IVF protocol is different for every patient and every clinic. The RE will decide what works best for each patient individually, so to prevent over stimulation! Here is how our cycle will go...
- 7/20-Started taking Birth Control pills, on day 2 of my menstrual cycle. I have to take BC to help relax my ovaries and hopefully prevent hyper-stimulation from occurring. I stopped the BC on 8/23!
- 8/15-Started injecting Lupron (10 units) at 7 pm everyday! Lupron is prescribed to prevent ovulation during the stimulating phase. I have to be on this until we are ready for the egg retrieval.
- 8/25-I will be starting Gonal-F (150 units) and Menopur (2 vials) injections in the morning at 7am. Both of these medications will stimulate my healthy follicles to produce lots of eggs.
- 9/4 or 9/5-Egg Retrieval day! This day can vary, depending on when the follicles get to 18cm.
- 9/9 or 9/10-Egg transfer day! This day will be 5 days after the egg retrieval, so it could change!
We have appointments everyday starting August 30th. Our RE will monitor my estrogen/progesterone levels and my ovaries by ultra sound! They are looking for each follicle to be the size of 18cm, which they are currently at 6. I have 4 follicles on the right and 6 on in my left ovary. Follicles are the fluid sacks that produces the eggs. During a normal cycle most women only produce one egg, in one ovary. If they starting getting to big, our cycle will be canceled. This is the reason for daily ultra sound and blood work checks. We don't want to hyper-stimulate and have to start all over again.
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