Follistim dosage and egg quality

Re: Follistim dosage and egg quality

• jamielynnohio member

  January 2011

  This concerns me, could you tell me where you heard this info to even question it? I'm on follistim so this could potentially affect me. TIA.

  Married '02, TTC May '05

  Dx -Ute cancer, DOR from cancer treatments, and embryo quality issues. NOV 2010 CANCER FREE
  2005-2011= 3 Rounds of Clomid, 5 IUI's, 3 IVF's- ALL BFN's
  After 7yrs TTC, 5yrs of ute cancer, and 11 failed IF treatments, we got a surprise BFP! So thankful!

  Gemma Grace born 09/30/12

  Phillipians 4:6,7

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• Marinewifey9200

  January 2011

  I am not sure I about the answer but they always give me 2 days higher 75 iu and then I do 50 iu for the rest of the time. I really hope thats not the case. Last cycle they only did 50ui but I noticed it took forever for them to grow so I am thinking she wanted me to do two days higher so the follies could grow quicker.

  Diagnosed PCOS 2005 Put on Metformin 7 long cycles of CLOMID! 2xClomid+Follistim+Ovidrel timeD bd and preseed! Feb2007-BFP! NOv172007 Baby girl Jaylene was BOrn!!! TTC number 2 Natural...wow amazing!

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• patchen30 member

  January 2011

  I've never heard that adjusting your dose affects egg quality, and I've been around a looong time.  It's necessary to adjust your dose in accordance w/ your E2.  Where did you hear that?

  TTC in 2008. Stage II/III endo, Hashimotos hypothyroid, low morph (3%).
  2 cycles Clomid/Ovidrel/TI/Crinone=BFN.
  IUI #1 - 4 Follistim/Ovidrel/IUI/Crinone = BFN.
  IVF #1 - Antagonist w/ ICSI 4/10. 17 retrieved, 5DT of 2, BFN
  IVF #2 - Long Lupron w/ ICSI 6/10. 15 retrieved, 3DT of 2, BFFN!!
  Lap 7/21/10
  IVF #3 - Clomid/Antagonist w/ ICSI 10/10. 14 retreived, 3DT of 3, BFP 10/20 but m/c. No HB 11/15/10 - D&C 11/17/10.
  FET - 2 blasts, 1 survived the thaw. Transfer 2/19. Beta #1 3/1 375, Beta #2 3/3 885, Beta #3 3/8 4261, Beta #4 3/11 9005. U/S 3/8 1 sac 1 yolk, U/S 3/16 1 heartbeat 114bpm!

   

  James born Oct. 24th 2011 via c-section at 38 weeks!

  

  Surprise BFP - Jack born April 28, 2013 via VBAC after PTL at 33 1/2 weeks!

  

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• madelyn07 member

  January 2011

  I've never heard this...I've always heard that is the advantage to injects (well, one of the many)..that you can alter the dosage as needed and shown by monitoring appointments.

   

  TTC #1 since June 2008 *SAIFW*

  TI, IUIs, IVF = c/ps and BFNs

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• NYGrlAtHeart

  January 2011

  I am SO glad noone else has heard this! Last cycle when they lowered my dose and my E2 dropped I started googling and read it somewhere. Sorry, didn't mean to freak anyone out... I was freaking out myself!

  

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• Bella2u07 member

  January 2011

  patchen30:

  I've never heard that adjusting your dose affects egg quality, and I've been around a looong time.  It's necessary to adjust your dose in accordance w/ your E2.

  Ditto!
  

  TTC #1 Since 11/08 - Dx: MFI & PCOS
  7 IUIs = All BFNs
  2011: March IVF #1.2 = e/p @ 6w: May IVF #2 = BFN: July sFET #1 = BFN
  
  2012: Jan We're Certified FC/A Parents
  May IVF #3 = c/p
  June-Nov Foster Mommy to M (Toddler)
  July FET #2 = BFN
  Aug FET #3 = BFN
  Sept-Nov Foster Mommy to Baby Bella (Newborn)
  Nov HSG/Sono = Clear!
  Dec FET #4 = BFN
  
  2013: Feb FET #5 = m/c @ 6.5w
  May-July Foster Mom to H (8 yr old girl)
  June/July/Aug IVF #4 = Freeze All
  July = Unofficially Adopting T (10 yr old boy)
  Sept FET #6 = TBD
  **PAIF/SAIF Welcome**
  

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• kbrodie06 member

  January 2011

  Wow, this is not true according to my DR. (I am coming from the TTC >35 board. They usually start me higher and then lower it. I am on 4 vials of menopur and 2 of bravelle for 4 days. It was 4 bravelle and 2 menopur for about 7 days. So just trying to get them the right size. My egg quality is what it is, I am 40. But my Dr says your egg quality is determined by age basically. Good luck and dont freak yourself out.

  Kristin

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