ERA

January 5th 2021, the day after we learned of our failed transfer we had an appointment over the phone with our doctor. She suggested that we do a procedure called an ERA. ERA stands for Endometrial Receptivity Array. It is a diagnostic procedure that can help determine if your body is ready for a transfer.

IVF Round 2

After our failed transfer at the end of May we had a phone appointment with our doctor on June 16th and we decided to do another round of IVF. That meant starting over from scratch. I would be doing all of the stim meds (shots), an egg retrieval, and hopefully another transfer. Because of Covid-19

Egg Retrieval

March 24, 2019, Egg Retrieval day. This was a big day for me. I had only ever been lightly sedated when I had my wisdom teeth removed, so I was quite nervous about being “put under” for the procedure. When we got to the clinic they told us that my doctor, Dr. Houserman was out

IVF

We started IVF in late February 2020. On February 24th I had what is called a Baseline Ultrasound. A baseline ultrasound is a vaginal ultrasound that is typically done on the 4th day of your monthly cycle. The baseline ultrasound is to check out the ovaries. You want to make sure that the ovaries are