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1. Carla on September 23, 2018 at 11:30 am

   Also, I am still taking endometrin 3 times daily and progesterone shot twice a week. Do you think it is necessary at 15 weeks?

   Thanks

   • Dr. Geoffrey Sher on September 23, 2018 at 10:29 pm

     In my opinion…probably not!

     Geoff Sher

2. Carla on September 23, 2018 at 10:38 am

   Hi dr sher,

   I am almost 15 weeks pregnant with twins and I am not showing at all. Is that normal? I’m a bit worried.

   Thanks,
   Carla

   • Dr. Geoffrey Sher on September 23, 2018 at 10:27 pm

     Yes! Depending on the strength and tone of your abdominal muscles and the amount of overlying adipose tisssue..it is!

     Geoff Sher

3. Helen on September 23, 2018 at 3:22 am

   I did my first retrieval after a trigger at 19 and 14 size but one egg was too small, the other couldn’t come out and the third folical had no egg (we found a third at retrieval). I am 47. My monitoring a week after retrieval indicated 2 19mm Fol and 1 17mm Fol. Test day after indicated only 1 fol likely has an egg and was grown to 22mm. We decided to not retrieve 2nd time and are preparing for new cycle. Baseline numbers were good and the protocol was 50 Gonal f, Clomiphene (25) and had one estrogen patch at start for 3 days. I would love to know your thoughts on the learning for future cycles, how this affects my next cycle (scheduled to start a patch in 2 days) plus, what protocol – one of the issue was my FSH was rising during the injection and perhaps I was not absorbing it? Thanks

4. Sherry on September 22, 2018 at 4:03 pm

   Hi Dr. Sher,

   I am about to do a FET hoping to get pregnant with my second child and I have a question. My firstborn is only a four months old baby and I lift him al the time, including carrying him in his car seat and lifting the stroller out of the trunk, etc. Will doing all this heavy lifting every day prevent the embryo from attaching to my uterus, and if I do become pregnant, could I lose the fetus in the early weeks of pregnancy? I’m a single mother so I have no choice in the matter. I’m really concerned. Please let me know if heavy lifting is a factor in getting pregnant and in keeping a pregnancy.

   Thank you,

   Sherry

   • Dr. Geoffrey Sher on September 22, 2018 at 9:21 pm

     I personally do not believe this will be a problem…but please pass it by your personal RE.

     Geoff Sher

5. Sherry on September 22, 2018 at 12:32 pm

   Hi Dr. Sher,

   I am about to do a FET hoping to get pregnant with my second child and I have a question. My firstborn is only a four months old baby and I lift him al the time, including carrying him in his car seat and lifting the stroller out of the trunk, etc. Will doing all this heavy lifting every day prevent the embryo from attaching to my uterus, and if I do become pregnant, could I lose the fetus in the early weeks of pregnancy? I’m a single mother so I have no choice in the matter. I’m really concerned. Please let me know if heavy lifting is a factor in getting pregnant and in keeping a pregnancy.

   Thank you,

   Sherry

   • Dr. Geoffrey Sher on September 22, 2018 at 2:49 pm

     I personally hardly ever would prescribe aspirin for IVF or during pregnancy. In my opinion, it rarely helps and can be deleterious.

     Geoff Sher