Why Are So Many Fertility Medications Refrigerated?
Until I started fertility treatment, I had no experience with the world of specialty medications. I was vaguely aware that some medications had to be refrigerated, but I didn’t know anything about them, and I never bothered to wonder how people travel with these sorts of drugs. Here’s what I’ve learned since…
Can Your PCP Prescribe Clomid (and Other Fertility Meds)?
If you don’t already have an ob/gyn, you may wonder if you can get fertility medications like Clomid through your regular primary care doctor…
TTC While Breastfeeding: What You Need to Know
Our bodies are designed to provide some natural spacing between children. That makes sense — pregnancy, childbirth, and caring for a newborn are hard work, and doing it all back-to-back is even harder. But what if you conceived your first child with the help of fertility interventions, and you want to get pregnant again as soon as possible?
Should You Drink Red Raspberry Leaf Tea When TTC?
If you’re a mama or an aspiring mama, you’ve no doubt heard the hype around red raspberry leaf tea. Supposedly it has all kinds of health benefits for women, including improving fertility and making labor easier. To hear some midwives describe it, this tea is up there with kale and quinoa in terms of superpowers!
How Much Does an IUI Cost Without Insurance?
Trying to budget for fertility treatment is tough. It’s impossible to know how well you will respond to any particular intervention until you try it. Still, it’s useful to know how much certain elements typically cost, especially if you don’t have insurance coverage or your plan has a high deductible…
How to Take Provera When TTC
When you start any form of fertility treatment (or a new birth control prescription, for that matter), you need to begin with a fresh cycle. Each cycle starts on CD 1, the first day of your period. But what if you don’t get regular periods?
When to Consider Moving On To Injectable Fertility Meds
The first fertility medication many women try is either Clomid or letrozole (with or without IUI). If that doesn’t work, they try injectables with IUI. If that doesn’t work, they consider IVF.
But how do you know how many times you should try the same protocol before moving on?
When Do You Ovulate If You Have 45-Day Cycles?
Figuring out when — and if! — you ovulate is absolutely fundamental to the whole TTC effort. Without ovulation there is literally no chance of conceiving, so becoming familiar with your body’s patterns and rhythms is vital…
Will Clomid Make You Have Twins?
Fertility drugs such as Clomid (clomiphene citrate) and Femara (letrozole) increase the odds that you will produce more than one egg in a cycle, which means a higher chance of fraternal twins. Follicle monitoring can help ensure that you don’t ovulate “too many” eggs…
Do Transvaginal Ultrasounds Hurt?
Internal, or transvaginal, ultrasounds are done with a wand that is inserted into your body. Doctors use this type of ultrasound to check your ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes, and other organs.
An internal ultrasound can also confirm a pregnancy weeks before it would be visible using the kind of ultrasound you typically see in movies…
Can Ovidrel Cause a False Positive on a Pregnancy Test?
When you do medicated fertility cycles (not IVF), you will likely take a shot to trigger ovulation. But what happens when you take a home pregnancy test afterward? Can the trigger shot make it look like you’re pregnant if you’re not?