Ivf protocol/meds to help egg quality?

jammieb

Hello ladies, I am wondering if any of you have had really good success with egg quality by using a certain ivf protocol or taking and vitamins or meds to help? Or adding any certain meds to your protocol? Or know if a site I can read about this? I have had 4 ivf cycles now, 3 times I have only had 2 make it to transfer and this last time I we only had 1. We just fond out on Friday it wasn't successful. Thank you in advance.

emmuffy

Depends what you mean by success. Most ladies here are working on #1. If you want to read about cycles that resulted in pregnancies, you can check out the Pregnant after IF board. Many of us are on various supplements to maximize quality - I would suggest checking out the book It Starts with the Egg for more information about this. GL

jammieb

I guess by success I mean increased egg quality, maybe quantity, I am also workin on baby #1 I am just looking into my 5 ivf cycle, so hoping to do anything I can to improve. I am new to the bump as well, where can I find book it starts with the egg? Sorry I haven't figured out navigating the site quite yet. Thank you for your post!

Justone13

Hi there!! I am a firm believer in the book "it starts with the egg" it's like 10$ on the kindle but so worth the $$. I had excellent results with changing diet, environment and supplements this last cycle. I have done 4 fresh cycles my last bring a freeze all and I just did my FET on December 9th. Out of the 4 cycles this was my best. See my siggy for more info on my numbers.

I added coQ10 for 3 months prior to er and melatonin during stimming. I cut ALL bpa out of my diet to include using only glass dishes no plastic. I switched my cleaners to all natural. I only use organic/natural shampoo and body wash. I cut all processed food while stimming and soy products. Read the book. I know there are others who have had good results too.

Feel free to pm me if you want further info. GL!

BootsOrHearts

As others said, ISWTE is kinda the bible of eqq quality recommendations. I've also been reading studies about calorie restriction and its impact on fertility. ISWTE recommends a Mediterranean style diet but I'm not convinced any particular diet is the key vs. just calorie restricting. Of course check with your doctor, you may not want to do that if for example you are underweight already.

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zazu13

I sent you a PM, @jammiewantsbaby, but I wanted to chime in that I did use CoQ10 for three full months before cycling as well as other supplements, and saw an improvement in number of eggs retrieved and fertilized. I also switched to a new clinic with a better lab and I'm sure that helped. Your partner should also be taking a supplement (my RE recommended Theralogix) for at least three months beforehand, too. If your embryos are deteriorating after day 3 it could be a sperm issue. More specific tests on sperm quality can be done, too. Good luck!

jammieb

Thank you all very much for your input and suggestions!!

afsalinas

These ladies have grat advice. Just wanted to add that I feel like acupuncture and Antagonist protocol worked for me. Good luck!