tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543744375462184028.post2263506462323085094..comments2019-06-02T11:27:50.561+10:00Comments on Bumparella: Hello. Lovely to meet you . . . .Michelle Barracloughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726779288885352235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543744375462184028.post-46951170226164238192010-09-16T07:08:30.930+10:002010-09-16T07:08:30.930+10:00Thanks Amanda - great story. It's funny how IV...Thanks Amanda - great story. It's funny how IVF seems to take all the headlines but AI can be equally as effective, if not more so. <br /><br />On a side note, is that similar to Charlotte's problem in SATC with Trey - remember she had 'hostile mucus'? It's actually a real cause of infertility where the mucus in the vagina is too acidic for the sperm to survive. Is that what you had?<br /><br />It would explain why AI worked cos you simply bypass any contact with the vagina, although that makes sense in my head and has NO basis in actual medical fact!Michelle Barracloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726779288885352235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543744375462184028.post-52746658627691819972010-09-15T19:48:21.278+10:002010-09-15T19:48:21.278+10:00Hi, well I am Michelle's cousin Amanda who liv...Hi, well I am Michelle's cousin Amanda who lives in Melbourne. I also had problems getting pregnant and thought I would share my story with you. I had severe endometriosis from age 15 and with this I had many many laproscopies. It took us 1 year to find out I wasn't ovulating and a further 1 year to find out we couldn't get pregnant naturally. It is hard to explain but when I had tests done with a fertility specialist we found out that sperm were dying and the only way we could get pregnant was either artificial insemination or IVF. The fertility specialist said to do artificial insemination first as this is a much cheaper option and it was done in his rooms. Well it took one go and I was pregnant with our first child Olivia (who is nearly 7). With our second child Joshua (who is nearly 4) it was 3rd time lucky. I defintely recommend artificial insemination.Amanda Ralphnoreply@blogger.com