Peta Murgatroydis opening up about some of the challenges women face while undergoing in-vitro fertilization.
Murgatroyd tearfully explained that she started progesterone injections this week and showed fans what the large needle looked like, noting it is an intramuscular injection that she had to give herself because Chmerkovskiy wasn’t home at the time she needed to do it.
“I got up this morning and saw this in the package and was like, ‘Oh my god,'” she said. “And it’s in the butt, which is good but it’s actually hard to turn around that much. I’m flexible but …. to bend my back around to get the meatiest part of the butt is like f—ing challenging. And of course, the whole needle needs to go in, you can’t just do half.”
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Murgatroyd said that she’s in the process of upping all her hormones as well. “I’ve quadrupled my estrogen, I’m still on aspirin, I’m starting antibiotics … I’ve got three other pills to take, plus all this other vaginal stuff. It’s a lot.”
The dancer explained that she was able to administer the shot after talking herself out of being so upset. “I just kept telling myself, ‘Peta, get it in, be grateful, and move on with your day. Stop crying. People do this four, five times over.'”
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Murgatroyd later shared a selfie with son Shai, 5, on her Instagram Story writing, “Honestly Shai keeps me grounded and makes this all worth it. I look at him and I want four more babies. He is my everything and I cannot wait to give him a brother or sister.”
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In June, the couplespoke candidly to PEOPLEabout their fertility journey and the decision to start the IVF process.
“For the first time in nearly two years, I feel excited,” said Murgatroyd, who doctors believe has polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal imbalance that can cause ovulation issues, leading to infertility. “I’m in a much happier place. I got answers.”
source: people.com
