The ICSI Diary - The Outcome
I visited Hammersmith IVF at 07:00 this morning for a pregnancy blood test and had to wait until 15:00 for the results. Unfortunately, it was not to be this time around and I was remarkably... More »
I visited Hammersmith IVF at 07:00 this morning for a pregnancy blood test and had to wait until 15:00 for the results. Unfortunately, it was not to be this time around and I was remarkably... More »
Wow - what a morning. Thankfully, I did not receive a phone call yesterday, as per our IVF cycle, to say that no embryos had formed so we went off to IVF Hammersmith expectantly. It... More »
My husband and I got up at 05:00 this morning and set off for Hammersmith IVF. We were careful to avoid using any particularly aromatic cleaning products as this can be damaging to the embryos... More »
Well, so far, this cycle seems to be going a bit better than the last time. I went for my Day 9 of FSH (Puregon or Gonal-F) on Friday and it seems I am ready... More »
Well, after a lot of consideration and various other things going on in our lives, we decided that as ICSI (Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection) is the only remaining viable option for us to have a... More »
We've now had our post-cycle review with a Fertility Specialist at Hammersmith IVF and it has been quite reassuring. Apparently, it has not been who's had a fertility problem for all these years, nor my... More »
Well yesterday, we were bright eyed and bushy tailed with excitement. However, today we are despondent and devastated. We were told yesterday that "no news is good news" so imagine how sick I felt when... More »
Today was an early start for us both. We needed to get to Hammersmith IVF for 09:00 and the traffic was horrendous. Our TomTom broke too which meant us having to remember the route through... More »
Another early start for me today to attend Hammersmith IVF for a scan and blood test. Unfortunately there were lots of people waiting today and despite having an appointment for 07:40, I did not get... More »
We made it in to Hammersmith IVF for 07:00 and were seen immediately for a scan and blood test. Unfortunately the follicles are not quite big enough as yet for egg collection but the doctor... More »