A little more than a month in, and we have been pleasantly thrown for a loop with the very positive analysis results from Kellen (give this guy a high five and another punch in his man card) and the recommended treatment going forth with Jarrett Fertility Group. I strongly believe that the change to a more natural, whole foods diet over the past 3-4 years has contributed greatly to Kellen and I's health and overall well-being.
That being said, my personal overall health has been at an all-time high for the past few years and whether or not that has had a direct impact on my fertility has been unknown. Since 2009, any test ran on me always came back with positive results. So, with the absence of any issues on my end, being susceptible to pregnancy and staying pregnant was never a problem...until there was no explanation as to why we had two failed IVF cycles.
Dr. Jarrett chatted with us two weeks ago about our options. His recommendations, after spatting off a couple of studies supporting his thoughts, were to either jump right into an IVF round (with a different protocol) or to have a laparoscopy done. The majority of this decision was in our hands, based on our timetable and preferences, but we all agreed that the laparoscopy would be best. So, tomorrow morning [Friday Aug 8 @ 7:45am], I'll be going under general anesthesia and Dr. Jarrett will be checking for any issues on my end, including the possibility of endometriosis. I may not be saying this part totally correct, but he will also insert some sort of oil that should increase our chances of conceiving by 2-3% (which is huge for us!). The recovery will be 2-3 days roughly, and if we are not pregnant with in a couple months post surgery, then we will move on to IVF.
*One of the studies Dr. Jarrett referred to: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/january18/med-infertility-011806.html
"During the study, which appeared in the December issue of the Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 22 of 29 women who had previously undergone unsuccessful in vitro fertilization were able to conceive following laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis."
Fingers crossed and lots of prayers, please! This is exciting because IF I could be like one of these 22 successful women who did conceive, I would be normal! I've never wanted to be normal so bad before! :-) Hah!
That being said, my personal overall health has been at an all-time high for the past few years and whether or not that has had a direct impact on my fertility has been unknown. Since 2009, any test ran on me always came back with positive results. So, with the absence of any issues on my end, being susceptible to pregnancy and staying pregnant was never a problem...until there was no explanation as to why we had two failed IVF cycles.
Dr. Jarrett chatted with us two weeks ago about our options. His recommendations, after spatting off a couple of studies supporting his thoughts, were to either jump right into an IVF round (with a different protocol) or to have a laparoscopy done. The majority of this decision was in our hands, based on our timetable and preferences, but we all agreed that the laparoscopy would be best. So, tomorrow morning [Friday Aug 8 @ 7:45am], I'll be going under general anesthesia and Dr. Jarrett will be checking for any issues on my end, including the possibility of endometriosis. I may not be saying this part totally correct, but he will also insert some sort of oil that should increase our chances of conceiving by 2-3% (which is huge for us!). The recovery will be 2-3 days roughly, and if we are not pregnant with in a couple months post surgery, then we will move on to IVF.
*One of the studies Dr. Jarrett referred to: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/january18/med-infertility-011806.html
"During the study, which appeared in the December issue of the Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 22 of 29 women who had previously undergone unsuccessful in vitro fertilization were able to conceive following laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis."
Fingers crossed and lots of prayers, please! This is exciting because IF I could be like one of these 22 successful women who did conceive, I would be normal! I've never wanted to be normal so bad before! :-) Hah!
This is so exciting!!! I got goosebumps reading this :) I will be praying that all goes great in morning and in 2 or 3 months we find out that you are more then normal if you know what I mean!!! Love you guys good luck in the morning!!!
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