Susan's Story
I am 35 and my husband is 38. I am currently
pregnant with our first child following infertility
treatment. I had intrauterine insemination performed
by Dr.
Maureen Kelly, now of Penn Fertility Care.
I was so unhappy with my former doctor and really
believe that I/we would still be suffering if
I had not called Dr. Kelly last spring. You are
entitled to good care and must seek it out, especially
if you are older (like me).
While we were trying, I found a lot of solace
and support online. Many of the infertility blogs
(deadbug, barrenmare) I came across made me cry
very hard, but they also made me laugh, gave
me hope, and reassured me that I wasn't alone.
I wasted a lot of time (1.5 years) with my OB-GYN
and then the reproductive endocrinologist I was
seeing before Dr. Kelly.
I had endured tons of
blood tests and an HSG (all normal) but was told
I wasn't ovulating (even though some home urine
tests indicated that I was). When I was given
a prescription for a high dose of Clomid last
spring & told, in response to a question
about what that recommended course of treatment
was based on, that it was "based on 15 years
of clinical experience", I decided it was
time to find a new doctor.
A friend from work told me about Dr. Kelly.
Shortly after my first visit, she did PCT (which
the other doctor had never done) and suggested,
based on the results, that we try a few cycles
of IUI. The first attempt didn't work, but the
second one did. Less than 3 months after my first
appointment with Dr. Kelly, I was finally pregnant!
We
are expecting a baby girl in the spring and we
are thrilled. My advice to others suffering through
infertility is to be proactive: switch doctors
if you don't like yours/don't feel he/she is
taking you seriously/giving you good care--and
above all, do not lose hope! You WILL have the
family you are dreaming of, even if it doesn't
happen as fast as you would like.
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