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Gonal-F/Puregon Question

ddvj79ddvj79 member
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Hi Ladies,

I'm getting ready for our next IVF cycle after our previous one failed fantasically! :/  The protocol is going to be the same apparently but the current pharmacy I am supposed to be looking at, is European & I am having some brand name /hormone names disconnect. Was hoping to use the collective knowledge here to figure this out...

For my first cycle I was on Follistim 450IU daily (the pen thingy with the cartridge) & the pharmacy I was given this time around has the following options :smile: 
Follitropin Alfa (FSH)Gonal-F 75 IU PEN (SubQ)Gonal-F 300 IU PEN (SubQ)Gonal-F 450 IU MV (SubQ)Gonal-F 900 IU PEN (SubQ)Gonal-F 1050 IU MV (SubQ)Puregon 300 IU CartridgePuregon 600 IU CartridgePuregon 900 IU Cartridge

I am also checking out Freedom pharmacy:
Gonal-f Multi-Dose 1050iu VialGonal-f Multi-Dose 450iu Vial Gonal-f RFF Redi-ject 900iu (*$858.60 available after GO Direct to Savings mail-in rebate. Terms & conditions apply.) Gonal-f RFF Redi-ject 450iu (*$429.30 available after GO Direct to Savings mail-in rebate. Terms & conditions apply.)Gonal-f RFF Redi-ject 900iu (*$858.60 available after GO Direct to Savings mail-in rebate. Terms & conditions apply.)

I think the pharmacy I used last time was Avella (quite a few folks told me I over paid!) & they just shipped the follistim 
So, now I am not sure, which is equivalent to the 900IU follistim cartridge ? My guess was the Redi-ject in Freedom or the Puregon cartridge ? Was hoping someone here would know.

Thanks very much!!!

DH :  36, has Chronic Kidney Disease, on dialysis & is waiting on the transplant list (average wait for B+ is 5 years)

Me:   36, Hypothyroidism, PCOS, BMI 32, need to be done with "child bearing" ASAP so that I can be a Kidney donor (was fun realizing we didn't as much time as we thought :-/ )

We're TTC#1

IUI #1 : 5mcg Letrozole (CD 3-7) + Ovidrel Trigger + Had the one follicle = BFN  (March 2014)

IUI #2 : 5mcg Letrozole (CD 3-7) + 150 iu Bravelle on CD9 (after much begging!) + Had the one follicle = BFN (April 2014)

7th May 2014 - changed REs, this one seems to care (we think....)

IUI #3 : 7mcg Letrozole (CD 3- 7) + 75 iu Bravelle (CD 8-12) + CD12 Scan 5/16 + Had 3 follicles (2 under 15mm) = BFN(May 2014)

IUI #4 : 7mcg Letrozole (CD 3- 7) + 75 iu Bravelle (CD 8-12) + CD12 Scan 5/16 + Had 1 follicle + DH gave best sample so far = BFN(June 2014)

IVF#1 -  ER Only Cycle Sept-Oct 2014, 17  eggs Retrieved, 14 mature, 10 fertilized, 6 made it to Blast & post PGS  5 were not viable due to chromosomal abnormalities
Not sure where we go from here...

We're parents to two very adorable, bratty, affectionate & goofy Bernese Mountain Dog pups who would very much like a 2 legged baby brother or sister of their own!

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Re: Gonal-F/Puregon Question

  • Griffin5413Griffin5413 member
    ddvj79  - I used freedom for my meds. Sometimes they will order different amounts of the fluid in case they have to change your meds or up the amount. I think they sent me the Gonal F with  3-900iui rediject & 1- 300iui... Because you just twist the knob to the amount that the Dr. wants you to take, you can use the pen for several uses. I started at 225iui for the first several days and then they up'd me to 275iui for a few and back down to 225iui for the last few days. 
    Me: 33 (no known issues)
    DH: 33 (lower motility; 0 morphology)
    TTC since Oct 2013
    IVF round 1 January 2016 (w/ ICSI)
    ER: February 17, 2016; 15 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized
    Day 5 Blastocysts: 8 sent for PGS - 5 Normal
    FET date: April 12, 2016 - DS born Dec 7, 2016
    IVF round 2: FET : Oct 4 - 1st Beta 188!



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  • ddvj79ddvj79 member
    Thanks @Griffin5413 ! I might have to go with the new pharmacy they are working with, its slightly lower price. My dose is pretty high, so gets very expensive. I was on 450IU for about 12 days and my RE said she wants me to stick to that protocol. I guess I better figure this out soon :)

    DH :  36, has Chronic Kidney Disease, on dialysis & is waiting on the transplant list (average wait for B+ is 5 years)

    Me:   36, Hypothyroidism, PCOS, BMI 32, need to be done with "child bearing" ASAP so that I can be a Kidney donor (was fun realizing we didn't as much time as we thought :-/ )

    We're TTC#1

    IUI #1 : 5mcg Letrozole (CD 3-7) + Ovidrel Trigger + Had the one follicle = BFN  (March 2014)

    IUI #2 : 5mcg Letrozole (CD 3-7) + 150 iu Bravelle on CD9 (after much begging!) + Had the one follicle = BFN (April 2014)

    7th May 2014 - changed REs, this one seems to care (we think....)

    IUI #3 : 7mcg Letrozole (CD 3- 7) + 75 iu Bravelle (CD 8-12) + CD12 Scan 5/16 + Had 3 follicles (2 under 15mm) = BFN(May 2014)

    IUI #4 : 7mcg Letrozole (CD 3- 7) + 75 iu Bravelle (CD 8-12) + CD12 Scan 5/16 + Had 1 follicle + DH gave best sample so far = BFN(June 2014)

    IVF#1 -  ER Only Cycle Sept-Oct 2014, 17  eggs Retrieved, 14 mature, 10 fertilized, 6 made it to Blast & post PGS  5 were not viable due to chromosomal abnormalities
    Not sure where we go from here...

    We're parents to two very adorable, bratty, affectionate & goofy Bernese Mountain Dog pups who would very much like a 2 legged baby brother or sister of their own!

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