My Lady of the Lantern

I had a D and C on July 27th and God help me, coz I can’t forget how icky I felt. My hatred for that hospital loo, the smell of the consultation room, the needle-prick and drop-your-clothes-here just intensified that day. I was absolutely broken when I was out of the Anaesthesia. I can never describe how much I despised being poked, scraped and pricked. My doctor had planned an IUI for me this cycle. And had the plan panned on Tuesday (CD14, Aug 5). The follicle in my right ovary refused to rupture. My Serum Prolactin levels show that even though it fell in the normal range, the Prolactin level is on a higher side. Anyways, I was on a cocktail of Ubiphene, Nacfil, Fertibex, Cabgolin and Eudrin for this cycle. I was given an HCG injection on 3rd August. Even with the induction, no follicles were formed in the left ovary, which is perfectly free of any cysts. The fruit was borne in the right ovary (how ironic) which has a chocolate cyst and in spite of the HCG, the follicles in th...

So, I am trying out a new doctor. Last cycle was obviously a fizzler. She has recommended a Serum Prolactin and E2 LH test which I have dutifully applied myself to. Let us see, if the tests are normal. Otherwise, the only aspects that are being faulted in my case are endometriosis and cyst in the right ovary. My IgG and IgM results had been dubious and I have already run through a 6 month medicine regime for the same. I had a Laparoscopy in Jan this year. My cyst was removed but it wasted no time in recurring. Let's see what the next cycles bring.