Weighed. Measured.

Yesterday we got the final go ahead on our IVF schedule.  My numbers from the tests are great, ovaries are perfect size and uterus is great shape with a smooth interior.  The doctor was very happy to say that we had ten antral follicles on the left ovary and twelve on the right.  Dr. Havelock said that he looked for ten as a good indicator and was very pleased with the twelve on my dominant ovary. 

So they called us on the 31st and gave us our drug protocal... and schedule.  We officially start the process on January 15th with a 7:30 a.m. baseline ultrasound and bloodtest.  Then I start my drugs that day with two injections daily.

Here's our schedule: 
January 8th - Pay remainder of cost
January 14th - Fly to Vancouver, BC
January 15th - Baseline blood & ultrasound - start meds:  150 IU Bravelle - 75 IU Menopur
January 17th - Blood test & Ultrasound
January 19th - Blood test & Ultrasound
January 21st - Blood test & Ultrasound
January 23rd - Blood test & Ultrasound
January 25th - Blood test & Ultrasound
January 27th - 30th - Egg Retrieval
January 31st - February 4th - Egg Transfer

My CD3 FSH was a level of 7:  FSH is a blood test. It is the hormone that drives your antral follicles to grow. As a follicle grows (up to 16-24mm in size), it is helping to mature the egg inside. You need FSH to grow your eggs.  If you have a good ovarian reserve, your body doesn’t need to make very much FSH to start the process of egg maturation. A number less than 10 IU/L is good; less than 8 is ideal. Greater than 12 is a worry.

My AFC on left ovary was 10 / right ovary was 12:    Antral Follicle Count (AFC) The AFC is an ultrasound test. The ideal AFC is 10-15 over the two ovaries. If your AFC is <10, your ovarian reserve (on that cycle) is low. AFC is as good as, and usually better than, FSH levels when predicting ovarian reserve.