Progress has begun for me on the recurrent miscarriage trials. I had a call a couple of weeks ago to say that my blood test results were back from the University Hospital in Coventry. They had all come back ok except for the TSH test that measures thyroid function. Normal function is seen in the… Continue reading It starts with a scratch
We had our next appointment at the fertility clinic this week to talk about my low AMH results. The result was that there is not a lot that can be done. We had thought Clomid might be suggested but the opinion was that as everything else is ‘normal’ – i.e my periods are regular and all… Continue reading Decisions decisions
Since I started learning about my cycles, I’ve often asked myself why I’ve essentially been a massive ignoramus for most of my life when it comes to understanding how my own body works. To be fair, girls and women are kind of let down in that department. If you can believe that Judy Blume’s 1970… Continue reading Ignorance is not bliss
Warning: extremely dry facts post coming up. All the blood tests ordered by the GP since the third miscarriage have come back ok except for my progesterone levels, which I knew were low anyway. Then there were the routine hormonal tests I had to have after seeing the consultant, which included checking my oestradiol level… Continue reading A bad blood test?
After the debacle of the letters from the hospital, I was pleasantly surprised when I had a call last week to say there had been a cancellation and was I able to come in on Monday. I jumped at the chance. The appointment was at the fertility clinic that generally deals with problems in getting… Continue reading A differing point of view
After a few months of taking progesterone, we had a meal out planned with friends and it was around the time my period was due. Although I wasn’t yet late, knowing we had planned to have a few drinks, I decided to do a quick pregnancy test as a possible accidental pregnant piss-up is never… Continue reading Getting past the first trimester
It was great to see news of Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research on BBC Breakfast on Friday, giving it the exposure it rightly deserves. One of the many excellent points made was that discouragement of talking about pregnancy before the first scan perpetuates the problem of silence surrounding miscarriage. The modern practice of not… Continue reading The 12-week taboo
So after my third miscarriage a couple of months ago, I got a hospital referral to see a consultant gynaecologist. I was prepared for a bit of a wait and was told it could take about three months. First of all I received a letter, not to say I had an appointment but that I… Continue reading Beat the system? No need, it’s already beating itself up
After my second miscarriage, I was finally able to start taking the progesterone tablets I had been prescribed. I found it helpful to wait a couple of months before trying again to regain a bit of equilibrium and then went for it, feeling strangely vindicated by my second miscarriage – I wanted to shout, ‘SEE… Continue reading P is for progesterone
A few weeks ago I was able to meet up with a friend of mine who is originally from Germany, to help me decipher the letter my GP surgery received from the hospital after I had my first miscarriage in Frankfurt. We were revisiting it as now I am on my third miscarriage, the doc… Continue reading Learning from a three-year-old
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