IVF #2--Update

I got a call from the IVF scheduler and she said that we are on schedule do to IVF #2 in June. We are looking at an egg retrieval (ER) the week of June 8, which would mean that I’d start stimming around 5/30. If I had the ER on 6/8, that would put the embryo transfer (ET) on 6/13. Of course these are estimated dates because my ER date is dependent on the number of days I need to stimulate my ovaries. Dr. S is shooting for 10 days of stimming this time because last time I stimmed for 13 days. We anticipate a blast transfer again.

The IVF scheduler said that J and I have to do the infectious disease testing again, but that K and her dh don't. She also said that they require frozen sperm be used to fertilize my eggs when using a GC, but couldn’t tell me why other than to say it’s an FDA rule. Additionally, Josh and I need to do the phone interview questionnaire again.

I feel good now that we have a plan in place and will feel even better when we actually get our calendar! The nurse said that once we complete the FDA-required disease testing and questionnaire we’ll get our calendar.

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Tonight I talked to the person at my clinic who handles 3rd party reproduction. She said that everyone involved, including K and her DH, needs to redo the infectious disease tests. Additionally, she explained that the FDA has a requirement that the infectious disease testing must be done within 7 days of the sperm sample, so my clinic prefers to do the testing and collect the sperm sample and freeze it well before the cycle begins. Thereby eliminating the risk of not having the testing back in time for the ET when the fresh sperm would be used. With FET they could do the infectious disease testing after and if J had something previously it would've shown up.

Please cross your fingers and send up some prayers that K gets a visit from AF in the next two weeks, so we can get this show on the road. Being the queen worry wart that I am I'm worried that K won't get AF ... I worry that she'll end up having retained products of conception or some horrible thing like that.