It’s been ten years since my official endometriosis diagnosis back in 2011. I wanted to reflect on the last ten years and how living with endometriosis has changed me. If you’ve been here for awhile, you may have read the story of my diagnosis. For those who haven’t or are curious, I’ve included it below…
And I am considered “receptive”.
When I read the word “receptive” in the email from my doctor’s office, my heart sank a little. There…
I am currently preparing for an Endometrial Receptivity Analysis (ERA) that will take place next week. We are hoping this extra step will help…
Such a personal question and one I have pondered on and off since we learned we were infertile back in 2010. Where do we…
Over the next few weeks, while preparing for our embryo transfer, I want to talk about the things I am doing to detoxify my…
So we’ve completed our IVF cycle and we have one genetically normal embryo. We are cautiously optimistic about this little fighter! What are the…
When I left off we had ten fertilized eggs. We would spend the next five days waiting to get a report from our doctor’s…
We made it to the egg retrieval! We had strict instructions to report to the fertility clinic by 7:45am for an 8:15am retrieval. They…
Every cycle has been slightly different in terms of medication. This cycle we did birth control leading up to injections. Then we did Gonal-F…
There is so much anticipation before starting an IVF cycle. Even when you’ve done it three times before, it can be nerve wracking. There…