Infertility - Carlyle,IL

Hi R.,
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Good luck, and God bless. K.

R., I feel your pain. I went through the Women's Infertility Clinic at KU Medical Center, after 6 months of clomid. I eventually got pregnant with my first IUI...with twins. I hope this helps.

After going through 3 failed IVF cycles and several IUI's without any results, I had started my journey at the age of 37 as I couldn't accept the fact that I wouldn't have any children of my own. By sheer accident I found this book in May of 2012, I implemented most of these guidelines exactly as instructed in the book and found myself holding a positive home pregnancy test in less than 5 weeks! After over seven years of trying to conceive and thousands of dollars spent on infertility treatments, I had actually succeeded to get pregnant the natural way without any drugs or medical intervention all because of a book that costs less than $50! Here is the link for the book: http://pregnancyhours.com

Is there any particular reason that you can't just skip to the invitro? In my oppinion, a good doctor can make all the difference in the world. If you are not happy with what your doctor is telling you, then find a different doctor.

R. - Just curious who your fertility Dr. is? If you are in the KC area, I would only highly recommend Dr. Rodney Lyles in Overland Park. I was a patient of his from age 29 - 34. At your age, time is of the essence. Sounds silly I know, but so true. Your eggs start to get old around age 35 - unfortunately for me, even sooner. It is recommended that after age 30 if you have been trying for 6 months or more to get pregnant with no luck, to seek the help of an expert. It sounds to me that you have already been trying the minimal type of procedures for long enough with your current Dr. I would in no way be waiting to see what happens after a couple of more months - let alone going back to something you have already tried for another whole year! I think you will come to regret that. My husband and I did invitro/ICSI with Dr. Lyles and have a beautiful son now. Dr. Lyles is straight forward, honest, blunt and to the point - which I very much appreciated in this situation. I didn't want any false hope. He looks out for your well-being number one and will not do anything that he feels is a waste of your time. He understands the whole pressure of "time." I wish you the best of luck on your journey and hope that you will soon be very blessed! Hang in there!

Hi R.-
Just wanted to second what the last response was - make sure you see a Reproductive Endocrinologist as soon as possible, if you aren't already. We started trying when I was 40, and I spent a year and a half with my regular ob before moving to the RE. By that time, my FSA had gotten too high and I was basically SOL. We did end up adopting and have a great little boy now. I can certainly relate to the difficulties in dealing with all your pregnant friends and family though! It is so depressing, and nobody seems to really consider your feelings as they are so happy with their own situation, and of course we can't blame them, but still . . . !! Just remember, we're all there for you, and soon enough this will be a distant memory and you'll be so busy changing diapers and trying to sleep that you won't even be able to remember these days!! Good luck!!

R. I can absolutely relate to you - we struggled with infertility for 8 years until we met Mary. I don't know what your situation is - I have PCOS and a tilted uterus. I had several different people reccommend Mary Zhang to me. She is a doctor of Chinese Medicine, and an absolute ANGEL!! Her office is located at 9237 Ward Pkwy, Ste 104, KCMO. Her number is ###-###-#### or you can check out her website at www.maryzhang.com.

God bless you - I know how difficult this can be. Hang in there!

Yes, see a RE Dr. I've been going through infertility for 2 yrs and we are now heading to IVF. We would have done IVF sooner but we had to change insurances and save up money. 7 rounds of IUI seems like a lot. My RE told me my chances were slim after the 5th IUI and told me to try IVF. They should be changing up the protocol every time of every other if it's not working to find something that works for you. Best of luck ;-)

I went through all of the fertility treatment. I ended up haveing a syndrom called polycystic ovarian syndrom. They ended up going in and burning holes into my overies. And about 3 months later I was pregnant with my first. Then we didn't have to do any of the treatment or anything to get our second child. Have they checked your overaies and all of that? If not then that might be a place to start. Good luck.

I am an acupuncturist. I work on a lot of fertility issues.
I first do a scan of your Meridians (energy pathways) to see what is unbalanced. It is like getting an MRI of your energy system. I can then treat using a needle or non-needle technique. I also consult my patient about dietary and nutritional changes that may need to be made to get the body ready to carry a baby. It is very effective and a lot of fertility doctors are recommending it along with their treatments or instead of their treatments.
We have more information on this at www.bcoh.org

Hope this is helpful,

Dr. J. Murphy

I also highly recommend Dr. Lyles at Reproductive Resource Center. We owe our son and our twins (on the way) to him and his great staff. You definitely want to be working with an RE since that's their entire job to guide you through infertility.

Good luck and don't give up.