A blog about IVF and nagivating your way through it
Yesterday I had been planning on attending a friends baby shower. Unfortunately, the arrival of Aunt Flo after another IVF cycle put a dampener on my planned outing. Emotionally I was raw and upset from yet another failure. Whilst I am very happy f...
Today heralds the end of my two week wait. The spot of red on the toilet paper today told me a story I did not want to know. I am not pregnant. Nine cycles and no results. Countless embryos and no result. Countless injections and drugs and ...
Well I am officially in the 2 week waiting zone but the reality is, when you are doing IVF, every aspect of your life can become a waiting game. And it’s a game that is not always fun. The problem with IVF is that all one ever does is WAIT! ...
Embryo transfer on Tuesday went off without a hitch – apart from the fact that I think I unsettled the embryologist. No necessarily a good thing when they are the custodian of your embryos. The embryologist came in as usual and informed me t...
Well the moment of truth has arrived. As the clinic has not been accessible over the weekend, I learnt today that we have 8 remaining embryos. Essentially, the development of one embryo was arrested (I think this means it stopped developing) and ...
Yesterday’s egg collection yielded 17 eggs – 16 of which were mature enough to commence the delicate micro-injection process for fertilisation. This egg retrieval was pretty unremarkable. Out of six stimulated cycles, this is one of the...
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TanyaPlease help,I have done IVF and now have a beautiful baby, since starting IVF i have acne . I really want everything to settle down. Has this something to do with the hormones and when will they settle. My skin was clear before i am 37 years old.Benjamin is 6 months now and i breastfed for 3 months and am very conscios of my face mainly on my cheeks. Please help?
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Thanks for your comment Tanya. I understand totally about the acne situation. Seems everytime I do IVF, I get acne. I saw a skin specialist to help me get rid of it and this has been very succcessful. I am using a prescription gel which has helped significantly.
You may need to go to your GP to get a referral but I've found the level of advice they give on acne much better than any GP I have gone to. Do tell the specialist if you are planning on getting pregnant again as some medications are not suitable if you are trying to conceive as they can cause birth defects. The specialist will work around a solution for you.
I will also be reviewing a non-prescrition product with my next cycle to assess its suitability for acne so will let you know how I get on.
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