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WHY the pill prior to IVF?

jenna1008jenna1008
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What does it do?
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Re: WHY the pill prior to IVF?

  • eclepticecleptic
    According to my RE- it gives your body a bit of a break from trying to ovulate so that all of your resting follicles start at the same place. It gives the stims a blank slate to start from.
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    Friends for 15 years. Married 8. TTC since January 2009
    2010 Diagnosis: Anovulation and Severe MFI
    2011 Treatment:
    IVF w/ICSI #1 Antagonist: 2 blasts - c/p - BFN 04.22
    FET #1: 1 blast/1 early blast - BFP 06.22 - m/c 06.30 @6w0d
    07-11 RPL: MTHFR C677T Heterozygous & Slightly elevated ACLA IgM
    FET #2: 1 morula - BFN: 9.02

    January '12: IVF #2
    Started BCP and Metformin (New!) 12-14 for stimming in January

    Dum spiro, spero.
    ?SAIF/PAIF/PgAL/PAL always welcome?
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  • njohnson1972njohnson1972 member
    It also helps suppress any cysts that you may have.
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  • Edwina.McDunnoughEdwina.McDunnough
    Some clinics also use it to gang up patients so they can cycle together. Other clinics (like mine) don't use them for most patients.
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  • svp1537svp1537

    I saw your post below about the AMH levels... you might not be a good candidate for bcp prior to starting IVF if you have a low AFC. The bcp might over-suppress you too much.

    If your AFC is normal, bcps help regulate cycles, get rid of cysts if you have any, and/or allows the RE to cycle patients together.

    Good luck!

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