
Infertility Support Group
In vitro fertilization is one of the most common and utilized ways of treating conception problems. This support group is dedicated to those beginning their journey with IVF and needing support. Join the community and share your experiences, advice, and story with people going through similar challenges starting a family.

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Hello everyone. My name is Jessica, and I'm a newbie to this message board. I am 21 years old and happily married to my wonderful husband Steve. We have been married for 5 years in April. I'm posting here today because I'm seeking advice on infertility. I suppose I should tell a little about my situation. Well, my husband and I have been BD'ing for 5, almost 6 years now with no protection or birth control. We haven't been actively ttc, but we do have a pretty regular sex life. I am starting to worry that we may have some serious fertility issues. I haven't been to see a doctor yet. I actually have no health insurance, and haven't been to an OB/GYN in over 6 years. The last time I saw a doctor was when I came off of the Depo shot, which I took for nearly two years from the time I was 14 years old. I am really kind of afraid of what they might tell me. Well recently I've begun to really worry about what is going on with me. My family and friends have all told me to, "Wait for my time". However, I'm concerned that by waiting I may be losing precious opportunity if something is seriously wrong and I'm letting it go untreated. My worry has turned into complete and utter fear and tension now, so I've begun researching infertility and looking for any advice I can get on message boards. I've heard that online communities can be very informative and supportive, so that's why I'm here. I'm hoping to meet someone here that can push me in the right direction. I know that obviously I need to save some money and buy health coverage, (without it I'm pretty much stuck without many options), but in the meantime I'm just searching for advice, support, and success stories to inspire me not to give up hope. If anyone out there has any advice or information that might be beneficial, please let me know. All of you ladies are in my thoughts and prayers. I'm so happy that there are places like this available to women struggling to conceive. God Bless You All, and good luck as we each pursue our dreams for a miracle.
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You are headed in the right direction, taking this bull by the horns. You do sound like you have a lot to handle, especially with your sibs, so the stress might be a factor. isiys917 gave some great advice. there should be a planned parenthood in your area, or a family clinic. that is a good place to start. Once you find an GYN who will work with your income, (or maybe you can get on your state medicade?) he/she may want to know that you have been ACTIVELY trying for a year before they will consider you as a candidate for infertiltiy treatment. (the good news here is that you are 21 years old...I didn't start the infertility process until I was 35!)
You can increase your chances of of conceiving by using a fertility monitor each day to let you know when you are ovulating. Basically, you pee on a stick every morning, put the stick into the monitor, and it measures the change in hormone levels. It gives you one, two or three bars( three is ovulation time). It keeps each month's info stored, and gets pretty acurate once you've used it for a few cycles. When i got pregnant 4 times in row, (each time, the first month we tried again after my miscarriages), it was right on, and i got pregnant. It is a great tool. You can buy it at the drug store, (or online at www.clearplan.info/). it's about $150? and then you have to buy sticks each month, but it really works.
One other thing to consider...there are two of you trying to make this baby...there are tests for sperm motility, etc, also.
The bad news is that even if you did have health insurance, it usually doesn't cover infertility issues. Your OB/GYN can run lots of test on your reproductive system to determine if you have any "womens health" problems, (like endometriosis, or PCOS, and those things can be covered by insurance but will have to be coded by the doctor's office in a way other than "infertility"). But you would probably know if there was something like that going on, because your periods would be very irregular, and very painful.
OK, are you bored yet? I hope this helps. Please let me know if there are any other questions you have, or if I can help. Best of luck!
This one is much better price wise!
Good luck at planed parent hood. I started going there as a teen to get my birth control pill to help with my painful period (now i know it was due to endometriosis!) If you ever need to talk feel free to email me.
Welcome to the site! I hope it helps you like it has helped me. And I hope you are not as scared and confused any more!
Please don't lose hope... and know that everyone here is pulling for you... my thoughts and prays will be with you that nothing is wrong and you and your husband can quickly add to your family, take care.
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Jessica, you *definitely* need to get checked out. Your younger age does not make infertility any easier, and although I'm sure everyone agrees with me on that, I just wanted to remind you. One word of advice, though: I went to the public health clinic for my Gyn stuff. I don't know if the clinic up there is anything like ours here in NC, but I found here that with their case load being a bit high, they always wanted to rush me out of the office so they could help the next person. My suggestion is that you come up with a list of questions you want to ask *BEFORE* you show up at the clinic, so you'll be able to keep your thoughts in order and get as many answers as you can during your allotted time.
Hopefully I didn't offend; those of you who know me know that I would NEVER want to offend *anyone*. :D