Natural or IVF Success

[xkdjeyrioptp]

First, a little background …I am 41 years old and my husband is 44 years old. My husband and I have been married for 10 years.  In the last several years of our marriage, we have not been able to successfully conceive a child.  We have been working with infertility doctors and the end result was donor eggs, because of my age and elevated FSH level.  My husband’s sperm was tested and came back normal, after successful varicocele surgery.  I had 2 fibroids, equivalent to the size of human fingers, removed from my uterus.  My uterus is normal now and tubes are patent/ open.  All of my CCT tests have been in the single-digit range prior to mid to late 2008 year.  However, the last two most recent CCT test done the beginning of this year were overall 26.5 and 33.5.  

Additionally, I learned from the blood test done the end of last year that I tested positive for Hep B, but my husband is negative. In the past, I had been vaccinated for HEP B due to trying to become pregnant and preventing the chance of this virus infecting me, or the baby.

Here are the blood test results:

HEP B CORE AB, TOTAL POSITIVE
HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB H >1000.0

HBs Ag negative
Anti-HBc Total positive
HBsAb >1000

The IVF doctor wrote in my medical records, the words “Potentially Infectious.”  Here’s my doctors’ reasoning for this verbiage:

The Anti-HBc Total positive means that you have had a hepatitis infection before. The Heb B surface antibody means that it is likely a past infection.  However, for our IVF purposes, any screening positive test is considered potentially infectitious according to the FDA (medically it is not).  However, we have to follow FDA regulations and store embryos and sperm in the cryo tank by a different protocol and we don't store them here. We ship them to XXXXXXX. Since it is a past infection and the Hep B s Ag is negative, you do not have a current infection and XXXXXXX will only charge you the regular storage fee instead of the infectitious storage fee.  It is a bit of government over-meddling. But it is what we must follow.

I realize this is a lot of information, but can you help us to analyze all of this?  It’s all puzzling and we’re not sure what else to do.   Thank you

[YvetteY]

Not sure what the first part of your question was concerning..as your title is a bit misleading...but if you're wondering of your success with the clomid challege test results..it does appear to be pretty high and you will probably have better sucess with IVF and donor eggs.

[YvetteY]

It looks like they are talking about your blood and it's a big warning in your file regarding you blood and handling thereof on your future lab tests.  It says you've had hepatitis B before, and that the infection occurred in the past.   But you are coming up positive for the antibody.  

And any eggs they may retrieve from you and your husbands sperm will be handled differently with regard to storing.   So basically you are being deemed as "infectious".  

It also says that you'll be charged the regular storage fee since you are not actively affected.  

They are probably storing the sperm in this special manner as well because your husband may have the infection as well.  I'm just speculating on that.

Here's what doesn't really make sense.....this is specifically referring to you and your blood and eggs.  And I'm not sure if you did end up with donor eggs, but if you did they still may be handling the eggs and sperm in same manner as you husband may be positive for this too.....just speculation.    

[Juliaschill]

Wow i would be going crazy with all of that,I have no info on Hep B to share with you,but just wanted to let you know someone thinking about you and hoping that you get your much needed info, and hope to see a BFP on your post sometime soon, Lots of Baby Dust to you!  Julia