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KaliChickKaliChick member
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When did your RE have you stop estrogen patches?  Mine has me stopping now and I'm FREAKED out about it!  (hmmm this seems to be a pattern today)

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  • kthappy76kthappy76
    I don't remember exactly for my fresh cycle (it's the one thing I apparently didn't document) but it was pretty early on.  Your ovaries should be making it, so you should be fine.  I was on them until 13 wks for my FET, since for that cycle my ovaries had been completely suppressed and weren't making any.  GL!
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  • Swede25Swede25 member
    I stopped both my estrogen patches and progesterone after my 2nd beta, so I was a little over 4 weeks as well.

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  • KaliChickKaliChick member
    Ok that makes me feel better.  He said to stop the estrogen patches but I'm still doing 1ml of PIO in the AM and 200mg prometrium at night.  Guess we're covering it from all ends! LOL

    Our Journey to Brenden
    IVF #1: 4/11(Follistim/Menopur/Ganirelix) 10 retrieved/8 mature and all 8 fertilized / 2 embies transferred ... nothing to freeze Beta 5/10 = BFN
    IVF Take 2 Long Lupron July 2011
    ER 7/3/11 (our 6th anniversary) - 8 retrieved/7 mature/fert ....ET 7/6/11 - 2 beautiful grade A 8 cell embryos
    Beta 7/18/11 - 149!!! Beta 7/21/11 - 311 Beta 7/28/11 - 2,000 8/5/11 - Empty Sac 8/8/11 - There's a yolk sac and maybe a heartbeat 8/12/11 - Fetal pole, yolk sac, heartbeat 8/18/11 - Baby looks GREAT!
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  • MyHusbandMyHeroMyHusbandMyHero
    I stopped estrogen and progressive at 11 weeks
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  • DustilouDustilou member
    I wore them for 18 days after my ET, but then I didn't need them after that.  When I switched from the progesterone injections to inserts I was put on a low dose estradial to accompany it.  I'm sure it's okay if your RE is doing it.
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  • lovelyAngeliquelovelyAngelique member
    I was on a fake cycle for FET and stopped the estrogen patches and progesterone around 11 weeks. My RE told me to just make sure my OB knew and I got a blood test to check my progesterone and HcG levels.
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  • Mrs. MoMrs. Mo member
    They told me to stop the estrogen patches as soon as I got my (1st) + beta.


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  • Conky3000Conky3000 member

    imageSwede25:
    I stopped both my estrogen patches and progesterone after my 2nd beta, so I was a little over 4 weeks as well.

    Me too. For estrogen, anyway. I stayed on progesterone until 10 weeks.

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