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Estrace instead of bcp

KirstenCasKirstenCas member
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I just picked up 5 prescriptions, ugh, and these are the regular pharmacy things.  Looks like I'll be taking Estrace instead of bcp from 4/4 - 4/20 and then starting stims.  Doing a trial transfer on 4/16!  It's getting real now!

Does anyone have any experience with taking estradiol (Estrace) instead of bcp? So far, from what I read, it looks like something called estrogen priming. 
Me & DH - 41, DH has a cyst blocking his tubes, I'm just old.
IVF #1 scheduled May 2016 - 375/525 follistim, 75 menopur - cancelled cycle Day 6
IVF #2 scheduled July 2016 - new protocol, switcharoo...IUI June 2016 - BFN
IVF#3 scheduled August 2016 - estrogen & testosterone primed for 3 wks - ganirelix 7 days leading up to stim - 500 follistim, 75 menopur, 150 clomid , no follicle growth on day 6, stopped injectibles. Scanned day 9 just to check, some growth, 3 days 200 mg clomid, day 12 more growth, 100 follistim, 75 menopur, start ganirelix on day 13, ER = 0 eggs, ovulated to soon ( :( )
IVF#4 scheduled Sept 2016 - Microdose Flare protocol, cancelled stim day 6 converted to IUI (one dominant follicle)  :(  IUI cancelled ovulated too soon again. Taking a mental health break.
IVF#5 December 2016 - New protocol, same results. My adventure is over.


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Re: Estrace instead of bcp

  • NicWalker10NicWalker10 member
    @KirstenCas I prepped with bcps my first cycle and estrace for my second cycle.  My cycle was leaps and bounds more successful  than the first.  I dont know how much of a role estrace played in that result, but i feel like it helped!!   Of course because it's estrogen, i felt bloated and all of the other side effects of estrogen, but not much different  than the feeling of bcps really!   GOOD LUCK!!!  
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