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I had more blood work and another transvaginal ultrasound this morning, which has gotten to be pretty routine. As I left, the ultrasound tech jokingly said, "Well, I'll see you tomorrow!" but she actually will see me tomorrow, because Dr. Lu ordered more blood work and yet another ultrasound. He still plans for me to undergo IUI this week, but would like to see lower estrogen levels before I take my "trigger" shot.
Dr. Lu has no intention of canceling my cycle and expects to do the IUI on Thursday or Friday. He agrees that it would be a waste of time to cancel the cycle, because the odds of me becoming pregnant are no greater than the odds a "normal" woman has of conceiving naturally, which is about twenty per cent. If I do conceive, it is still more likely that I'll conceive one baby, rather than two, or even higher order multiples. Another point Dr. Lu noted is that many women who produce a large number of follicles produce poorer quality follicles that may or may not survive fertilization and implantation.
I'm glad Dr. Lu is willing to play the odds and go through with this cycle. I feel he has a good understanding of the emotional strain infertile women are under during the process of trying-to-conceive, because he expressed his feeling that any of his patients would prefer to be the mother of multiples rather than cancel and lose an entire cycle.
Dr. Lu has no intention of canceling my cycle and expects to do the IUI on Thursday or Friday. He agrees that it would be a waste of time to cancel the cycle, because the odds of me becoming pregnant are no greater than the odds a "normal" woman has of conceiving naturally, which is about twenty per cent. If I do conceive, it is still more likely that I'll conceive one baby, rather than two, or even higher order multiples. Another point Dr. Lu noted is that many women who produce a large number of follicles produce poorer quality follicles that may or may not survive fertilization and implantation.
I'm glad Dr. Lu is willing to play the odds and go through with this cycle. I feel he has a good understanding of the emotional strain infertile women are under during the process of trying-to-conceive, because he expressed his feeling that any of his patients would prefer to be the mother of multiples rather than cancel and lose an entire cycle.
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