Our Dr. recommends doing a few things that he thinks will increase our chances the first time. One is assisted hatching. Bascially they make a hole inthe egg shell (metaphor) so that the cells can break out and attach to the uterus lining. They will also do a procedure called ICSI (ick-see) that forces the sperm into the egg. (I'm sure my IVF friends have a better and more technical way to describe these things, but that is how our Dr. described to us).
There is some concern over the ICSI procedure because of 'natural selection'. Maybe the sperm or egg have something wrong with them and shouldn't be fertilized. At this point this procedure is a 'maybe' for us.
My next step is to get my blood drawn on day 10 (which will be Monday, December 20, 2006). They will check FSH, LH and estrogen levels. We are also working on scheduling, but for now it looks like we'll be doing the procedure in February 2007. Retrieving around February 14 and transferring around February 18. C at Dr. B's office does the scheduling and she'll be sending us a tentative schedule soon.
I can't wait.
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