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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]don't give up. you're only 33.  If you pull out of shared risk presumably they will refund everything? Including PGS? 
Here is what I would do - at the end of the cycle request your records and do a few consults outside of SG - GW, CFA, Cornell.  You might need to run extra tests. What are your numbers? FSH, AMH, etc? Are you officially DOR?

Another thing to consider - high dosages are not for everyone. They can actually affect egg quality (Menopur and Ganilerix/Cetrotide).

I know this sucks, but you need to start reading up and understanding the protocols and what is what in the process. Unless you have easy success (like you had with your first child) doing 2nd, 3rd and so on cycles will involve advocating for yourself, understanding the metrics and questioning the proposed course of action.
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If I pull out, all SG fees will be reimbursed. We did also have to pay an outside lab for PGS ($4000 for up to 8 or 12 embryos -- we have only sent one) and this would not be reimbursed. If we leave SG, I would want to make it worth my trouble and go to Cornell but DW is understandably very concerned about the OOP cost. We might be able to get local coverage soon, but even that is up in the air.

As far as testing goes, I could probably use updated day 3 testing. It's been almost two years, as far as I know, since the last tests were done and my FSH was at 9 (it's been higher before) and AMH was at .5 -- no other tests have been done. My chart at SG still says unexplained, so not officially DOR, but it looks like I'm headed there very fast.

I know a lot of you have been through far worse. The 2nd tri loss we had earlier this year just about killed me, so I've been pretty shaky since. That happened in January/February, and I don't think that will really change. We are also down to 3 vials of sperm, and that's putting a lot of pressure on things. As of now, we aren't interested in changing donors (ours is a known one with little to no possibility of obtaining more vials). Long story there.

Thanks again, everyone. I am trying hard to keep things in perspective. [/quote]

Wait, you did a cycle this past May (the abysmal one) but your day 3 testing is 2 years old? This is not possible. There is always a baseline before you start the stims, which includes ultrasound and day 3 bloodwork.  Get your records. They list your result and the normal reference range. You need to be aggressive with other testing as well, see a regular endocrinologist for thyroid function testing, etc.   Also, is the sperm frozen? Are you doing ICSI or regular fertilization?[/quote]

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