Fertility Cycle Schedule
- Oct 08 – Cycle start
- Oct 28 – Start inhaling GnRH (gonadotrophin releasing hormone) that suppresses pituitary function to prevent premature ovulation prior to egg retrieval.
- Nov 05 – Cycle start
- Nov 09 – Visit the clinic at 8am to get a blood test, an ultrasound, sign all the consent forms, and pay up. Blood results by 12:30, and if all is well, receive training on self-injections of FSH (follicle stimulating hormone), to stimulate plenty of eggs to start plumping up.
- Nov 10-12 – Self-injections at home
- Nov 13 – Visit the clinic for a blood test, results at 12:30, followed by instructions for FSH dosage schedule.
- Nov 14-20 – Blood tests & ultrasounds, potentially every day, until it’s time to stop, and they give me an injection of HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) to trigger the final “ripening” of the egg harvest.
- Nov 22 – Egg retrieval! Start taking progesterone.
- Nov 25 – Embryo transfer!
Dec 9 – Pregnancy test. (drum roll please) PREGNANT! Due date: August 16, 2011- Feb 15/16, 2011 – miscarriage due to incompetent cervix & failed cerclage procedure.