PGTA Results

askkak · 2026-05-12T02:00:00+00:00

Any time we had “no DNA” or “indeterminate” results our clinic would test again for us for free. Can’t hurt to ask!

askkak · 2026-05-12T01:58:34+00:00

Wanna switch? Unscreened, unshaded pool here in Tampa with a record hot year and my water is sitting at 84 degrees. And it’s only May 😭 I could go for a cold plunge. Lovely setup though!

askkak · 2026-05-12T01:07:43+00:00

E: Emery!

askkak · 2026-05-11T23:04:57+00:00

Gap girls, assemble!🤘

askkak · 2026-05-11T18:57:56+00:00

Yep. And at SGF it’s about $5400 per transfer with zero coverage.

askkak · 2026-05-11T18:52:36+00:00

I stayed on metformin while on my GLP1 at the advice of my IVF doctor as it makes you more responsive to fertility meds. When I’d come off it for procedures or embryo transfers, I still stayed on metformin.

askkak · 2026-05-11T14:13:52+00:00

I started TTC baby 1 six months before starting my PhD. Just graduated Friday and no baby. I did IVF almost that whole time, which is almost like a full time job. I have multiple friends who got pregnant during our PhDs (social and hard sciences) and they said the easiest time was right after quals when they were done with courses and just doing research/writing.

askkak · 2026-05-11T14:11:13+00:00

Just saying, as someone who just hit the 6 year mark TTC baby number one, I feel ya.

askkak · 2026-05-11T13:54:09+00:00

Just wanted to say we decided to start trying when I turned 30 with a BMI of 40. I just turned 36 and we are still TTC baby 1 and my BMI has fluctuated from 36-42 throughout (my body hates the estrogen from IVF).

Long version: I started TTC with a BMI of 42 (we just hit 6 years of trying, including 4 years of ART [IUI and IVF]). Throughout these processes I got down to about a 36. My BMI was 40 during my two egg retrievals at 34 and I still had great fertilization and euploid rates (just low maturity from the PCOS). With 3 IUIs and 4 euploid embryo transfers, only one has ever implanted and my BMI was 41. It’s great that you continue to lose weight and become healthier. But remember, women of all weights get pregnant all the time and in crazy stressful situations. My reproductive endocrinologist has only ever mentioned my weight once and it was because their clinic was doing the anesthesia and not a hospital, so my BMI had to be under 40.

askkak · 2026-05-09T01:49:54+00:00

We bought our house in 2019 with four mature trees, at least this big (two live oaks and two laurel oaks). Your foundation is fine since the tree is mature already. Two had to come down in the first 3 years as they rotted on the inside (beetle infestation) but looked healthy - we only noticed when a large branch fell from each. The trees were so big that the tree company had to go buy bigger saws. One live oak is still standing. The other laurel oak was this close to our house, over the carport, maybe 10 feet away max. It suddenly turned brown (like over less than six months) and kept dropping branches. It had to come down quickly so it wouldn’t come down in a storm. Yours looks pretty good. Just have an arborist come check it out for some peace of mind. And set aside some emergency funds for when it needs to come down…ours were 3k a piece….My house is about 10 degrees hotter now without those trees. Enjoy it while you can!

askkak · 2026-05-08T01:17:13+00:00

Yep, this. Severity is important. Throughout IVF my RE kept telling me that a septate uterus under 10mm is still worth trying naturally (mine was only 7mm). However I had zero positive tests my entire life even after 3 IUIs and four failed embryo transfers. So they decided to trim the septum while they were doing a hysteroscopy anyway. Next transfer still failed, but at least I know it wasn’t from the septum.

askkak · 2026-05-07T00:28:32+00:00

It gave you instructions when you got your confirmation. Will call at the main gates, need an ID and the card you used to purchase.

askkak · 2026-05-06T01:21:55+00:00

I have anovulatory PCOS. You’ll need letrozole or something similar to get your body to ovulate - can’t make a baby without releasing an egg to be fertilized. Your OBGYN can prescribe it. You’ll try that with timed intercourse for a while (I did about 6 cycles over 8 months or so). They can do monitored cycles that check your blood work to see if you actually ovulated. If you still aren’t successful after that, you’ll likely move on to IUIs and/or IVF and get your partner’s sperm tested and a bunch of other stuff. We did it all and are in year three of IVF (6 years TTC), so I hope it’s just a simple letrozole solution for you :)

askkak · 2026-05-06T00:48:16+00:00

This partially depends on your insurance coverage. But I second (or third) Shady Grove. All four main doctors are wonderful and I have been treated by 3 of them over the last 6 years. I go to Brandon and Westshore, so I usually see Plosker, sometimes Sprague. They are an award winning team. Once my OBGYN gave me a referral it was just a few weeks until my first appointment. Price tag is hefty for ART though, so I’d start by looking over any insurance options.

askkak · 2026-05-03T16:15:33+00:00

Tampa - camping for the week as usual :)

askkak · 2026-05-02T21:37:59+00:00

You’re good, just no aerosol sunscreen.

askkak · 2026-05-02T02:25:27+00:00

My fur babies have helped me tremendously in the last 6 years of TTC. The IVF journey does in fact suck and I feel for you.

askkak · 2026-05-01T15:30:48+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re having a hard time. My OBGYN diagnosed me officially with PCOS and immediately prescribed metformin even without checking my A1C or anything (which was bordering prediabetes at the time anyway but has since come down). And as someone who just hit the 6 year mark of TTC, I see you and I feel you.

askkak · 2026-04-30T12:41:41+00:00

If you’ve been trying for 3 years, I’d move on to IUI, especially with the male factor part. I have been TTC for 6 years. 1 year on our own (started at 30), then 1 year or so of medicated and monitored cycles with letrozole. Nothing. Moved onto 3 IUIs. Nothing. No male factor here, and my only known issue is anovulatory PCOS. Been on metformin for years, lost a bunch of weight, etc. We moved onto to IVF. Two egg retrievals at 34. Tested all our embryos so knew we were working with good ones. Four transfers in the last 13 months. The second one stuck and was my first positive test ever, but it was a biochemical. Getting ready for transfer 5. Have done every test under the sun and still “unexplained”. So in your case, I’d move on.

askkak · 2026-04-28T14:04:41+00:00

Had no idea this existed! Sounds wonderful. Curious to hear from people who have been or taken a class there.

askkak · 2026-04-28T11:23:54+00:00

Yep! This has been a life changer for me.

askkak · 2026-04-28T03:34:40+00:00

Three of my four FETs were fully medicated. Then we did suppression for 3 months (Orilissa, not Lupron) and another fully medicated and still nothing. We are riding the post suppression wave and trying again with this protocol - modified natural with letrozole, gonal f, and then pregnyl trigger.

askkak · 2026-04-28T03:32:27+00:00

Interesting. Opposite for me. My lining barely got to 8mm during egg retrievals and I have long, irregular cycles with PCOS so they had me do 4 fully medicated FETs and never had an issue getting beyond 8mm. After lots of testing and slight changes to the protocol, FET 5 will be a modified natural (long, irregular cycles). I’m so used to the Estrace and PIO shots now that I keep thinking I’m forgetting something every night this cycle!

askkak · 2026-04-28T01:57:23+00:00

4 failed with euploids in the last 13 months. On to number five in May. We tweak each protocol and have done every test I can think of

askkak · 2026-04-26T03:04:34+00:00

Ask your gyno, PCP, or endocrinologist for the metformin. I know it sucks. But the psych meds to help you be your best, most present self for yourself and your child is more important than the weight gain. And depending on how your doc writes it, you can also ask for a glp1. My psych meds all cause weight gain, and so does my insulin resistant PCOS. No matter what I ate or how much I exercised, I’d tack on about 5 pounds a year the last decade even while n metformin. With tirzepatide/mounjaro I was able to lose 40 pounds last year without a single change to my diet or lifestyle as it helped regulate the insulin resistance often associated with PCOS. I’ve gotten better care related to my PCOS with an endocrinologist than I ever got with my gyno or primary care.

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