Someone in my family is having trouble conceiving.
First, she has PCOS.
Next, they found a lot of uterine polyps, which have been removed.
They are first going to try 4 cycles of hormone injections to stimulate egg production.
If that doesn't work, docs will try IVF.
She foolishly took 3 Covid shots so far, starting Sept 2021. She will likely take as many boosters as the "authorities" tell her. I tried to warn before she did this, but she believes I don't know what I am talking about. She read some false medical literature that claims the mRNA spike proteins are harmless.
Potential parents are feeling very hopeful now, on the first cycle of injections.
NEXT: Her mother developed schizophrenia/bipolar after the birth of the second child. She died a suicide 9 years later.
Potential mother has a low stress tolerance and had to take leave from work due to mental health issues.
I don't know if she is currently on psych meds, but she has been on them in the past. She is emotionally volatile.
If she succeeds in conceiving and giving birth, I am worried about her potential mental health issues. This is something that happens to some women postpartum, and she has two risk factors. I feel she should have had some professional counseling regarding these issues before trying to conceive.
If she is unable to have a child after undergoing the fertility treatment ordeals, she is likely to experience depression.
It is not a good situation. I believe God hears and answers all prayers, although he doesn't always answer in the way we might wish.
I will pray for her, of course, but I have to be careful to keep my lip zipped in order to avoid scaring her. No one in her circle is going to be reading this post.
If anyone feels inclined to pray for this young woman's health and her quest for a healthy baby, it would be much appreciated.
A couple things...
One: There's also the possibility that if she is fortunate enough to conceive and go through the entire process of creating life -> delivery then it could also stand to reason that she may undergo a transformation of personality due to the bond and feeling of responsibility towards the child. I mean it's a coin flip on those types of things, but I've seen it happen
Two: We went through some hardships and setbacks before we got pregnant and had a successful delivery and there were things we had to fight for like ordering our own TSH level bloodwork and pushing hard to get progesterone monitored. If we try to conceive again in the future now we know we have to start with medication to get the tsh lower because she has a safe but high number normally.
There are so many things the OBGYN community is willing to overlook and write off as normal because "that's just how life works". I remember when we were going through a horrible time and the Dr.'s advice was, "soon enough you can try again". Needless to say we quit her about as fast as humanly possible. At the end of the day it comes down to doing your own research and being your own advocate. It's such a rough road but the payoff in our case was more than I could have ever imagined.
I'll send a prayer her way, your way, everybody's way because at the end of the day kids need everyone involved so it's great to know you're here watching over whatever little one may come into her life.