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Looking for Fertility Doctors
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on July 29, 2008
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Due to being a single parent and not able to afford the medical insurance thru my job I am forced to be on the medical card thru the government. My regular doctor has ...
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- the medical card only covers medically necessary services and so doesn't cover fertility treatments. None of the doctors are cheap, though most have payment plans but...
- J., A very dear friend of mine is a fertility doctor. She co-owns a private practice called North Shore Fertility in Skokie, IL. She also has an office located in ...
- J., I hear your concerns! We're currently at Fertility Centers of Illinois with Dr. Kaplan. I don't know if they take the medical card, but they positively offer a fin...
Need Advice About How to Proceed with Infertility
Asked by R.B. from Austin
on August 25, 2009
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My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for a year and a half with no luck. It's frustrating but I know others have tried much longer so we're staying hopef...
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- Hello R., I borrowed some of this response from another post I had responded to before about a woman interested in fertility drugs. I had long cycles and was diagno...
- Hi there. Just to throw this out there--I have a friend who tried for a year to get pregnant and was finally successful the month she saw a chiropractor. I've since ...
- I am a firm believer of accupuncture. It helped me with a lot of issues, including ovary problems that formal medicine couldn't help me with. I am sure that it can...
Im Trying to Have Baby
Asked by T.G. from Springfield
on August 19, 2009
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Hi its me again . Im so confused im 29 yrs old married to a wonderful man for 6 yrs now we want a baby so badly . I have the fertility machine ive had it for about a m...
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- Hi T., I'm currently pregnant with my first baby that we conceived thru IVF. I found fertility/infertility can really mess with my mind/emotions and I found relief af...
- Congratulations on the weight loss! I would suggest that you go see an obgyn or other doc that can address your concerns especially considering you have COS. They m...
- T., You need to purchase this book: "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by T. Weschler You can buy it on Amazon here: http://tinyurl.com/m4r8mw and it's totally...
Conceiving with 1 Fallopian Tube
Asked by J.C. from New York
on August 14, 2009
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Has anyone any info on how they succeeded with conceiving wiht one fallopian tube due to a ectopic a few years back? Has anyone used any of the fertility suppleme...
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- Hi J., I can't give advice on conceiving with one fallopian tube, but I wanted to write to tell you to keep faith. If you have one functioning fallopian tube and tha...
- my sister lost one of her tubes about 18 months after her first baby.... she has had 4 other children since and 1 miscarriage(this happened not long after the ectopic)...
- i have 2 kids conceived and delivered naturally with only 1 tube. call monalisa shultz if youre not sure if you will too. google her! shes amazing! also, go to a tr...
Progesterone Supplements?
Asked by S.B. from Milwaukee
on July 17, 2008
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My husband and I have been trying to conceive for about 8 months now. My OBGYN stated that after 3 months we should get checked. I thought that was too early, so we wa...
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- S., It may be worth your while to try the Natural Balancing cream that Arbonne has to offer. I've heard many good things about it, and it's only $34 for a month's su...
- I've read some of the responses and can agree that the suppository progesterone is messy. You will definitely see some leakage, so do wear a liner. I had to take proge...
- Hi S., I'm 34 had have a 2 and a half year old daughter who was conceived with no trouble at all when I was 31. In October 2007 we started trying for our second and ...
Fertility Treatment
Asked by M.W. from Dallas
on April 9, 2008
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My Dr. put me on the fertility pill " Clomid " to help me get pregnant. Are there any MOM's who have success stories about using this treatment ? I want to stay positi...
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- I just found out yesterday that my dr wants to put me on it because my hormone levels are low causing me not to ovulate (no wonder we've been trying for what seems lik...
- I took Clomid for 3 cycles. Got pg on the 3rd cycle, miscarried, and then got pg on my own the next month. In order to cut down on the side effects, its best to tak...
- I was 35 when i got prego. Once my cycle was normal I took clomid 3 times, did hcg shot twice and on the 3rd time i also did an IUI and got prego. I have heard differe...
Fertility Doctor Recommendations
Asked by S.S. from Chicago
on August 7, 2009
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Hi - I'm writing this for a friend. She's 38 and has been trying for a baby for six months. She needs recommendations for a doctor to go to - who can check both her an...
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- Dr. Karande out of Hoffman Estates is wonderful. I got pregnant with twins my first round of IVF
- Your friend should ask her Dr for a reco for a fertiliy doc and she and her husband should get checked. Assuming all is fine anatomically with both, I would hold off ...
- HI, first, 6 months feels like an eternity but really that's not so long. I was 33 when I got pregnant with my first and it took me 9 months. I believe in the past t...
Just a Little Direction
Asked by T.R. from Dallas
on July 10, 2008
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Okay ladies/please help out/been trying for 2 years naturally to get pregnant/had one miscarriage/and now really thinking about going to get checked out to see what th...
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- Hi There, I have been down that road. Here's what I learned the hard way: If you are having regular periods, but don't understand the Fertility Awareness Method (t...
- Talk with your OB/GYN first. S/he should be aware that you've been trying and that you've mis-carried and know your general health history. If your OB/GYN can't give...
- I always thought that, since I was having a period every month, I was ovulating. I was wrong. As soon as my regular ob/gyn prescribed chlomid (to "encourage" my ovar...
Seeking a Nurse for Fertility Injections
Asked by W.D. from Austin
on December 28, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
I'm looking for an A-rated nursing service for fertility treatments.
Has anyone used a service that they'd be willing to recommend highly?
Thanks...
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- I administered my shots myself too. I am a real wimp but it is a tiny needle and not hard to inject in your stomach. You will need someone to administer your last shot...
- Congrats on trying for a baby, I hope it works out! Yes, home health nurses primarily care for the elderly but that's just because that's who needs nurses the mo...
- I, too, did it myself except the shots that required "backside" injections. On the days when husband was out of town, my neighbor helped me with those. It is harder ...
Any Experience with Frozen Embryo Transfer?
Asked by S.F. from Tampa
on October 16, 2008
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I am looking for any information from those of you who have gone through a frozen embryo transfer or know someone who has. We had a successful first attempt at in vitr...
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- My friend had a frozen embryo transfer after not getting pregnant with IVF and has twin girls. Like pp said it really depends on the grade of the embryos after the th...
- Hi Carla, My very good friend is going through the same thing. Her and her husband succesfully had a baby boy last year via IVF. They attemtpted to have their frozed ...
- Carla, I did not use frozen embryos, we actually chose not to go that route because our insurance covered most of the process. I do remember that they said it woul...
