Hey Shellster, we don't actually know if the fibroids were the cause or not. The consultants have refused to say definitively (infuriatingly), because research shows that fibroids do not cause subfertility in and of themselves; it's entirely possible that there is some other underlying cause that has yet to be uncovered, unfortunately. I'm really hoping, though, that they were the biggest mitigating factor and that things will start to progress in the family way. Here's hoping, indeed!
Good luck at your appointment tomorrow! Is the Mr going with you? If it's his sperm that's the primary cause, it might be really good for him to hear it (heartbreaking, of course, but from what you've said it sounds like he's really struggling with the idea that his sperm contributing to your overall issues). I really, REALLY don't think you have to worry about your eggs. I'm probably being exceptionally naive, but I can't fathom that they wouldn't have told you if the quality of your eggs was in question. It just seems like the sort of thing that would have been addressed by now, no? All fingers crossed for you guys, in any case!
Blue, I'll be thinking about you tomorrow! Are you hoping for the trial drug or the Gonal F? Gonal F has a really good record, so if you don't get the trial drug, you're still in with a shot.
I did acupuncture once a week from September to January last year; then we moved and it would have been absurd to keep going to the same clinic on the grounds of travel time alone. I didn't find it relaxing, per se, but it was interesting. I came out of the clinic feeling buoyant almost every single time, like I could take on the world. I'm not sure if that was the acupuncture or the fact I'd been lying down for an hour! Where are you going for it? (Not that I'd know anywhere outside south London!) Perhaps give it another week or two before you quit it entirely?
Carrie, have you tried acupuncture? A friend of mine swears it helped her when she was going through IVF (she's why I tried it in the first place). She has very low AMH and FSH levels, so she had low yields each time as well, but claims that it was the acupuncture that helped her produce quality eggs. I hope you're able to do something in the next couple of days that keeps you full of good health and (relatively) stress free, so that by Friday all you have are 5 strong, active eggs waiting to be collected.
Purple, I know you shan't see this for a while, but wanted to echo Carrie's sentiments: I hope Bertha's given you a miss!!