Infertility Timeline

  • January 2000 - (Jenni) - Lap #1 - Diagnosed with Endometriosis
  • May 2001 (Jenni) - Started Lupron
  • September 2001 - (Jenni) - Lap #2
  • May 2005 - (Jenni) - Lap #3
  • 17 January 2009 - Married Jakobe (yep, it's on this list too, cause it's the most important thing, period.)
  • 17 April 2009 - (Jenni) - Pre-TTC checkup with PCP, started Prenatal Multivitamins
  • 18 May 2009 - (Jenni) - Pap smear, and further follow up
  • 21 May 2009 - (Jenni) - E-mail from doctor - cervical infection, both of us get treated, 10 days antibiotics, 2 weeks wait for retest, then we can have sex again, if it's gone.  
  • 5 June 2009 - (Jenni) - Stop birth control, start charting.
  • 10 June 2009 - (Jenni) - CD3 Hormone tests: 
    • LH:7.6 
    • FSH: 6.3 
    • DHEA: 205 
    • Testosterone: 62 
    • Prolactin: 9.5
  • 12 June 2009 - all clear to resume activities - after the Sono.
  • 15 June 2009 - (Jenni) - Appointment for Sonohysterogram.  Turns out that they really wanted an Hysterosonogram, no one is there who can do the HSG that day, so it has to be rescheduled, and only an ultrasound is performed.  16mm Follie seen on CD7.
  • 16 July 2009 - (Jenni) - repeat CD3 Bloodwork: 
    • LH: 6.8 
    • FSH: 7.0 
    • Testosterone(Total):53
    • Testosterone(Free): 0.7
  • 20 July 2009 - (Jenni) - HSG - one possible adhesion (but it could be mucous), normal right tube, incomplete filling of the left tube - no contrast spill, but no dilation.  They're unable to determine if it's good or not.
  • 4 January 2010 - (Jenni) - Follow up with PCP after 6+ Months of trying with charting & timed intercourse.  PCP thinks that there may be an ovulation issue - prescribes 500mg Metformin twice a day. wants to know what Gyno says after visit in 2 weeks.
  • 19 January 2010 - (Jenni) - Appointment with Gyno - discuss past history of Endo and Laparoscopy.  Gyno wants to look at old records and recommend a specialist.  She'll try and find the records by the end of the week.  Orders a SA for Jakobe
  • 27 January 2010 - (Jenni) - Gyno has lost all records and can't mace a recommendation.  Jenni calls all over to doctors that she hasn't seen in years trying to get all the records in one place.
  • 9 February 2010 - (Jakobe) - Appointment with Endocrinologist for his diabetes. Talks about concerns dry orgasams.  Orders Hormone tests.
  • 10 February 2010 - (Jakobe) - SA day.  doesn't go well.  Comes out feeling very pessimistic about results.
  • 12 February 2010 - (Both) - Gyno calls back with SA results, give no interpretation, just "Quite abnormal" and recommends no further treatment of Jenni until Jakobe is thoroughly evaluated.
  • 12 February 2010(Jakobe) - Actual SA results arrive in the mail: 
    • Volume: 0.1ml
    • pH: 6.8
    • Concentration: 11 million
    • Total Count: 1 million
    • Motility: 2%
    • Motility Grade: 1+ (they wiggle)
    • Total Motile: 20,000
    • Morphology: 0%
  • 13 February 2010 - (Jakobe) - Goes in for Hormone tests
  • 18 February 2010 - (Jakobe) - Hormone tests come back normal
  • 9 March 2010 - (Jakobe) - Tried to make an appointment with the urologist, but they require a referral.  His Endocrinologist is out of town for the rest of the week.
  • 15 March 2010 - (Jakobe) -  Get referral from Jakobe's Endocrinologist, the Urology group should call us to make the appointment
  • 16 March 2010 - (Jakobe) - Urologist Calls, and we get an appointment
  • 30 April 2010 - (Jakobe) - Urologist Appointment - comparable to Dr. B'Bam from YouTube.  Not helpful - says to see a fertility specialist - gives us no information we didn't already have.
  • 4 June 2010 - (Both) - Appointment with RE.  Our only option is IVF with ICSI.  I quote - "Without help, your chances are as close to zero as they can be without actually being 0)  Repeat of CD3 bloodwork( on CD4) for Jenni 
    • FSH: 8.8
    • LH: 3.6
    • Estradiol: 30
    • Ultrasound with 15-16 follicles
  • 22 September 2010 - (Jakobe) - Repeat SA for Jakobe:
    • Morphology: 3%
    • Motility (rapidly forward): 50%
    • Total Count (my guess): 8 million
    • Total Motile: 4 MILLION!!!!
  • 1 February 2011 - (Jenni) - Repeat CD3 blood work in preparation for IVF in March/April:
    • FSH: 3.3
    • LH: 8.2
    • Estradiol: 36.3
    • I guess it's all looking good.


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