So I had an appointment on the 18th with a RE. I met with a RE in January 2010 and had all the testing done and there were no red flags. We did get pg a month or two after that - maybe the HSG helped? But then began our string of miscarriages :-( So this time the RE is looking at me as a RPL (recurrent pregnancy loss) patient, not as someone who cannot get pg, even though it has been 9 cycles since my last loss and we are not pg.
So the doc did an ultrasound and since I was in the 2ww he could see I had 8 follies on one ovary and 4 on the other - in other words, no smoking gun there. I am ovulating, but I could have told you that! Anyway, it was nice to have a confirmation, even though since I was 9dpo at the time and he looked at my uterus I knew I was out this cycle. But I could have told you that since I didn't have any symptoms.
He did review my previous test results and I was normal for everything except MTFHR. I was shocked when he said that and he even turned the screen so that I could see where it says Abnormal. WTH?? The doc that ordered those tests said I was normal??? This doc said that it doesnt mean much unless you also have Homocystiene checked .. . um, why didnt the doc say that before? I would have gladly went in for a blood test! Grrhh.
So this doc ordered a bunch of blood tests - several that I have had before, FSH, TSH, Estradiol, and some others. He also recommended the Clomid Challenge test and a saline sonogram.
I went in for bloodwork on cd 3 as directed, have my saline sonogram scheduled for CD7 and will go in on CD10 for more bloodwork.
I got the electronic notification of some test results and they are here, along with previous results if there were any:
FSH - 6.3 previously 4.7 in January 2010.
TSH - 1.87 previously 1.80 and 2.15
Estradiol - 36 - previously 47.2
Factor II - 82% which is in the standard range of 70-120 (maybe on the low end? but I dont know what this means)
I'll have to ask the doctor tomorrow what the results mean, hmm.
Oh, I hope this does the trick, and either he finds something fixable or it's the good luck you need. I don't know what Factor II is, but the others look good.
ReplyDeleteI'm rooting for you!!!