This is my 1st post but I have been following this board for a while. I wanted to share what happened to me with my Gonal F pen injections in case it can help someone.. I was getting ready to do my 4th injection last night & I noticed blood was floating in the vial with the medication. I freaked out and called my RE. He has never heard of this happening before and since I was coming in the next morning, told me to skip the dose. I called Freedom Fertility and spoke with a pharmacist who advised me to call the manufacturer EMD Sorono 1--800-283-8088 ext. 2020. I spoke with a rep & he was wonderful! He said it is rare to have this happen but they have heard of it before. I probably did not hold down the pen completely until the needle was out & the blood got sucked back into the vial. I was stressed out all night thinking I would have to buy another pen & I would miss two days of injections. EMD Sorono said they would replace the pen for free (!!!) & I am waiting to hear back from Freedom Fertility as to when it will be here. My RE also said they could give me a dose for the day in case I did not want to use the pen with the blood.. but my RE said it would be fine and so did EMD Sorono. They just couldn't "recommend" it. Just wanted to share because I stressed out hardcore last night & I hope this can help someone in the future! Good luck to everyone
Re: Gonal F - blood in pen
**BFP and loss warning**
**BFP and loss warning**