IVF 4

At Bumrungrad hospital at 08:00am on the 28th in treatment room No. 8 (Amandio pointed out all the eights ;-). The morning started off with a bloodtest (quick and efficient.. Amandio popped his head into the lab to sneak in this pic!) We then waited for two hours during which time we had breakfast and signed the millions of formal documents (things like who is responsible for the frozen embryos in the event of death or divorce).

After all the bloodwork was analyzed the doctor met with us and explained that the HC level was still low (meaning no fear of ovulating spontaneously - that first injection I had one week before my period to supress ovulation is still having an effect). My oestrogen level was about 800, an increase from 96 (or so) from the first blood test. It needs to be between 1000 and 1500 to indicate a presence of enough follicles (eggs) in order to remove them. The ultrasound also showed that there are now about 7 eggs in total, one of which is the right size 1.9cm and others trailing a bit behind. It was decided to continue the hormone shots for two more days, continuing the 300ml dose. On Saturday afternoon we will have another ultrasound to do a final check of follicle development before getting the final injection to induce ovulation. The extraction/harvesting operation may well be on Monday, Amandio's first day at work at Sofitel! Oops.. well, he just needs to be there in the morning to provide his 'sample' ;-) The operation won't take all too long and I should be out by midday or so.. I think Amandio can easily focus on his job that day and leave me to it. We will know more after the next ultrasound...