Endometriosis IVF embryo transfer 2ww

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Hello anyone,

I have endo and I am currently 5dp5dt (fresh) . Does anyone have any success stories and how they felt around this time during the 2ww. I understand everyone is different but I’ve had this constant cramping of one side of my pelvic since day 2. I am currently taking the cyclogest pessaries for progesterone but does anyone remember how their body was leading to a successful implantation l? I have already taken a clear blue this morning which came back as a BFN☹️but my OTD is Wednesday.

thank you so much in advance

Hi, sorry no positive story but just wanted to say I'm in a similar situation. 4dp5dt (fresh) and have endo. I've had some on/off cramping in my right side for the past 2 days. I've got my blood test Thursday, havent tried a test at home yet, but pretty sure at the weekend I will. Good luck and hopefully someone will come along with a positive story!

Oh wow, almost transfer twins! (2 days out) it’s really weird because yday it literally felt like day 2 of my period the only thing absent was blood. Today also feels like how day 3 of my period would usually feel but no blood. When you mean having your bloods next week is that to confirm pregnancy ?

I know so close! Yeh they're doing a blood test on Thursday to check to see if I'm pregnant. Does your clinic do that or just a normal test?

Ah that's so weird because yesterday I woke up and felt exactly like I was about to come on my period... Really anxious, nauseous and cramping which lasted most of the day. But today it's just a sort of heavy feeling in my stomach. I think given all the hormones we've been on and are still taking it's very hard to know what's caused by them, and what could be implantation etc! Don't worry about the BFN.. My clinic was saying that lots of people show as negative and then do the blood test which shows different. It's too early for it to be accurate. I do want to take one thoigh, I'm not sure I can last much longer!

I’m not with a clinic, I’m with the NHS they have given me 2 fresh cycle icsi. 2 fertilised and this one was enhanced day 5 blasto. Other was blasto but didn’t make it further for their criteria to freeze. My stomach feels flat (though I haven’t eaten this morning) the cramping has reduced significantly today. The NHS gave me 2 of their HCG pregnancy tests for Wednesday. My mind is all over the place. Is this your first cycle ?

I'm with NHS too.. But where we are there was the option to go through the hospital or a private clinic so we chose the clinic. This is my first round yeh, and we only get one funded cycle so I was very lucky to get a few frozen from it, as they will fund up to 3 frozen transfers too. We did ICSI too! Will you still have one more funded cycle to do if this one doesn't work out?

Yeh same.. Today I feel OK about it all. But yesterday I was a mess. I think when you wait for so long, go through all the hormones and tests, it's so difficult to deal with everything relying on this one test. I've been trying to find things to take my mind off it but nothings worked... Have you found anything that helps?!

Oh I didn’t know there were even options like that because it’s my first time too I have nothing to compare etc. Yes, will still have one more funded round but honestly I’m so exhausted from the whole process and infertility as a whole I’m really unsure about doing it again😪I was already again it for the longest and incredibly reluctant to go down this route but when you’ve been trying for 9 years naturally, had 2 laparoscopies and endo you feel backed against the wall.

how old are you ? I’ve really been trying to find things to take my mind off of it but I keep ending up on Mumsnet and others IVF stories on YouTube🫠 I’m trying to pray and stay optimistic about it all.

I'm so sorry nine years is such a long time, that sounds exhausting.

I'm nearly 36, I wasn't trying for long in comparison to you but as I was in my 30s I went to the Dr's fairly fast and as we had both male and female factor they said our chances naturally were fairly low. How old are you? I also didn't realise I had endo until they did scans, I'd always had horrible periods and pain around ovulation time but just thought that was normal.

Yeh I always end up back researching things too.. As my DH had such poor scores I'm currently reading about dna fragmentation and wishing I'd asked about that test so at least I know my embryos have a chance of working! But I think it's very easy to go down a rabbit hole and get a bit too obsessed about it all which I definitely am 😅

I really hope this round works for you so you don't have to go through this all again 🤞🤞

Yeah it’s very exhausting mentally and even though you should’nt but life in some areas has been on hold.

I turned 34 about 2 months ago. Atleast you got things moving straight away. I was initially so naive and only found out I had endo 4 years ago. I had my first lap then and then my 2nd last year November.I thought both would improve but seems not to have made much of a difference.

Even though you DH has poor fragmentation I somewhat feel that would be bipassed in this esp because you’re doing ICSI.

Thanks likewise I hope it works for you too. How you feeling today? Im 7dp5dt and my body feels very normal with no symptoms except the right pelvic pain every now and then.

Yeh I definitely think I'm just catastrophising, you're right icsi will mean we've got past the worse of the effects of it.

I'm sorry the laps haven't helped with fertility. It's so much to go through and it takes so long to get diagnosed the normal way. I only know cos of doing IVF, if I'd waited for an NHS referall I think I'd still be waiting. Have the laps helped reduce any of your pain from endo?

I definitely feel the thing about life being on hold. And when you start the IVF process it's hard to plan anything at all as it all takes so long.

Yeh so no real symptoms today. My boobs are sore but theyve been the same since I started the first set of injections so I don't think that's anything. I took a test this morning and a BFN. I'll maybe try again early next week. Are you planning on testing again or just waiting until Weds?

Hope you can have a nice weekend despite all this worry!

Yes I feel like IVF deffo bipasses those issues.

Funnily enough the time from my initial referral and laparoscopy was SUPER quick and the 2nd one they contacted me. If I’m being honest the first one I noticed a significant enough pain reduction but the 2nd not really. I also somewhat changed my diet a little.

My symptoms this morning have more or less gone. No cramping, my stomach seems to have even got flatter( I am quite petite and have quite a strong core) the only thing I noticed was yesterday and this morning brown spotting, so that’s been interesting. Really trying not to to check online for everything but this is like a rollacoaster. One min I feel that I’m in next I feel I’m wasting my time using pessaries. Yesterday would have been too early for you to take a test. I think I’m just going to wait Weds. How you feeling today ?

I'm glad it helped your pain a bit.. Definitely worth doing then. The waiting list here is over 2 years.

I know it's so hard not to analyse every little thing! Tbh though so many people get no symptoms this early in pregnancy that I don't think lack of them is a sign of anything. Yeh mine have mostly gone, boobs aren't sore anymore and the only thing I have is an upset stomach which I think is a result of the pessaries tbh.

My main issue atm is being motivated at work because I'm so distracted 😂 Having to try very hard to sound like I care in meetings.

How you feeling today? We both don't have long to go!!!

Well having done 2 ops it really feels like it just comes back so it really feels temporary.

unfortunately, it really feels like I’m sadly out 😢😢started spotting 2 days ago (7dp5dt) but it started off just brown discharge. However, as the days have gone on it’s increased and now today it’s not enough to fill a regular pad and it’s still brown. Nothing bright red yet. I took a clear blue (no digital) and it was a BFN. Hubby is still ver optimistic and says we should wait till OTD Wednesday morning with clinics HCG test but I feel like I’ll just start bleeding. I’m so disappointed yet felt to optimistic when I initially started spotting. Silly me thought it was implantation bleeding 😪😪

Ach I'm so sorry, that's so disheartening. Especially when it started it must have got your hopes up looking like possible implantation. Like your husband I wouldn't discount it completely until you've had the test! But I completely understand, if it was me I'd also think the worst straight away. I really hope it doesn't turn into your period. Let me know how you get on tomorrow, I've got everything crossed for you xx

@Phlfz thanks so much for your encouragement. Sadly, it was my period I didn’t even get to the OTD, it has been incredibly heavy and incredibly painful to the point where at some point I felt like I’m going to pass out with the amount of bleeding and pain so I’m definitely out for this cycle. I’m not going to try again with IVF. I think this was confirmation for me. praying that you get your BFP. I’m really going to just continue to look at healing my body from all the drugs that has been pumped inside of me, only God knows how inflamed inside is

Ah gosh I'm so so sorry.. Thats devastating after all the work you've put in trying to make your endo better and with the IVF. Definitely focus on yourself and getting better from all this.. It has such a big impact in so many ways.

Wishing you all the happiness however the next stage of your life looks 💛

Thank you. Also, wishing you the best too because although mine turned out like this, Im hoping you have a much better outcome and I have a feeling you will. Please keep me updated 💕Xx

Thanks, I hope so although I've convinced myself it won't! Will keep you updated! Xx