A potentially silly question about BC

j&j620

My IUI cycle was canceled due to a lack of response to 100mg Clomid.  We're going to try Femara for the next one.  I was prescribed BC to bring on my period this time around (always took Provera in the past) and to help regulate my LH.  My RE is currently out on medical leave, but another doctor in the practice reviewed my case and I spoke with him about the new plan.  He said, and I quote, "You can take the BC for 2-3 weeks, up to you.  You know, depending on your holiday schedule."

Huh?

I know I should have asked him this, but my mind was going in a million and 12 directions during our conversation, so...does anyone know if there would be a benefit to taking it for the full 3 weeks vs. just 2?  It would be easy to give in to the "let's keep this ball rolling" mentality and just do 2, but I want to make sure I'm giving my body it's best shot, you know?

I plan on calling the office tomorrow (I may or may not have been putting it off because I'm embarrassed I didn't ask before), but I was curious what you all would have to say.

Sewfie

I'm not sure if there's a physical benefit offhand, I would think it's just in regard to cycling during the holidays? Like, our RE did kind of the same thing for before our first IUI cycle, but that was just before the beginning of summer, so it was just sort of in case we were planning a vacation (since the whole process was new to us- we had just started seeing her and had just gotten all of our testing done).

j&j620

Thanks, ladies.  I knew he was pretty much telling me to schedule it around our holiday plans.  He even told me I didn't have to start it right away if I didn't want to.  Fortunately, the office is only closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day and we aren't going anywhere, so the holidays should be a non-issue.

I want to do 2 weeks, especially since taking it is making me feel pretty awful...but I guess I was just worried that we'd go through this new cycle, end up with a BFN, and then all I'd be thinking would be, 'Should have taken the BC for 3 weeks, you idiot!'

j&j620

lemonliz said:

Oh no, I don't think it will make a huge difference! No worries. They're just using it to jump start your cycle, right? I wouldn't worry too much about it. 

Right, but when I asked why BC instead of Provera, the reasoning I was given is because it will regulate my hormones so (hopefully) my ovaries will respond better to stimulation.  So that's when I starting wondering if the 3 weeks would be better than 2.

I know the doctor probably wouldn't have given the 2 week option if it wouldn't be just as effective, but I wanted to hear what 3T had to say about it.  And I have to say, I do feel a lot better.

Side note - I'd like to say IF is making me crazy and causing me to over-analyze everything...but that's just pretty much how I am [insert blushing smiley face that I can't get to work for some reason here]