Ordering the fertility, or as I like to call them "the million dollar" medications.
Kim starts her medications and injections.
Lupron is an injection that is done just below the belly button and suppresses the pituitary to prevent ovulation. This can cost anywhere from $250-$1,000. Yikes, and thats not even the expensive ones.
Then every Tuesday and Friday night Kim injects delestrogen into her buttocks. This runs about $140. Im not quite sure what this medicine is used for but I'll find have to find out. Im pretty sure it has to do with estrogen though. lol
So a run down of what Kim takes every day. In the morning she takes a prenatal vitamin, baby aspirin, Lupron injection and Delestrogen injections every Tuesday and Friday.
I might also add how amazing and selfless Kim is. Those of you who have been pregnant know that it's no picnic. Not only is she willing to take all these medications and injections but she is willing to sacrifice her body and have a baby for her sister. Wow, tears....that is true love if you ask me.
Jessica's Million Dollar medications:
Menopur ($600) is an injection below the belly button, that I take every morning which helps increase egg production; and LH activity, to assist with ovulation.
Follistim ($1100) is an injection that I take every morning below the belly button. Follistim is a man-made form of a hormone that occurs naturally in the body. This hormone regulates ovulation the growth and development of eggs in a woman's ovaries.
Ganirelix ($450) It is primarily used in assisted reproduction to control ovulation. is used in fertility treatment to prevent premature ovulation that could result in the harvesting of eggs that are too immature to be used in procedures such as in vitro fertilization
Lupron- trigger shot ($115)- This injection is taken below the belly button 36 hours prior to egg retrieval. They had me take the Lupron as my trigger shot instead of the HCG trigger To help try and prevent Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.
Here is a Pic of my OHSS that happened last time. I gained 16 punds in one night. Yikes
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