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Beachlover
OMG! My boys are 2!
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Who else has been diagnosed with...
unexplained infertility?
We were
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Posted 12/17/10 9:53 AM  |
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Lucky2008
LIF Adult
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
I have......all my and DH's tests have come back perfect. we are TTC for 2 and a half years and so far 2 IUIs and nothing, my doctor referred to us as being in the "unexplained group" I feel your pain, b/c it makes you wonder what is wrong then and if they could diagnose it at least there is a chance it can be treated 
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| Posted 12/17/10 10:33 AM |
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Otherme
Square head cutie pants
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
yup
coming up on 2 years of ttc'ing
all tests 'normal'
7 iui's
nothing
we do a lot of this:
but you learn to hang in there and just keep trying. its all you can really do!!
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| Posted 12/17/10 11:35 AM |
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MrsKS
Thank You St. Gerard.....
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
my friend was...
but then that same dr who diagnosed her with unexplained IF then went on to have the audacity to tell her that unexplained IF is just a made up problem and it usually affects those who did a lot of partying and drugs!   idiot!
she has been trying for 3 years... AND got pregnant twice in those 3 years, but both times ended up in mc.
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| Posted 12/17/10 11:55 AM |
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NeedtoHide
LIF Adolescent
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
im pretty much in that category too
everything on paper is normal
i guess after talking to me they see that i may have:
a touch of endometriousis
slight thyroid issue which is being controlled with medicine
possible mucus issues after a leep from 2003
nothing really solid
iui #1 w/ 100 mg clomid failed
waiting to start iui cycle #2
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| Posted 12/17/10 12:35 PM |
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NeedtoHide
LIF Adolescent
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
Posted by Otherme
yup
coming up on 2 years of ttc'ing
all tests 'normal'
7 iui's
nothing
we do a lot of this:
but you learn to hang in there and just keep trying. its all you can really do!!
omg that is so frustrating!
so you have tried clomid i assume
are you producing 2 or more follies?
are you going to consider ivf?
im so sorry...i almost feel like no diagnosis can be just as bad an an actual diagnosis
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| Posted 12/17/10 12:36 PM |
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Lucky2008
LIF Adult
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
possible mucus issues after a leep from 2003
I am sorry to hijack but I too had a leep and have been told that I have issues with CM during both my postcoital tests. Noone ever told me that is a possibility that the 2 are linked.
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Anne44
LIF Adolescent
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
We have unexplained
2 years and 2 IUI's with injectables and 2 FET's resulting in 2 chemical pregnancies later (could not do a fresh transfer b/c I hyperstimmed) and we are on the hunt for a new doctor. All tests came back fine but CLEARLY there is a problem. I never tired , clomid, we jumped right to injectables. I ovulate on my own very regulary so clomid would not do much for me except possibly thin my lining. I do not have PCOS, just a very high responder to meds.
After talking to others who have been through this horrible journey, I have realized unexplained really just buys the doctors time in coming up with a diagnosis. I am about to go for a 2nd and 3rd opinion in the coming weeks.
Wishing you all the best in 2011!!
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NeedtoHide
LIF Adolescent
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
Posted by Lucky2008
possible mucus issues after a leep from 2003
I am sorry to hijack but I too had a leep and have been told that I have issues with CM during both my postcoital tests. Noone ever told me that is a possibility that the 2 are linked.
my re said it could be ..
if you look it up on the internet there is definitely some discussion on it
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| Posted 12/17/10 1:59 PM |
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Posted by MrsKS
my friend was...
but then that same dr who diagnosed her with unexplained IF then went on to have the audacity to tell her that unexplained IF is just a made up problem and it usually affects those who did a lot of partying and drugs! idiot!
she has been trying for 3 years... AND got pregnant twice in those 3 years, but both times ended up in mc.
How far along was your friend when she M/C? Did she go for further testing to find out what caused them? I ask b/c maybe there is a problem that could be treated??
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maybemommy10
Big Brothers to Be !
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
Me. Worst dx
4 IUIs, 1 IVF resulting in a chemical, 1 FET resulting in M/C, D&C at 7weeks, and a partridge and a pear tree. sigh Moving onto IVF #2 in January 
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| Posted 12/17/10 3:12 PM |
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Otherme
Square head cutie pants
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
Posted by NeedtoHide
Posted by Otherme
yup
coming up on 2 years of ttc'ing
all tests 'normal'
7 iui's
nothing
we do a lot of this:
but you learn to hang in there and just keep trying. its all you can really do!!
omg that is so frustrating!
so you have tried clomid i assume
are you producing 2 or more follies?
are you going to consider ivf?
im so sorry...i almost feel like no diagnosis can be just as bad an an actual diagnosis
yup, was on clomid for about 5 or 6 cycles (3 were timed bd, 3 iui's), then moved onto injectibles for the remaining iui's. Did 3 cycles with Gonal F
i usually have 4 or 5 follies, and at least 1 or 2 that mature to a good size each cycle
Dh's SA have always been normal, count varies from month to month with the iui's but nothing out of the ordinary
we're hopefully going to be doing ivf in a month or so as i was just accepted into an ivf study
it's the most frustrating thing in the world.. no reason why we shouldn't be pregnant.. we're just not!
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InShock
life is good
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
Me. Actually, secondary unexplained infertility.
I did 4 IUIs (unsuccessfully), and when they said it was time for IVF, I just could not do it without having an explanation for my infertility.
I am now going to a center where their main goal is find the CAUSE of the infertility (they don't do IUI or IVF) and then fix it. It's been 9 months (at the center, nearly 21 mos of TTC  ) and I've finally gotten some answers. Still not pregnant, still not fully explained, but I do feel like we're on the right track.
It's taking forever, and there are MANY moments where I lose my focus, but I really do believe that finding the cause of my infertility is what I need to do.
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| Posted 12/17/10 6:12 PM |
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NeedtoHide
LIF Adolescent
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
this is all so discouraging :(
would be curious how many girls on the PG board had unexplained..and how they got pregnant.
in shock- what methods are they using to diagnose you?
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| Posted 12/17/10 7:05 PM |
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DaisyGirl
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
Me! Everything has come back normal. I ovulate regularly on my own and have normal cycles. The only thing that has come back a little abnormal is that DH's sperm count tends to be on the lower end of the average range but still within it.We tried for about a year and a half on our own and have done 3 natural cycle IUI's and nothing so far.
It's very discouraging. I feel like we are getting treatment without actually knowing what's wrong.
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mimid15
LIF Infant
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
Me too...most frustrating DX ever...Been TTC for 15 months...6 cycles of Clomid (3 timed BD, 3 IUI). Moved onto IVF and get my results tomorrow..Fingers crossed!
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DRMom
Two in Blue
Member since 5/05 20223 total posts
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Melissa
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
I really didn't have any issues getting PG but could not keep a pregnancy. My solution was two-fold and i think it had an impact from both. I had tubal issues as well as immune issues. Did IVF along with immune treatments and some Eatsern medicine thrown in(visualization, acupuncture etc) and had my boys
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Lola
LIF Adult
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Re: Who else has been diagnosed with...
I have an unexplained success story which I hope gives some of you ladies some hope.
I was diagnosed with unexplained infertility after a year of trying on my own. I went through all the testing, including a an exploratory laparoscopy, which all showed nothing wrong with me or DH. Having no answers as to why this was happening was the most frustrating thing of all.
I went through 3 rounds of unmedicated IUIs, 3 round of Clomid IUIs, and then 3 injectable IUIs. All of these cycles were picture perfect but didn't work. I finally moved on to IVF with ICSI and wound up with 10 good embryos. In a way, the IVF cycle was diagnostic in a way because 1/2 of the eggs were left to fertilize on their own and 1/2 were done with ISCI. We got a much higher percentage of embryos from the ICSI batch which shows a fertilization problem that no test would have picked up. We transfered 2 and I wound up pregnant with my son. I have 8 left over and am back on this board because I just made an appointment for a consultation for a FET.
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