One of my girlfriends makes me laugh, since posting “Needles, Speculum, Psychologists; Oh My!” we have started referring to my baby oven as the diamond encrusted uterus. So, this blog post is dedicated to what is tentatively coming up to further prepare this sparkling gem for the blastocysts.
Approx. Date
12/09/09 Start birth control pill on day three of December menstrual cycle.
12/27/09 Begin Lupron injections of 10 units subcutaneously once a day in the thigh. Baseline ultrasound needed at this time.
1/01/10 Take last birth control pill. Continue with 10 units of Lupron daily.
1/03/10 Possible menses.
1/07/10 Ultrasound evaluation of endometrium and estradiol blood test. Start Estrace 1mg tablets (1 tablet in the a.m., 1 tablet in afternoon, and 1 tablet in the p.m.). Apply 2 Vivelle patches, change them every three days. Daily take 1 Prenatal Vitamin and 1 -81mg Aspirin. Reduce Lupron injection to 5 units subcutaneously every day.
1/21/10 Ultrasound evaluation of endometrium and estradiol blood test. Continue all medicines but dosage of Estrace and Vivelle patches may be increased depending on results. Continue Lupron injections of 5 units.
When results are appropriate, endometrium is 8 mm or more in thickness and estradiol level is appropriate, the following will occur:
1/22/10 Last shot of Lupron. Continue with the rest of the medications. Begin taking Progesterone In Oil 50 mg (1 cc) daily intramuscular injection once daily until the day of pregnancy test.
1/24/10 Start micronized progesterone 200 mg vaginal capsules twice daily inserting 1 capsule in a.m. and 1 capsule in the p.m. Start Doxycycline 100 mg tablets twice daily for 5 days only. Take with food and no dairy products for at least one hour after taking the medication.
1/27/10 Frozen Embryo Transfer (maximum of 2 blastocysts will be transferred). Continue all medication. Two complete days of bed rest following the transfer.
2/08/10 Pregnancy test plus estrogen and progesterone blood tests.
If pregnancy test is positive, will continue to take all the above medications for another six weeks.
© Pocketbebe, 2009.
