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Pisces74
20 yrs ago
Was reading through some threads on IVF/ICSI, I myself just started IVF treatment. I was wondering is someone can share your experience on Stage 1- Lucrin Injection ? I have been having very regular menstrual cycle but my cycle this month has been delayed, is this due to Lucrin ? I checked with my IVF nurse coordinator, she said that some people get their menstruation delayed for a few days due to Lucrin injection. As I'm undergoing treatment, blood tests and scanning in my home country, I have to fly back for the scan and blood tests, somehow it is affecting me mentally coz as long as my menstruation doesn't come, I can't proceed to stage 2 and I have to fly to HK and back for all these scans. Anyone has this problem of delayed menstruation during Stage 1 of IVF ?
IVF is indeed a stressful procedure... : (
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Where are you that you have to fly home for treatment? That is so stressfull. How is it going?
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C_D_L
20 yrs ago
I'm going through the same thing, and was told Lucrin Injection does delay menstruation. But I'm staying home (in Canada) during the whole treatment. I would not take any risk flying half the earth - sometimes just traveling long distance alone would change a woman's cycle.
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Miff
20 yrs ago
You are the first ladys I have found on several forums who are in similar situation to me. I live in Shanghai and am starting IVF in January in the UK. My job is in China so I have to travel back after treatments. C D L where are you doing this in Shanghai. Please give me a reply..i have tried Ruijin hospital, but language was a problem
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Miff
Just curious why you are going all the way to UK for IVF instead of to Hong Kong which is much closer to Shanghai and where there are Western doctors or Western-trained English speaking doctors who do IVF. Wishing you the best of luck with the IVF treatment! :) Keep us posted.
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Miff
20 yrs ago
Hi Iolana
Its a bit tricky for me because i have to continue working throughout the treatment period. Our company has Factories in UK and China, and luckily I have 2 very supportive bosses in both factories who are prepared to help me on this, but I only have a a window of 3 months from start to finish. if the treatment doesn't work in UK, then I have to rethink, maybe try again in China. Have you tried IVF?
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Hi Miff
That's great that your bosses are so supportive and you can arrange your work that way. I haven't tried IVF yet, but may well be headed that way in the new year. At the moment, we're trying some IUIs with injectibles. Our first IUI unfortunately wasn't successful. We'll try maybe 2 more IUIs and then move onto IVF. We should keep in touch. I also visit a few other forums (like Fertility Friends), but there definitely aren't many expats on those forums.
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Miff
20 yrs ago
I am not familiar with the term IUI, what is it? gGood luck for the next time. I have endometriosis, so tubes are blocked, is IUI something that could help? my doctor didnt mention it. I have also tried a few other sites ivf-infertility.com has many sections for women at all stages of treatment,not just IVF.Uunfortunately i must have joined during a particularly unlucky time because it was pretty depressing, however the support and ecouragement the women give eachother seems to be a lifeline for many of them. My appointment is booked for 21 December in UK, Ill then have more idea about the treatment and timescales. Good to chat with an expat going through similar experiences. I am going to apologise now if it takes me sometime to get back to some of the messages. Work is a bit manic at the moment and my mother visits next week, so Ill log in as often as i can.
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Hi Miff,
If you are based in Shanghai, why aren't you doing your IVF in Shanghai. There is a lot of English speakers docs there.??? Like American Sino ob/gyn hospital. They have a fertility department....I am looking for a place to start doing IVF and am based in Beijing. HK is too expensive for me. Let me know.
Thanks
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