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I googled DHEA vs. DHEAS and wikipedia had a decent explanation if anyone is interested in finding it. I also was told about the side effects - most typically oilier skin (breakouts) and facial hair. The dr I spoke to said they were temporary. Thus when you go off the DHEA they should go away (and they do not happen to everyone)
Sara - your plans sound great. I was looking at a couple of "health resorts" and thought, hmm, maybe that's exactly what I need!
Thanks Sara for your answer re the DHEA, I am glad your FS decided to go with it, and you have a plan sorted. I must say your relaxation teqniques over the next few weeks sound devine. I am sure they will work wonders.
Julie: Did I miss a post on how you went yesterday with dhea gp, are you going to take it as well ?
I asked FS about the difference this morning, I wont even try to post what she told me, b/c I will
muck it up.
Hi to everyone, I better get some work done ...
HI ladies, thanks for all your thoughts. I am still hanging in there. Bleeding as settled (for now). I have had 3-4 days of almost total rest but not really an option! Am just trying to do as little as possible. The house is a total shambles but I am trying to ignore it all right now. Only doing the basic necessities. The end of this week marks the same time I had a massive bleed and lost our last angels so very, very anxious just to make it through these next few days.
Sara - well done on making the choice to wait a mth. I think that is very brave of you. I hope the DHEA and all your other "wellness" tactics pay off big time
Kel - sorry things have been a bit down lately. These hormones really do stuff us up. I hope your appt goes well on the 9th and you get a good plan of attack for next cycle. I have never done the frozen semen thing but I know lots of people do and still get good sucess
CP - hope you are doing ok darl.
Lisa - man those results are taking an age. You must have the paience of a saint. Sorry about your argument with DH. Hopefully it will all be forgotten soon
Hi ladies, I am still lurking this thread but haven't been actively posting.
Meredith, so glad everything is going ok for you.
AFM, had an appt with FS about the fibriod and protocle for next cycle. Had a scan/sono to have a better look of the fibriods yesterday and now still waiting for FS to call whether it is removable or not. But just by what Gnynocologist mentioned yesterday, the one we have concern about was on the uterine cavity, but it actually didn't look as bad. Now I am having second thought about surgery to remove it. Who knows whether it is the reason that last two cycles weren't successful. I might give it another cycle to try my luck before jump into an invasive sugery.
As for next cycle, I am going to try Antagonist cycle. So just post a new thread to gather some information there, so if any of you have anything to share, I'd love to hear from you.
:hug: to everyone!
Glad to hear things are going fine for you Meredith.
I haven't started DHEA - went to see a dr yesterday (not a FS specialist, but an anti-aging specialist - how funny is that (from his offices, it looks like he has quite a business going) - he told me it's a big field in the US and Europe..not surprising). He is having me do extensive blood and urine tests. The blood test has to be done on the 7th day before AF and the urine test involves collecting all p for 24 hours - how crazy is that. I'm actually going to work from home on friday so that I can do this! Otherwise I'd need to carry around a container - not realistic at all. It then will take the lab up to 3 weeks to analyze the urine.
According to the lab slip for the blood, they are testing for: DHEAS, all the thyroid stuff (again), Oestradiol, Progesterone; sensitive testosterone, SHBG, FAI... I don't even know what some of these things are. The urine test will test for Adrenal Hormones and Thyroid Hormones. The downside is that these tests will not be covered by Medicare, but at this point, I don't care - I just want to do what ever it takes to give us the best chance, and fortunately DH agrees. The Dr wouldn't prescribe anything without establishing baselines - which, although frustrating, I kind of like as that makes me feel like I'm in good hands (if that makes sense). He did think that the 75mg dose of DHEA used in the studies in the US is high and I have a feeling he'd go for something like 50 which I believe Sara is on.
WLAB - I would really like to hear what your dr said about DHEA - my FS was not at all keen on it...
Big hello to everyone else...I hope Meredith's news is just the first of many good news stories.
PS - Cuddlepie - I hope you received my reply to your PM - some of my posts haven't been going through.
Time for a new thread ladies. You can find it HERE.