Prodded

I was literally poked, prodded and jabbed at. I had a full physical exam, blood test and transvaginal ultrasound. The latter was uncomfortable and painful, much worse than a PAP smear, but it was really cool to see my uterus on the small black and white fuzzy screen. Dr C said I have a heart-shaped uterus (???) and she pointed out my bladder, my ovaries, my bowel and other... things. I suppose this is the closest I will ever get to experiencing a baby ultrasound and to be really honest, it was an amazing feeling. I wondered how much more amazing it must be to see an offspring, heart beating, curled up in the womb... *pushes all maternal thoughts aside*

Now all I have to do is to wait for my period. Last period was on 11 February but my cycle is always in a mess - it can be one day late or it can be 2 weeks late :|

Crossing fingers, all the same.

First visit to the doctor

Dr C is such a lovely lady. She has excellent bedside manners, is gentle, approachable and when she looks at you, you can almost feel all the ruffles and anxieties all smoothed and hushed.

I presented all my questions to her, which were mainly on the legality of egg donation in Hong Kong (information on this is very scarce on the internet). I got confirmation from her that the woman who gives birth to the child will be the legal parent and the egg donor will have no parental rights whatsoever. It was such a relief for me to have that in black and white, and to have it in bold on the documents.

M mentioned in our correspondence that if I wanted to donate eggs, Dr C said I cannot be a virgin. I raised this with the doc because it just didn't make any sense to me. The first thing that came to me was "Why not?!". A quick search on Google seems to point to the fact that there are religious/ethical issues and implications to be reckoned with if a virgin donates her eggs. WTF? As if donating eggs or sperm isn't already subverting all the religious norms. Well, I am a staunch atheist and I don't really care about that; much to my delight, Dr C said it's not because of the religious or ethical issues but because it will be too painful for a virgin to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound. Not once, but several times along the procedure. Ahhhh, so das ne!

There will be a compulsory counselling session with another doctor and after that I will have to go for my first transvaginal ultrasound, full physical exam, blood tests and the whole shebang.