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Antagonist ladies.....

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So, if my RE really wants to change my protocol I will have to learn all over again!

So, here are a few questions:

Did you do BCP with antagonist?

If you did, did you start stimming right after stopping the BCPs?

When did you start the Lupron or Ganrelix (I know I probably spelled that wrong)?

What meds did you stim with?

How long did it take you from start to finish?

Feel free to add anything else that you can think of!!!

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  • kimarino13kimarino13 member
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    So, if my RE really wants to change my protocol I will have to learn all over again!

    So, here are a few questions:

    Did you do BCP with antagonist?  YES (around 10 days)

    If you did, did you start stimming right after stopping the BCPs?  YES

    When did you start the Lupron or Ganrelix (I know I probably spelled that wrong)?  ON DAY 5 BOTH TIMES.  I RESPOND QUICKLY.

    What meds did you stim with?  BRAVELLE & MENOPUR

    How long did it take you from start to finish?  https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/17bf15  You can see both of my IVF cycles in here.  :)

    Feel free to add anything else that you can think of!!!


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  • Ginger71Ginger71 member

    Did you do BCP with antagonist? No

    If you did, did you start stimming right after stopping the BCPs? n/a

    When did you start the Lupron or Ganrelix (I know I probably spelled that wrong)? Day 5 1st cycle, day 4 the 2nd (way too early-cycle got royally messed up)

    What meds did you stim with? 300 follistim(too high) & 75 menopur

    How long did it take you from start to finish? 10 days both times on stims. 15 days from start of stims to transfer 1st time, 13 days the 2nd

    Feel free to add anything else that you can think of!!! I had much better egg quality than my other 2 cycles when I did long lupron. I also thought it was much easier on my body and since it is less than 2 weeks, better for my mind.

    Good luck!

     

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  • k827k827
    imageLCB34:

    So, if my RE really wants to change my protocol I will have to learn all over again!

    So, here are a few questions:

    Did you do BCP with antagonist? Yes.

    If you did, did you start stimming right after stopping the BCPs? I think i went in for a mont. appointment and then next night i started gonal-f

    When did you start the Lupron or Ganrelix (I know I probably spelled that wrong)? I did the ganerellix and i started that like 3 or 4 days into stiming..it was kinda near the end of stiming when it got added

    What meds did you stim with? gonal-f, repronex, ganerelix

    How long did it take you from start to finish? 9 days of stims

    Feel free to add anything else that you can think of!!! The repronex was the hardest for me. I hated it. It left huge red itchy welts. I had moments when i would try and give myself the shot and get totally mind blocked and cried..IM sorry this isnt more upbeat!!!..everyone is different though.. GL! Im kinda sad you are switching because i am going to be right behind you i think and im doing Lupron this time.:(

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  • samk213samk213 member

    This last cycle I did antagonist and it was my favorite protocol.  I did BCP for 32 days. 

    Stopped BCP on day 32 of taking them had baseline b/w u/s and started stims 4 days later (only light spotting, no real flow).

    I stimmed for 10 full days and nights and only menopur on the morning of the 11th day before I went for u/s and b/w that day.  I triggered that evening.

    I stimmed with 300iu of Follistim at night and 150 iu of Menopur in the AM.  I started Ganirelix the evening of stim day 7.

    I triggered the evening of stim day 11 with Ovidrel and a ganirelix shot.

    This was by far the easiest IVF, less shots and less s/e for me, it went by so quickly.  When I told DH we were triggering he was like, already you haven't even taken a lot of shots this time?

    Time-line was start BCP on July 25 stopped on August 25, stims started August 29 and I stimmed for 10.5 days, triggered on September 8, ER Sept 10, ET Sept 15.

    I think change can be good.  I hope this is it for you!

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  • SailingGirl05SailingGirl05
    Did you do BCP with antagonist? YesIf you did, did you start stimming right after stopping the BCPs? I started stims 6 days after stopping BCP.When did you start the Lupron or Ganrelix? I'm not on either of those meds.What meds did you stim with? Follistim and Luveris How long did it take you from start to finish? I'm not finished yet, but I started stims Oct 16, est ER Oct 28.
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  • BRSaugust20BRSaugust20 member
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    Did you do BCP with antagonist?  yes

    If you did, did you start stimming right after stopping the BCPs?   I waited for AF to arrive and it never did by the deadline so I went in for bw to confirm E2, etc. were at baseline levels.  They were so I started stimming that night (5 days or so after stopping bcps).  I got AF the day I started stimming (but after bw).

    When did you start the Lupron or Ganrelix (I know I probably spelled that wrong)?  when lead follie got to 12-14 mm.  This usually took me about 8 days of stims.

    What meds did you stim with?  bravelle (450) & menopur (75 upped to 150).  High doses due to my elevated FSH and low AFC.

    How long did it take you from start to finish?  I think I was on bcps for about 21 days, then 11-13 days of stimming.  So about a month and a half from start to finish?

    Good luck!!

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  • QuizzleQuizzle
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    Did you do BCP with antagonist? Yes, I did a full pack (21 day) plus 3 more days to push my cycle start date. They just started me on the BCPs randomly at the beginning of my cycle to manipulate the cycle (the RE only starts meds on Fri, Mon or Tues)

    If you did, did you start stimming right after stopping the BCPs? I started stimming on CD2, which was a Monday.

    When did you start the Lupron or Ganrelix (I know I probably spelled that wrong)? I started Ganirelix after 5 days of stims, so on a Saturday night.

    What meds did you stim with? Follistim and Menopur, 150 of each to start, ended up with 300 of each.

    How long did it take you from start to finish? I stimmed 12 days.

    Feel free to add anything else that you can think of!!! Ganirelix shots SUCK. I hate the needles. I had no bad reactions (no itching or anything) but the stupid needles aren't sharp enough IMO.  Icing beforehand helped me a lot.

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  • ChiTown BridgetChiTown Bridget member
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    So, if my RE really wants to change my protocol I will have to learn all over again!

    So, here are a few questions:

    Did you do BCP with antagonist? Yes for about 10 days

    If you did, did you start stimming right after stopping the BCPs? Yes

    When did you start the Lupron or Ganrelix (I know I probably spelled that wrong)? Ganirelix on day 5 of stims

    What meds did you stim with? Gonal-F/Ganirelix

    How long did it take you from start to finish? I started BCP's on 7/4 and had my ER 7/29 and Transfer 8/1. So, less than a month from start to finish.

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