ERA EMMA ALICE testing thread 10

[Gardenlady543]

Last thread is maxed out... happy for anyone new to join to chat about anything ERA EMMA ALICE or pretty much anything else fertility investigations and treatment related

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@lemons44 Thanks for responding I will take a look at what the differences might be

@Gardenlady543 Omg! Did you get your baby in the end? I pop in from time to time to check on how my old forum friends are doing. I’m so happy for you if you finally found a way to get your baby in your arms xxxxxx😍

@Gardenlady543 Hello. I’m sorry I think I have asked you this before. Can you remember what antibiotics you took for staph in uterus? I think your Emma/Alice showed it. Doctor is willing to give me prescription but doesn’t know what to prescribe! 🤷‍♀️ x

@NiftyAmberLion @Diamondpearl123 I paid CRGH about 2k each time for the EMMA + ALICE + Decidulisation. I have had no failed transfer in between. May I ask how much you paid for the repeat test please? If 200 was available, I need to ask for refund!

Has anyone used the vitanica v probiotics? Did they cause any discomfort?

Thought I'd let the Mumsnet community know Vaginal microbiome tests had no correlation to endometrial microbiome tests (EMMA/ALICE) in my case.
I did 2 DAYE tests both saying my lactobacillus level = depleted, but repeat EMMA/ALICE showed endometrial lactobacillus level = 93%. Thankfully I didn't delay EMMA/ALICE further. Seems you can't rely on DAYE alone and have to go with the autopsy to be sure.

Does anyone have any advice on boosting lactobacillus levels? I had an Emma Alice in June which showed strep and low lactobacillus so I had antibiotics followed by probiotics but then had a third failed transfer (second euploid) My repeat Emma Alice has just shown the strep is gone and no bad bacteria but no lactobacillus at all! I did 2 weeks of vagibiom / intrafresh in the run up to the repeat Emma Alice and have been taking oral ones too and doing vaginal ones a couple of times a week since June. I don’t really see what else I can do! I did have a course of doxycycline post egg collection in November so maybe that wiped out the good bacteria but clearly it’s not being replaced by the pessaries. I’ve also had a c section niche repair after my failed third transfer. Any suggestions welcome!

Sorry about your failed transfer, its so tough!

I was recommended these by a nutritionist to boost Lactobacillus, she said unlike most available they contain Lactobacillus crispatus which is the best strain to have https://naturaldispensary.co.uk/1361_biome-her-30s

My clinic also recommended intrafresh every 2 days, but I think the Biome Hers helped more

I took the wild nutrition - https://www.wildnutrition.com/products/pregnancy-new-mother-biotic

I also drank kefir which is packed with Lactobacillus species, I make my own with my own grains as it contains way more bacteria strains than the shop bought stuff.

Thanks, I’ll try these as it seems what I’m taking isn’t helping. I was thinking about seeing a nutritionist- did you find it helpful?

Great thank you, I’ll look into these and maybe making my own keffir!

Yes I did, I did a one off session to specifically go through microbiome results I already had and how to improve those, I didn't have the brain space/time/ money to do a longer course of sessions! The woman I spoke to is Sarah Nash, I found her very helpful and nice