I received a phone call from Crystal informing me that my MTHFR test results were in and they are NEGATIVE!  :-)  

We went in for our appointment on Monday, 1/11.  I had some blood drawn and then had an ultrasound performed.  During the ultrasound, they took measurements of the lining of my uterus and any follicles on my ovary that were maturing.  This time, I had two follicles – one on my left ovary and one on my right.  They measured 12.9 and 14.2 respectively.  Neither one fell within the ideal range of 18 – 24mm so we didn’t think we would have to trigger that evening.  Sure enough, I received a phone call that afternoon saying that not only were my follicles not large enough, but my luteinizing hormone levels were not high enough either.  The level was only 4.7 and needed to be at least 15. 

So, we went back to SGFC again on Thursday morning (1/14) for more blood work and another ultrasound.  This time, the follicle on my right ovary had decreased in size from 14.2 to 12.7.  But, the follicle on my left ovary had increased from 12.9 to 21!  With this new measurement, we were pretty certain that we would receive a phone call that afternoon saying that we should trigger that evening.  Sure enough, we did! 

During the first visit on Monday, I got excited with the thought that since I had two maturing follicles, maybe I would have the possibility of twins!  I learned later that it is rare for 2 maturing follicles to yield twins.  Most of the time, one of the follicles will take over as the dominant follicle and the other one will decrease back to it’s original size without releasing the egg.  After the appointment on Thursday, it appeared that was exactly what was happening.

We go for our pregnancy test on Monday, 2/1.  Here’s to hoping that it comes back positive and is a healthy pregnancy!  :-)

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