See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?

I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Isaiah 43:19

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Second Appointment at the IVF Clinic

So today we met with the PGD nurse at CARE, she's lovely. We had some blood tests - they screen rubella, HIV, chlamydia and so on before treatment can start.

She advised I wait until my iron levels are raised a bit before taking Provera - she recommended waiting until about August 20th, and having a blood test to check iron levels before then. That seems so long away! Depending on whether I take Norethisterone or not (which depends on whether I get a withdrawal bleed following month on the Pill), embryo transfer should be either around October 20th or November 20th.

I really want to start Provera now (so impatient to start!), but I think I should follow the clinic's advice and wait. I don't think this period is going to come and I suspect that's down to anaemia as that can cause them to become irregular. I don't feel PMT-y any more, and my skin seems to have cleared up a bit.

I asked why I have been prescribed Norethisterone and why the clinic want me to have so many bleeds before cycling (the nurse was amused by how confusing my Protocal is), and she said the idea behind Norethisterone is that it helps the eggs develop evenly, giving a better outcome, and that it is a good idea for me not to have any old womb lining remaining when treatment starts, as my womb might try to shed it when embryo is in. With such good reasons, I feel much happier about the delays and continuing with the Protocal as recommended.

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