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Pregnancy After Chemotherapy
Asked by H.T. from Hartford
on May 13, 2010
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I was diagnosed with non hodgkins lymphoma last June, I underwent surgery to remove one ovary and chemotherapy. I finished my treatment in November. Previous to gettin...
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- Two of my step sisters went through chemo and beat cancer I believe it was non Hodgkins lymphoma (but not 100% sure). They both did chemo though before they had kids....
- Your post is really interesting for me because I went through 5 months of chemo for Hodgkins almost 2 years ago. Much different chemo regimens (you were probably on C...
- My daughter went through non-hodgkins lymphoma and chemo also. She was told that her chemo would make her sterile. About a year after finishing chemo - surprise, sh...
Twin Moms - Questions Strangers Ask About Twins...
Asked by J.F. from Buffalo
on May 1, 2011
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I'm sure most parents with twins get all the same questions that we do. For the most part i actually like answering these questions & i think people are just genuinely...
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- Hi, I don't have twins, but I thought I would respond because it may be useful to you.... I wouldn't tell people that you used fertility help. I would look them in t...
- The question does seem rude. Though you never know Why they are asking, they could have used IVF themselves, be thinking about using IVF etc. ( I think this way becaus...
- I heard a good response to the, "Are they natural?" Simply say, "What's an artificial twin?"
Birth Order Questions
Asked by L.H. from Shreveport
on December 30, 2008
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I would like to know if any of you have a daughter after two or three sons. Does anyone have two or three older brothers and is the first daughter? Also, I would lik...
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- I have had a daughter after having two sons. I was so worried that I was going to have another boy, but I got lucky I guess. And if you are prepared and both you and y...
- I only have one boy, but my husband and I tried for a girl (and were blessed with her this past July!), several years after my son was born. My two children are nearly...
- I am not really quite sure what all you want to hear. But yes. I have two older brothers and I am the baby and the only girl.
Trying to Get Pregant
Asked by L.C. from Peoria
on January 5, 2010
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Hi Mamas,
I am trying to get pregant again. I have a 13 1/2 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. My husband and I want to have another baby. We have been trying...
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- L.: have you tried accupuncture? you can find a practitioner at www.birthlink.com P., RLC, IBCLC Breastfeeding and Parenting Solutions
- Talk to your OB about going on the pill for awhile to get your period back on schedule. I've been told that the easiest time to get pregnant is right after you go off ...
- L.- I, too, want to have one more child. My situation is a little different. I found a swollen lymph node when our second child was 7 weeks old and was soon diagn...
Metformin and PCOS
Asked by M.J. from Huntington
on September 13, 2010
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Hi All Mums and Mums to be!!
I went to the Dr, as I am being treated for PCOS, and I have been trying to conceive from April!! my issue is that the eggs do not matu...
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- As far as I know Metformin is not insulin, but I could be wrong. The problem with PCOS( I have it as well.) Your body is insulin resistant. The metformin helps with th...
- Hi M.---Yes, metformin is a diabetes drug. There are a couple of questions before I might be able to comment, but...what kind of diabetes does your SIL have? Type 1 ...
- I an 19 weeks pregnant and I have type 2 diabetes. I take insulin and metformin. I am under the supervision of mfm doctors who say it is totaly safe!!!! Good luck!!!
Starting IVF in January
Asked by N.F. from Washington DC
on August 24, 2009
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After trying to get pregnant for a 1 1/2 years now, in January we are going to try our first IVF cycle. We have already tried multiple different methods: natural, metf...
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- Hey N. - My husband and I went through a few cycles of IVF. We got pregnant the first time with our son, who is now 2 years old. Then, we tried two more times with...
- My husband and I did our first IVF cycle in October of 2005 and we have a beautiful healthy three year old daughter. I knew that I was pregnant the first week after t...
- We also went through the gammut w/ clomid, 4 IUIs, then IVF. We were lucky enough to get pregnant on our first IVF and have 2 year old twins now! It took 3 years from ...
Have You Heard of Ovulex?
Asked by J.N. from Fort Wayne
on March 28, 2007
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Hi everyone, I was wondering if any of you have heard of or used Ovulex to get pregnant! I have told my story of how hard it is to get pregnant and how frustrating it ...
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- I took 2 OTC pregnancy tests and they came out neg. I went to OBGYN and found out I was 8 weeks pregnate...get MD to check you out first. I never got "morning sickness...
- My sister-in-law had trouble getting pregnant and had irregular periods...they put her on regular birth control pills for like a year then took her off them and she go...
- Don't trust the OTC pregnancy test. I took two of them when I thought I was pregnant and both came out negative. I went to the GYN two weeks later and found out I was ...
Low Progesterone Levels?
Asked by R.S. from Kansas City
on March 25, 2008
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My husband and I started trying for our second child at the beginning of the year. After the first month, nothing happened, so I ordered some ovulation strips on line...
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- R., Has anyone told you that you might have PCOS? (polycystic ovarian syndrome) That would certainly keep you from ovulating. Not to mention that low progesterone i...
- I have not had problems but my sister-in-law did. She had to take progesterone both times that she got pregnant. She took it longer the first time then the second ti...
- R., I had a lot of hormone issues due to being overweight and having what is called insulin resistance which is basically pre-diabetes. I tried for 2 years to get pr...
Trying to Get Pregnant
Asked by B.A. from New York
on December 16, 2007
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Hi,
My husband and I are trying to have a second baby. We have only been trying for 3 months, but I am in my early 40's, so I am worried that we will have difficult...
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- Have you tried charting your temps to see when you are actualy ovulating? It took us longer too b/c I thought I was ovulating later, but it was actually a little earl...
- Hi B., I got pregnant with my first at 27 and it took almost a year. Everyone is different, so your body might just need some extra time. That being said, I recently ...
- HI! I am a naturopathic doctor and there are several things you can do to increase your chances of getting pregnant -- check your basal body temperature and make sure...
Pcos
Asked by L.F. from Chicago
on November 14, 2008
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Has anyone with PCOS become pregnant on their own without the use of infertility drugs? I have PCOS and will be turning 30 this month. I have been seeing an infertil...
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- I also have PCOS. We tried for 1 year naturally and did not get PG on our own. We did end up going to an RE and that is when I found out that I had PCOS. I got PG w...
- Hi Jennifer. I was diagnosed w/ PCOS when I was trying to get pregnant with my first (at age 26/27). My husband and I had been intentionally "trying" for about 6 mon...
- I've had this since I was 14 years old (now 28)- right after I got married I went off the pill (at age 24), and within 5 months I was pregnant (at age 25) :) So I don...
