Trying to Conceive | Fertility & Infertility Information

Timeline
Menstrual Cycle: Introduction

The average length of the menstrual cycle is 28 days. More

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Menstrual Cycle: Days 1-5

Day 1 of menstruation is the first day of your cycle. More
Menstrual Cycle: Days 1-13

Days 1-13 of your menstrual cycle are the "follicular phase" More
Menstrual Cycle: Days 10-18

Days 10-18 of your menstrual cycle are considered the "ovulatory phase". More
Menstrual Cycle: Days 15-28

Days 15-28 of your menstrual cycle are considered the "luteal phase". More
IUI: Introduction

With intrauterine insemination (IUI), a doctor uses a soft catheter to place sperm directly into the uterus. More

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IUI: Day 1

Fertility drug injections begin at the start of the your menstrual cycle. More
IUI: Day 2

Follicles begin to respond to the fertility drugs and grow. More
IUI: Day 3

Daily fertility drug injections cause your follicles to continue to grow. More
IUI: Day 4

Your follicles continue to grow. More
IUI: Day 5

As the follicles respond to the fertility drugs, your doctor will monitor your progress with vaginal ultrasound. More
IUI: Day 6

Your body is producing more estrogen and your uterine lining begins to thicken. More
IUI: Day 7

Fertility drug injections continued and you are monitored for ovulation. More
IUI: Day 8

Daily fertility drug injections continue and follicles continue to grow. More
IUI: Day 9

Your follicles are still developing and you continue fertility drug injections. More
IUI: Day 10

You discontinue using injectable fertility drugs. More
IUI: Day 11

The hCG trigger shot is injected to help follicles mature and release the eggs. More
IUI: Day 12

Your follicles and eggs are almost mature. More
IUI: Day 13

Ovulation occurs. More
IUI: Day 14

Sperm is washed and you are inseminated when you are ovulating. More
IUI: Day 15

The embryo, now in the fallopian tube, will continue to divide. More
IUI: Day 16

The embryo continues to grow. More
IUI: Day 17

The embryo travels from the fallopian tube to the uterus. More
IUI: Day 18

Hormone levels continue to increase. More
IUI: Day 19

The uterine lining is now 8-12 mm thick. More
IUI: Day 20

Your embryo is working to ultimately attach to the lining of your uterus. More
IUI: Day 21

Your embryo will attach to your uterine lining. More
IUI: Day 22

The embryo is starting to implant. More
IUI: Day 23

The embryo continues to implant. More
IUI: Day 25

Your body begins to produce hCG and progesterone production continues. More
IUI: Day 26

The embryo continues to grow, and progesterone support continues. More
IUI: Day 27

The embryo continues to grow. More
IUI: Day 28

A blood pregnancy test will determine if you are pregnant. More
IVF: Introduction

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IVF: Day 1

On Day 1 of your IVF cycle, you'll begin fertility drug injections. More
IVF: Day 2

On Day 2 of your IVF cycle, you'll continue fertility drug injections. More
IVF: Day 3

Your follicles continue to grow as they respond to the fertility drug injections. More
IVF: Day 4

Your follicles continue to grow as you continue daily fertility drug injections. More
IVF: Day 5

As you continue to use fertility drugs you will be monitored by your fertility doctor. More
IVF: Day 6

The lining of your uterus is beginning to thicken as you continue fertility drug injections. More
IVF: Day 7

Daily fertility drug injections continue, and your fertility doctor may start monitoring hormone levels. More
IVF: Day 8

You'll continue fertility drug injections and follicles will continue to grow. More
IVF: Day 9

You'll continue fertility drug injections and follicles will continue to grow. More
IVF: Day 10

You'll stop using fertility drugs at this point in your IVF cycle. More
IVF: Day 11

Once your body has responded to the fertility drugs, you'll receive an hCG injection (trigger shot) and egg retrieval will be scheduled. More
IVF: Day 12

Your eggs are almost mature, and are ready for egg retrieval. More
IVF: Day 13

At this stage of the IVF cycle, your eggs are retrieved and fertilized. More
IVF: Day 14

Your eggs are fertilizing in the lab. More
IVF: Day 15

Embryos will continue to develop, and if PGD has been scheduled the procedure will take place. More
IVF: Day 16

Usually on Day 16 of your IVF cycle your embryo transfer will take place. More
IVF: Day 17

The embryo is in your uterus, and cells continue to divide and increase. More
IVF: Day 18

The embryo continues to grow and hormone levels increase. More
IVF: Day 19

The lining of your uterus is now 8-12 mm thick. More
IVF: Day 20

Your embryo is working to attach to the lining of your uterus. More
IVF: Day 21

The embryo attaches to the uterine lining. More
IVF: Day 22

The embryo begins to implant in the uterine lining. More
IVF: Day 23

The embryo continues implanting in the uterine lining. More
IVF: Day 24

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IVF: Day 25

Your embryo continues to grow and progesterone continues to be produced. More
IVF: Day 26

Your implanted embryo continues to grow. More
IVF: Day 27

The implanted embryo continues cell division. More
IVF Cycle: Day 28

It's time to take a blood pregnancy test. More

Talking with an Infertility Counselor

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Directed Donors

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Legal Update: Same Sex Marriage and More

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Immunologic Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

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A Response to “Eggsploitation”

Addressing the claims made by the documentary
Today's Video: Recurrent Miscarriage
How to Give a Subcutaneous Injection

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Sounds of Peace

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Let's Talk about It

Stop suffering in silence and start the conversation about infertility

This Week in Fertility

A New Campaign for Infertility

RESOLVE wants you to take a pledge and raise awareness

According to a new campaign by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association “People with Infertility Are Being Ignored.”

This campaign is on the heels of Breaking the Silence of Infertility, an article in the August 2010 issue of SELF magazine. Jennifer Wolff Perrine investigates why women are silent about their infertility struggles, and why the “reluctance to talk keeps us from getting the health care we deserve.”

The article is one-of-a-kind, says Barbara Collura, Executive Director of RESOLVE, a national, non-profit, infertility patient organization. “We’re doing everything we can to get it widely read and get people talking about it. That’s the most important first step,” she says.

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