After waiting for what seemed like an eternity for AF she finally showed today. Yes!! Time to get started!! Well.....not so fast. My lab work showed that my progesterone and estrogen were very elevated for a "normal" period. My RE doesn't know why the levels are so high but she gave me the heartbreaking news that we cannot start meds with my levels like this. Instead I have a prescription of Provera to take so that I can get a "real" period and get down to baseline levels. Will the disappointment ever end?!? My question is for those who have taken Provera, what can I expect? She said some start their periods immediately after finishing the prescription and for some it takes weeks. Are there any side effects I should be prepared for? I just don't know what to expect. TIA!
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I think someone just asked this so you might find some helpful responses not too far down or on the next page, but I think the consensus was that its different each time. I have taken it twice, the first time I got my period about 5 days after the last pill and the second I spotted for a few days and then got it as soon as I finished the pills. No side effects for me. GL!
PCOS
Off bcp March 2011
Aug 2011-Feb 2012 tried to regulate cycles w/ Metformin -- no luck
April 2012: Clomid (50mg) + Injects + TI = BFN
May 2012: Clomid (100mg) + Injects + TI = BFP on 6/8/12
I am so sorry, i am in a kind of similar situation, i just got a BFN for my first injectables cycle and was excited to start a second one but found out i have cysts on my ovaries still and cant start this cycle. It's extremely heartbreaking.
Anyway, I've taken provera quite a few times while i was doing clomid cycles and i got AF about 3-4 days after the last pill each time.
Good luck to you!
married July 25, 2009
ttc since May, 2010
dx: PCOS May 2011
HSG - all clear!!
4 rounds of clomid - all no response
11/11 - Round 1 Follistim + Ovidrel trigger w/IUI - Mild OHSS + BFN
12/11 - Round 2 Follistim + Ovidrel trigger w/IUI - BFP!!!! Mild OHSS again
beta 16dpiui - 469, beta 20dpiui -2,050
2nd u/s- TWINS!
Carter & Sydney were born at 24 weeks and are currently in the NICU
I think someone just asked this so you might find some helpful responses not too far down or on the next page, but I think the consensus was that its different each time. I have taken it twice, the first time I got my period about 5 days after the last pill and the second I spotted for a few days and then got it as soon as I finished the pills. No side effects for me. GL!
Thanks! I did not realize that this was just asked, your suggestion was helpful!
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The one time I took Provera I found that my period started about 3 days after taking the last pill. I did not notice any side effects from taking it. GL and I hope the bumps start smoothing out.
~TTC since July 2010~
CD3 Bloodwork:Normal
HSG-Clear
SA:Low Morph
IVF with ICSI #1: ER 12/16 (4 ER/3 Mature/0 Fertilized)
IVF with ICSI #2: ER 5/17 (4 ER/4 Mature/3 Fertilized)/ET 5/20 (2 embryos transferred)-BFN
IVF with PICSI #3: ER 9/8 (11 ER/8 Mature/7 Fertilized)/ET 9/13 (2 AA blastocysts transferred)
I took Provera once to kick-start my first medicated cycle. I took 10 mg for 10 days, and had no side effects. AF showed up 3 days after my last dose. Good luck!
me 26 / DH 29
TTC#1 since 5/2010 (charting, AO)
2/2011: DX: PCOS, hypothyroid (1700 mg Metformin, 50 mcg Synthroid)
8/10/2011: First RE appt.
9/2011 & 10/2011: Clomid + Ovidrel + TI = BFN
11/2011: Femara + Ovidrel + TI = BFN
1/2012: Femara + Follistim + Ovidrel + TI = BFP! (Praise the Lord!)
?3/23/2012: Graduated from the RE... moving on to a regular OB!?
?10/29/2012: Our precious baby boy was born via emergency C-section. 5 lbs, 13 oz; 18" long ?
Re: Another bump in the road(question about Provera)
I am so sorry, i am in a kind of similar situation, i just got a BFN for my first injectables cycle and was excited to start a second one but found out i have cysts on my ovaries still and cant start this cycle. It's extremely heartbreaking.
Anyway, I've taken provera quite a few times while i was doing clomid cycles and i got AF about 3-4 days after the last pill each time.
Good luck to you!
ttc since May, 2010
dx: PCOS May 2011
HSG - all clear!!
4 rounds of clomid - all no response
11/11 - Round 1 Follistim + Ovidrel trigger w/IUI - Mild OHSS + BFN
12/11 - Round 2 Follistim + Ovidrel trigger w/IUI - BFP!!!! Mild OHSS again
beta 16dpiui - 469, beta 20dpiui -2,050
2nd u/s- TWINS!
Carter & Sydney were born at 24 weeks and are currently in the NICU
Thanks! I did not realize that this was just asked, your suggestion was helpful!
TTC#1 since 5/2010 (charting, AO)
2/2011: DX: PCOS, hypothyroid (1700 mg Metformin, 50 mcg Synthroid)
8/10/2011: First RE appt.
9/2011 & 10/2011: Clomid + Ovidrel + TI = BFN
11/2011: Femara + Ovidrel + TI = BFN
1/2012: Femara + Follistim + Ovidrel + TI = BFP! (Praise the Lord!)
?3/23/2012: Graduated from the RE... moving on to a regular OB!?
?10/29/2012: Our precious baby boy was born via emergency C-section. 5 lbs, 13 oz; 18" long ?