Gonal-F pen & Ganirelix

"The doctor said that if you aren't nice about this, he is sure he can come up with something for me to inject into you," is the warning I gave my husband as he swabbed my ass with an alcohol wipe.

On my cycle day 7, we started injections of gonadotropin hormone, or FSH - follicle stimulating hormone.  It's used to develop multiple follicles.  I'm on a low dose - 75 IU.  This is the third day of injections.  Today we switched over to my left ass cheek 'cause the second one in my right side last night left me feeling a bit sore.  We inject another 75 IU tomorrow along with Ganirelix.  Ganirelix blocks LH - luteinizing hormone.  It's commonly used in conjunction with FSH injections because the body wants to release all those follicles and we don't want that to happen until we are ready to do the IUI.

We must keep our sense of humor about us as we give this a go!  So, for your entertainment.....