First IVF Cycle

knottief2611e207ff93397

Hello ladies,
This is my first ivf cycle. I was put on birth control pills after my baseline ultrasound. On 24th September, I started my meds. My recent ultrasound shows only 7 follicles. We are at a confused state, as 7 is a very low number. What do you think ladies? Is 7 a good number to move forward? Please pour in your thoughts, it helps.

crystal_light

Maybe I'm not tracking -- did your baseline show 7 follicles or you had 7 measurable follicles after 5 days of stims? Either way 7 is not a terrible number in my opinion.  It's not the highest but I definitely see people contemplating whether to cancel when they only see 2-4.  Do you think there's a reason (age/AMH/dosage of FSH?).

For comparison if that's of interest I showed 9 follicles at baseline (day 4 of my cycle before stims).  I don't have a day 5 comparison but by day 7 of stims I had 20 showing.

isabelherna

Hello ladies, I don't think 7 is too bad. Also, I am trying to keep in my mind that even 1 with high quality is enough so maybe you can try and focus your mind in that as well? 

ivfmeerut

Ideally, patients will want to have around ten follicles before ovulation is triggered with fertility drugs. It's possible for the treatment to be performed with fewer than ten follicles, and a successful result can still be achieved. It totally depends on your age. If you're older, you'll have fewer follicles than someone who's younger. On average, women in their mid-20s to early 30s have around 12 to 30 antral follicles, while women aged 35 to 40 may have between 8 and 15, and women aged above 40s may have somewhere between four and 10.