I didn't see a post for January IVF so starting this one. Hopefully there are others doing a Jan cycle.
I am 44 and have DOR and a very low AMH (.26) . And after a failed traditional IVF/FET cycle in August 2019 (7 mature follicles, 1 ER, 1 M, 1 F, and BFN) my doctor agreed to a mini stim protocol in November with Letrozole (7.5mg), Follistim (225) and Omnitrope, This cycle was a tad better (2 mature follicles, 2 ER, 2 M, 2 F) but one didn't make it past Day 2 and the other stalled at a day 5 Mourula, so here I am again. I should get my protocol next week at baseline, but it should be Letrozole (5mg or 7.5mg) CD 2-6, Follistim (150iu or 225iu) CD 4-?, Omnitrope .5 every other day starting on CD1 or 2, and Ganirelex once follicle gets to 14mm. I've also been estrogen priming. I'll hopefully have my first monitoring appointment on CD5. This may seem early but I ended up having a follicle at 20mm on CD 6 last time. So to prevent that we're starting letrozole on CD2 and not CD3 and maybe will go down to 5mg instead of 6. I'm also going to do a fresh transfer with hopefully two eggs at Day 3. Good luck everyone!
Re: January 2020 IVF
My story in signature spoiler. Children mentioned.
I don't produce FSH, so no natural menstrual cycle. DH has reduced morphology.
Summer 2014 IUI (with first husband): cancelled after almost a month of stims due to too many follicles
Time off to divorce, get back on my feet, find a new hubby and get married again 💑
March 2017 IVF#1: ~70 follicles, 13R, 10M, 7F, 3B = 2 PGS Normal (both XY) - no transfer due to ohss
Sept 2017 FET#1: BFP, Beta#1 (10dpt) - 253, Beta#2 (12dpt) - 528, DS born 05/31/2018 👨👩👦
Dec 2019 FET#2: BFN
Changed clinic, planning March 2020 IVF#2 - postponed due to the pandemic
April 2020 IVF #2: ~30 follicles, 24R, 12M, 8F, 4B = 2XY & 2XX, all normal
Sept 2020 FET#3: one XX embryo, BFP, Beta#1 (9dpt) - 161, Beta#2 (11dpt) - 519, Beta#3 (19dpt) - 7174, Due date 05/30/2021
DD born 05/23/2021 👨👩👧👦 - My family is now complete
My egg retrieval is tomorrow morning and I'm nervous but excited. Yours will be here before you know it!
@Lippert1 - Does your protocol only call for Follistim? What did you use before?
@lunagirlnyc - Keeping my FX crossed for you!
@eggcellent - Good luck on your egg retrieval today! Keep us updated! Sending positive vibes. And follistim was also my favorite! lol.
Can I just say... I'm so thankful the advancements and research that have brought medical science to where it is today... giving all of us a chance to build families no matter our fertility challenges! My husband and I are struggling with fertility due to a balanced translocation, so our process is ICSI + embryo biopsy and PGS testing. Thinking of all the amazing and talented medical professionals involved in the process of making our dreams come true is really humbling!
@lunagirlnyc - Sending good luck to you! Something about the evenness of the year "2020" makes me feel like it's a lucky year. I really hope it's your time!!
@Lippert1 - Sounds a lot like my drug protocol. I hope it goes well for you - fingers crossed for zero side effects and many many eggs!
@eggcellent - Yay on the successful retrieval! 20 is a great number! And I hear you on the advancements.
That's a great amount @eggcellent! Unfortunately, we did not have any left over to freeze and transferred two embryos yesterday. Sorry you have to wait so long for an update. That would drive me crazy. Hang in there!
My story in signature spoiler. Children mentioned.
I don't produce FSH, so no natural menstrual cycle. DH has reduced morphology.
Summer 2014 IUI (with first husband): cancelled after almost a month of stims due to too many follicles
Time off to divorce, get back on my feet, find a new hubby and get married again 💑
March 2017 IVF#1: ~70 follicles, 13R, 10M, 7F, 3B = 2 PGS Normal (both XY) - no transfer due to ohss
Sept 2017 FET#1: BFP, Beta#1 (10dpt) - 253, Beta#2 (12dpt) - 528, DS born 05/31/2018 👨👩👦
Dec 2019 FET#2: BFN
Changed clinic, planning March 2020 IVF#2 - postponed due to the pandemic
April 2020 IVF #2: ~30 follicles, 24R, 12M, 8F, 4B = 2XY & 2XX, all normal
Sept 2020 FET#3: one XX embryo, BFP, Beta#1 (9dpt) - 161, Beta#2 (11dpt) - 519, Beta#3 (19dpt) - 7174, Due date 05/30/2021
DD born 05/23/2021 👨👩👧👦 - My family is now complete
Best of luck to the rest of the ladies in the group!
@hopengrace and @eggcellent - updates? Or are you both still in wait mode?
@Lippert1 - I was on Follistim+Menopur (with Ganerelix to prevent early ovulation). Follistim was by far my favorite of the medications to use, so it's nice you get to use just that one! I only stimmed for 7 days, but was a fast responder and my estrogen went up really quickly so I triggered on the 8th day. My doctor said Follistim protocols usually take 8-12 days for most women. Good luck on an easy stim, hope you get a bazillion eggs!!
@Lippert1 I start medications saturday. This is my fourth mini ivf so protocol is always the same. 150 gonal, 1 chlomid, and 2 letrozole tabs. Normally stim 12 days. First retrieval had one pgs normal and strong but failed fet. 2nd ivf had 1 mosaic so iced. Then third had one unknown and one strong. The strong sadly didn’t stick. So trying again to get more in terms of quantify. I have issues with too much progesterone for fet’s. Good luck!
@lunagirlnyc - how did you know you had too much progesterone?
I hope the Follistim works quickly. It is crazy how everyone’s body’s react so differently. I think the only negative I have experienced so far is being a bit overly emotional, but I’m cutting myself some slack. For Pete’s sake! 🤣
@lunagirlnyc good luck with starting your meds! I hope this is your cycle!
Thank you ALL for being a great place to come and chat! I have amazing family and friends, and it’s not their fault, but most of them are uncomfortable talking about it. It’s SO nice to have an outlet! 🤗
My story in signature spoiler. Children mentioned.
I don't produce FSH, so no natural menstrual cycle. DH has reduced morphology.
Summer 2014 IUI (with first husband): cancelled after almost a month of stims due to too many follicles
Time off to divorce, get back on my feet, find a new hubby and get married again 💑
March 2017 IVF#1: ~70 follicles, 13R, 10M, 7F, 3B = 2 PGS Normal (both XY) - no transfer due to ohss
Sept 2017 FET#1: BFP, Beta#1 (10dpt) - 253, Beta#2 (12dpt) - 528, DS born 05/31/2018 👨👩👦
Dec 2019 FET#2: BFN
Changed clinic, planning March 2020 IVF#2 - postponed due to the pandemic
April 2020 IVF #2: ~30 follicles, 24R, 12M, 8F, 4B = 2XY & 2XX, all normal
Sept 2020 FET#3: one XX embryo, BFP, Beta#1 (9dpt) - 161, Beta#2 (11dpt) - 519, Beta#3 (19dpt) - 7174, Due date 05/30/2021
DD born 05/23/2021 👨👩👧👦 - My family is now complete
Hi All - I’m new to the boards. I’m 40 years old... going to be 41 in March. I’m doing my first IVF cycle this month. I’m on day 7 of stim meds (450 Gonal F / 150 Menopur). I went this morning for a monitoring appointment and have 7 follicles but they are not growing very fast. My nurse said they were measuring around 7 millimeters. So back on Wednesday to see if there is any change. My nurse then started talking about how my doctor may want to have a conversation with me on next steps and if we should continue with stim meds and it really upset me. I mean you always know there is a chance it may not work out, but I didn’t think we would be thinking about this so soon. Its kind of interesting because I seem to have done so much better on clomid when doing the 2 IUIs I tried before going to this round of IVF. Can anyone offer details on Mini IVF? Was just hoping to hear other stories of women with great outcomes that was slow out of the gate. I feel like I can’t get a break. My husband and I put our lives on hold to take care of my father who was suffering from dementia and a stroke. He passed away last year and we just want to have a family... I just want one.
I was going to have a whole new protocol for IVF 3. One that I came up with but my RE was willing to try. But my SO and I decided to take a month off in December and start IVF again in January.