Do you get b/w done at ultrasound appts?

SmilingMrsF · February 2009

From what I've been reading it seems that most people get b/w done at their ultrasounds. I went in for my cd13 ultrasound today, but they didn't check my E2 levels or anything. Is this something I should ask them to do for me? My ultrasound showed minimal growth (again), so maybe that's why they didn't do it. I go in for a follow-up on Wednesday.

smilee · February 2009

Yup, every time I go for u/s, I get b/w also.

I think the b/w is more telling than the u/s.?

SunMoon&Stars · February 2009

Funny you mention this....I just had a U/S on Thursday which was an absolute fiasco to get scheduled.

On Friday The IVF coordinator says to me "Oh, did you get your b/w done, too?". Ummm, no.....no one told me I needed bloodwork. Yeah, I was pissed.

*Willis* · February 2009

I would assume they will take your bw on Wed. ?If you follicles aren't mature and it isn't "go" time (IUI, trigger, etc), they may be holding out a few more days to see if things develop. ?If they don't take blood then, I would request/ask.

SmilingMrsF · February 2009

Thanks for the info. This is my 3rd medicated cycle and I've never had mature follies, so perhaps that's why they've never mentioned the b/w. I will have to ask them on Wed. What are they looking for in the b/w they do at those ultrasounds?

krissyh21 · February 2009

Your E2 level is a lot more telling then your follicles. U/S is a 2d image and it is a lot easier not to see some things going on that may be happening, follicles can be missed, etc.

E2 can show if you are responding to meds too fast, too slow etc by the way it increases over time.

*Willis* · February 2009

As to what they are looking for, it depends. ?Some times they test my e2 levels before triggering to make sure my levels correspond to the number of mature follicles. ?One time when I didn't respond, they took my progesterone levels to see if perhaps I had already ovulated on my own. ?I think they can look for lots of things, but it seems like if you haven't responded to 3 medicated cycles, they should be looking at something in your b/w to help find an answer.

mybobble · February 2009

W/ each u/s apt I have b/w always follows. I didn't go in for an u/s on Friday but they did want me to have b/w done. That is the 1st that has happened.

Goldengirl16 · February 2009

Hmm, well it sounds like I'm not the norm, but this is my 3rd u/s for this cycle and the first time they did b/w. They were checking to see if I had started to surge yet. I would just ask your RE what's standard and when they plan on doing b/w. Good luck!

Bronxgirl73 · February 2009

at my RE's office first they do the b/w and then the u/s. I get both of them at each appt.

AlexPuppy · February 2009

I'm in my third medicated cycle and only this time have they done some b/w. I believe it has to do with what one of the pp's was saying... about making sure your body is responding to the stims they way they expect. For the cycles that they didn't do b/w it was the same cycles that they could see on the u/s that my follies were growing and that everything seemed as predicted. This time they just don't seem to be growing (even with the increase in Follistim dose) so the RE does bloodwork just to make sure there isn't something going on that they don't see in the u/s. Also, my RE always appologies when I have to get b/w. She knows it sucks to have so many needles so I think she tries to minimize it.

Hope that helps. Mostly, I wanted to say that you're not the only one that doesn't get b/w each time. I'm right there with you.

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