The Saga of Becoming Fruitful

Posts Tagged ‘Texas Fertility Center’

Breakthrough Bleeding, Anyone?

It is my first time (that I am aware of) to experience what I now know as breakthrough bleeding. I started spotting Thursday with 3 active Loestrin pills to go. So I thought my period was going to start anytime during the long weekend. (Didn’t want that to happen because we were going out of town and may have to come back early for an ultrasound.)

On Friday, I had a weak flow so I was a bit confused whether I was having my first day of flow already. I remember though Dr Hansard telling me that flows would be weak when one is under a birth control pill regimen. So I already resigned myself to coming back early from out of town to have an ultrasound done within the 9-10am limited clinic time on Sunday.
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CD5: Follistim Day 3 Response (1st Ultrasound Monitor)

From St Davids Main, we drove to the Texas Fertility Center for an ultrasound monitor. I’m dreading it a bit since it will not be Dr Hansard who will be in. Instead, one of the male doctors, Dr Silverberg, will be the one on call/duty. I’m not really a fan of male doctors in obstetrics, gynecology or reproductive endocrinology but in this case, I have no choice, don’t I?

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CD5: Follistim Day 3 Response (1st Estradiol Monitor)

It’s a Saturday and the only lab open is St Davids Main at 32nd St, downtown Austin. That’s about 25 miles from home and we almost did not make it to the 8:00 am cut-off for the Estradiol blood draw. I was trying not to be affected despite the note that “failure to go to the correct lab could result in the cancellation of your cycle due to the delay in obtaining your results”. I pushed away thoughts such as - what if we were really late for the lab? that’s another month to wait again…that’s more than a $1000 wasted. Read more »