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Stupid IVF question.

GreenEyedGalGreenEyedGal member
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How long does it take from the moment you decide it's time to do IVF to the time you can start testing on a HPT? I know there are BCP involved in the beginning, then injections, then egg retrieval then embryo transfer??? Please bare with my ignorance, I know the basics of IVF but not the details.
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  • Kmarie823Kmarie823

    We had a consult in mid October, per cycle testing late October and started BCP's and Lupron in mid November.  Did ER/ET mid December and beta 12/23.

    So depending on your protocol and required testing it could be slightly shorter then that.

    Good luck! 

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  • LakeGenevaBrideLakeGenevaBride
    It depends on which protocol you are on.  I went in for a consult at the end of August, September was a "testing" month (HSG, u/s, blood work), started BCP in October, started Lupron and stims in November, ER/ET in December, and just took a HPT today!   It was a long process. 
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  • DavezWifeDavezWife member

    I say "2-3 months" for your very 1st IVF (consults, waiting for cycle day blah blah, SHG, infectious disease testing, down reg w/lupe/bcp... then stim, ER, ET....)

    But the following ones seem to be only a cycle or so apart.

    (not a dumb question, esp when it's all new to you)

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  • Mrs.BabbsyMrs.Babbsy member
    Last cycle started 11/6 and I will test on 12/23 for my beta. I don't do Lupron, I do the antagonist protocol.
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  • charmcitygirlcharmcitygirl member

    It really depends on your protocol.  I wasn't on BCP, so I just had to decide what AF I wanted to start and I got moving.

    For this pregnancy, our consult with our RE was in May and she said that I could cycle right away, if I wanted to.  But we were going on vacation in June, so I decided to wait.  But then I cycled in July and knew I was pregnant by the end of the month.

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  • QuizzleQuizzle

    Totally depends like everyone said. 

     I was on BCPs for 2 months, but that was because we had to push mine back due to work.

    So... essentially, wait until CD 1, start BCPs for 3 weeks, bleed, start stims on CD2 (my Re only started stims on Thursday, Friday or Monday, so you'd time BCP to end appropriately.)  

     

    I started stims on Oct 5, triggered Oct 17, retrieval on Oct 19 and transfer on Oct 24. I got a + blood test on Oct 29 and a positive pee test on Oct 31. 

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