Timing between IVF cycles

MBandBud

I know I should be hopeful but trying to schedule things and if IVF #1 doesn't work, did you need to wait before IVF#2?  Did you go back on bcp?  I am doing long lupron if that helps.  If your cycles are regular, did AF show up the same time as usual or was it late b/c of the endometrin and thus a few days after beta and you stopped the endometrin.  Thanks ladies.  

ladychicago

my office will let us do B2B IVF cycles...   as soon as AF arrives after a failed IVF attempt, i would go back on BCP to start cycling again.      but i know other clinics require you to get the post-IVF AF, and then another AF before you can cycle again.    

krissyh21

Depends on the clinic I had to wait a full cycle before even going on BCP in between. My cycles were not regular, after stopping progesterone it took 3 days for IVF and then my in between cycles was longer as well.

caden

My clinic prefers that women wait 1 cycle before going back on the pill. That's what I did, but if I pressed really hard they would have probably let me do back to backs. I needed the break though. After my break cycle I went back on the pill for a month. AF was late b/c of the drugs but I started spotting before I stopped them and as soon as I quit it came full force.

MBandBud

I am giving up trying to figure it out.  I don't know why I think I have any control over this!!

Caden, I love your countdown to the weekend ticker, esp this week!! 

kimarino13

My RE wanted me to take a cycle off, free of BCP, between IVF cycles.  I have PCOS and don't ovulate, so around CD35 with no ovulation and baseline-looking ovaries and lining, I started IVF #2.  I regret it, because I ended up with 21 undetected-at-baseline cysts at ER.  I wish I would have taken a cycle or two off, to let the drugs/effects from IVF #1 leave my system.

caden

Thanks! I forget I have these. The PC&E board ladies made up mock tickers one day so that's where that came from. I'm not actually saving for grillz

PrincessShay80

My RE likes to rest a cycle in between- he does put us on the pill in preparation. My AF was pretty much on time right after my failed IVF cycles. First IVF I got AF before my beta, and my second IVF I got it 4 days after stopping the PIO.

 

lovemymonkey

I've done back-to-back cycles where after a negative beta, I would stop the PIO (or endometrin), wait for AF, then start BCPs for the next IVF cycle.

LCB34

My RE will let his patients start back on BCP as soon as they get AF from a failed cycle.  But like PPs have mentioned, it really depends on your RE and clinic.