husband thought ..oh my gosh, maybe I'm pregnant. but, we'll see. No symptoms at all, but I also realize that some women have no symptoms.

@NorthStar: FX!!!!

@sarahnicole218: thanks! I hope it works.

@Crystal: totally in the same boat! Trying for one year and there's absolutely no reason my ob can spot that is causing infertility. On my second cycle of Clomid and hoping otherwise he recommends IVF which scares me but you have a good chance of a baby!

@Crystal: I feel the same way, it's terrifies me but honestly how much longer do you wait?

@BrianaK: I completely agree. I just don't think it's in the cards for us... That's really hard for me to take. I hope I don't have to end up at that crossroads.

@DesertDreams88: no first hand knowledge, but from what Ive read on the boards, I beleive P can mimic pregnancy symptoms and keep temps up. I don't know if how it's taken (suppository or orally) makes a difference. FX this is it for you!

@northstar I just told my boss last week. With all the doctors appointments, I didn't want her to worry or think I was interviewing elsewhere. She actually just assumed that we were already pregnant! But she was very supportive.

I didn't want anyone at work to know, especially my boss who controls promotion decisions, but we're just at that point where it's obvious something is going on.

Speaking of doc appointments, when you're on a medicated monitored cycle, how often do you usually need to go in for ultrasounds? Just want to be prepared and clear my schedule as needed... Starting my first medicated monitored IUI cycle soon. I don't usually O till at least CD17 and they're starting monitoring at CD10...

@NorthStar: I did because I may need to go part time for a month (then back to full time) to force open enrollment for my insurance. Plus I've had a lot of dr appts and people keep asking, so I told them. I didn't want to, but I got tired of people looking at my belly and then at me as if to try to get me to say I was pregnant. A couple of people came right out and asked (a couple have asked more than once).

As for how to share your chart from FF, on your chart page, scroll down to just above your "cycles history" box. There should be a series of grey buttons above it, and the one directly above the "cycles history" box should be "Share". Click that, then copy the link from one of the options. I just remove the coding pieces from before and after the http part, but here's how it appears on the screen under Simple Link on the Share page: "My Ovulation Chart " so, I paste just this part: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3568c0

I don't know how others do it, but that's how I do.

eta: the My Ovulation Chart link is the piece I tried to paste with the coding strings. I had hoped that putting it in "" would make the code not work, but obviously that didn't help. Ha.

@ballerinabee: Thanks for the charting help! Here is mine..not sure if my dip on Saturday could even possibly be from implantation..seems kind of late:

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/377dce

@NorthStar: I sat down with my boss and expressed this was a very sensitive matter and that I was hoping for the upmost confidentiality. I didn't go into too much detail, but did explain in basic terms what I was going through.

If you don't want to get specific, you can always say you have an ongoing medical issue you are taking care of.

I found it was better to explain I was battling infertility (as opposed to an unnamed health thread) so she understood when I have any last minute appointments. She was very understanding. I don't get into the specifics of my situation and treatment, though.

My current issue is that I am very new to this job (been here about a month), and have already have a few appts, with more on the horizon. She has been good about it thus far, but I need to talk to her about my weekly acupuncture appts that will require I leave early one day a week. FX she remains understanding.

@ballerinabee: Ugh, I hate that. People are so rude sometimes.