Lupron says below 77 degrees. - Easy, I can put this in my fridge.
Gonal-f says between 36-46 degrees until expiration date, or between 68-77 degrees for up to three months. - How cold is my fridge? Is it colder than 36 degrees?
Menopur says between 37-77 degrees. - Same issue as Gonal-f
HCG (trigger) says between 68-77 degrees and refrigerate after reconstitution. - I know my fridge is colder than 68 (duh) and I don't reconstitute until right before I use it.
We have window air conditioner units, but sometimes it is on low or not on at all to save electricity. Should I just leave everything out and make sure that my air conditioning is always on, or should I put everything in the fridge? What about the HCG? It says between 68-77.
Why does it have to be so difficult and confusing? Maybe I am just feeling overwhelmed and I am overreacting (I thought it would be less intimidating the second time around, I was wrong).
Re: where do you store ivf meds?
Lupron and Gonal F - in the refrigerator
PIO - in the medicine cabinet
HCG trigger - in the medicine cabinet if it has not been mixed yet. (The powder and the saline don't need to be refrigerated. But after it's mixed I think it does. We do the shot right after mixing so it's never a problem.)
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Lupron/Gonal-f ~ refrigerator
Menopur ~ is it already mixed? Mine I had to mix myself, so I just kept the powder and liquid vials in the tupperware containers I used for my meds
HCG ~ again, already mixed? Mine wasn't, so again, in tupperware containers.
I sometimes kept things in my closet as that was a cooler, darker place than out in the open.
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Lupron in frig.
Gonal-f in frig.
Menopur in a closet
Trigger in closet
Anything in powder form is usually stable at room temp.
Thanks everyone. I guess I'm confused because room temperature is under 77degrees. I'm concerned because it is summer time and my house can get higher than that at times. Should I not be so concerned?
I asked this of my nurse, and as long as it's not scorching hot (like in a car parked in the sun, hot) it's ok at room temp on hot days for short periods of time, but try to keep them in the coolest part of you home.
I'd call your office or your pharmacy for their advice if you're concerned.
GL
Lupron, Ovidrel, and Follistim - Fridge
(Ovidrel and Follistim came packed on ice. Lupron went in fridge after first use)
Menopur - tupperware container on kitchen counter
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2/09 - 4/09 - Clomid, TI
5/09 - 12/09 - 4 IUI
3/10 - 7/10 - 2 IVF
11/10 - Frozen Transfer
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