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Guy and I went to our first fertility appointment yesterday and it was a very bittersweet experience. Bitter because the doctor found the problem... and sweet because, at least, he found a problem and now we can do something about it. We are going to call him Dr. P, and he is amazing!!

We arrived at the office and they put us in a room until the doctor arrived (he was doing rounds on his patients at a nearby hospital). He finally saw us about 8:45 and he just collected a good medical history foundation on both of us. The nurse took our picture for our file and then we were off to the exam room.

I undressed and got on the table. In addition to the regular poking and prodding of a regular annual exam at the ob/gyn, I also received a transvaginal ultrasound (a probe in inserted vaginally and ultrasound is used to visualize the pelvic organs). Everything looked perfectly fine until he looked at my ovaries. I could see these black "bubble" things around my ovaries and I knew this wasn't normal. Right then and there he diagnosed me with PCOS (PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome). At first, I was very upset thinking I would never have the chance to carry my child or be a mother. Then Dr. P then chuckled, and said "I deal with this everyday! We have medicines to fix you!" Boy, was I relieved!

We then went back to his office to discuss what we are going to do. We first had to go give blood that afternoon to check us both out to a T. Guy has to go next week to give a semen analysis (just to chek the number and quality of his Michael Phelps...) and to make sure the only problem is with me. He put me on Aygestin 5mg to make me have a period and shed my uterine lining so that he can perform a test on me in the next week or so called a SIS (Saline Infusion Sonography) and an HSG (Hysterosalpingogram). An SIS is done to evaluate the inside of the uterus by filling the uterus with saline during a transvaginal ultrasound. An HSG is an X-ray test that looks at the inside of the uterus and fallopian tubes and the area around them. After these tests are finished, I will then be out on injections to stimulate ovulation and then Dr. P will artificially inseminate me with Guy's sperm. He says doing it this way is a lot more controlled and insures a pregnancy even more.

We are eager about all of this starting, yet nervous as well! We hope everything works out for the best and we are blessed with a beautiful baby one day! I will always remember this experience that my husband and I are going through and we can't wait to have a little miracle!

Thank you for all the prayers and thoughts!

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The Ob/Gyn called today and told me the results of my blood test. My thyroid was normal but my progesterone was very low. All in all, she thinks I am not ovulating. So, the next step is to go to the fertility doctor. I have an appointment with him on the 17th of December, and hopefully I will find out more about all of this.

Update to come....

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Anyone who has experienced infertility will tell you: it’s a rollercoaster. Whether you are involved in infertility treatment, or dealing with monthly cycles, it is seems inevitable that you will ride the waves of hope and disappointment.

The story goes like this... We dated... We got married... And a baby is supposed to be next, right?? We have the names picked out, the nursery decorated in our minds... Well, who would have ever thought we would be having problems. Getting pregnant, that is :) The trying is perfect ;)

This seems to be marking the beginning of the infertility trek that we are setting upon. I went to my new Ob/Gyn yesterday for my annual and, of course, I will say she is pretty amazing. I was impressed at the time she took to sit down and talk with me about the trouble we are having trying to conceive. She gave me all the possible options and then let me decide. I chose what she recommended which was to have my blood drawn to test my progesterone and thyroid levels to see if I am even ovulating. I am now waiting for the phone call next week for her to tell me the results. Whatever they may be, I will most likely be going to an infertility doc so we can figure all this out and hopefully have a Baby Gus pretty soon!

I plan to keep this blog updated as we go through this journey for our family and very close friends. We are hoping that this is nothing and this blog will turn into a pregnancy update rather than an infertility update! All we ask is that you keep us in your prayers!

"In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9