reproduction question

[mahgirbc]

I was wondering if you can have IVF if you have already had your tubes tied?

[maoridoll1]

Hi all, I am rather new to this site & have already readied a few stories concerning ivf. This pass year my husband & I have been attending a ivf clinic here in Sweden. I am 39 years old & have already had 3 children with my first husband & now re-married. I had my tubes tied after my last child which  was 18 years ago. I turned to ivf for help so that my new husband & I could have a child of our own...unfortunately my new husband has no child of his own & this clinic is the only way for us to have any chance of having 1.

We started way back in Febuary & things were really new to me because I'd never had to go through this kinda stuff before. I had the spray treatment 3 x day & then start on the self injection treatment 1 x day at 250mg for 6 days. The I had my first ultrasound to see how everything was doing! They increased my intake iui to 450mg for 8 days, then I had my retrieval 23rd March this was to be a 2 day transfer, but unfortunately none worked.

2nd round of ivf 13th May & they reconmended that I'd injected myself on 400mg for up too 12 days. All was good during the ultrasound, eggs were growing & the retrieval date was on the 16th June they'd retrieved 6 but 3 were good. 2 days later time of transfer, we ended up with only 1 A grade egg (8) they transfer that egg & I had the long 2 weeks wait & using vaginal progesterone 400mg 3 x day...Day of HPT (Positive) I was told to stop taking the vaginal progesterone! we were so, so happy that it worked, but I kepted feeling that there was something wrong. Sure enough 4 days later I felt wet and had to run to the toilet. I had started to bleed, not a brownish but pink/red colour. I was so worried & just started to rest up on my bed. Called the clinic and they said that this was normal & that I should take things easy & not too stress. I finally stopped bleeding after 9 days which during that time I was really bloated & had alot of sweating on & off every day. I thought to myself wow this must be normal & I was always sleepy & hot then I reached 7 weeks into the pregnancy & things were looking great. I had all the pregnancy sign & looking forward to the ultrasound to hear babys heart-beat...but by 7 weeks & 4 days out of the blues I woke up & told my husband that there was something wrong & this was at 8am, by 10.30am I just felt like somebody turned on the tap full blast & I ran to the bathroom & everything just came out...I knew that it was over & my husband called the DC we were at the clinic straight away. He did a ultrasound & saw that everything was coming away & I cried my heart out. I had no cramping, no back pain just nothing! The DC said that there was nothing we could have done to save the baby & that it wasn't our fault either, my body took care of things & sadly the embryo did attach itself properly.

Now we are our 3rd & final ivf cycle! Started treatment 26th August, had the highest IUI 450mg 24 days, retrieval day 27th October we got 9 eggs but only 5 split & then we had a 2 day transfer 29th Oct. The day of the transfer we got from 5 2 very good embryos so they transfer the 2 embryo's & 2 weeks later 13th Nov, I did a HPT again & we got a (Positive). After I took that, that afternoon I started to have light brown spotting & that was all right nothing that worried me. The day after I had brown spotting then by the afternoon it started going pink/red.The pass few days now I have been bleeding with very small clots nothing like what I had when I had my MC...I have no pain whatsoever & I'm not having my normal period...Just confused at the moment & I have my 1st ultrasound on the 2nd December. For my own piece of mind I might take a pregnancy test when this bleeding stop's & see what happens....will keep you guys informed....Wish me luck & sorry for writting so much,but this might help somebody out there & know that there not alone....God bless & keep your heads up I have!!!

[lori0615]

Yes, IVF bypasses the tubes.