Follistim

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  gault530 member

  September 2012

  Good luck!  That was one of the drugs that I used and didn't sting.

  

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  jeannaqueena member

  September 2012

  Good luck!!  Tip for follistim def wait the 5 seconds before pulling the needle out after pushing the drug in.  For some reason it seems to come out really slow and if you pull out to soon you waste the medicine.  

  TTC#1: 14 months on our own (did HSG, b/w, SA);
  BFP on Cycle 14--TWINS! Identical twin boys stillborn at 19wks(1/9/10)
  3 break cycles; took clomid 50mg, BFP #2 Beta #1 35, Beta #2 338!!! Owen was born 2/11/11! 
  TTC#2: 4 cycles on clomid: BFNs
  BFP #3: Cycle #5 100mg clomid; beta #1 21; beta #2 6=CP 
  Cycle #6 break cycle TTC no meds=BFN
  Cycle #7: 150 clomid+ovidril+IUI=BFN (switched to RE)
  Cycle #8: follistem+ovidril+TI=BFN
  Cycle #9 Forced break due to cyst
  Cycle #10 follistem+ovidril+TI=BFN
  Cycle #11 follistem+ovidril+TI=BFN
  Cycle#12 Forced break due to cyst, went on BCP; did repeat HSG, Saline U/S
  Cycle #13 IVF: Follistim/Menapur ER 11-30 11 eggs, 5 mature, 4 fertilized and 3dt on 12-3; BFN
  Cycle #14: IVF#2 lupron/follistim/menopur ER 1-22, 19 eggs, 14 fertilized, 5dt on 1-27, BFP!! beta 1: 63, beta 2: 119; EDD 10-15-13; 1 frozen embie

  Miracle Surprise BFP, EDD 10-1-15; saw HB great Betas, 11weeks lost baby MC at home

  Moved forward with FET transfered solo frostie on 6-4-15, beta 1: 315, beta 2: 738, u/s showed one baby on track EDD 2-21-16
  

  
  

  
  

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  KaramelSutra member

  September 2012

  Thank ya!

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  The Mob Boss 
  Birth: 10lbs 11oz, 21.5 inches <> 1 mo: 14lbs 7oz, 23.5 inches2mo: 18lbs 15oz, 25.5 inches <> 4mo: 26lbs 8oz, 27.5 inches6mo: 29lbs 8oz, 30 inches <> 9mo: 32lbs, 32 inches12 mo: 37lbs, 34.5 inches <> 15 mo: 38lbs 6 oz, 36 inches. 20.5 inch noggin18 mo: 43lbs, 37.75 inches 21 inch head2yr: 47 lbs, 42 inches. 21.5 inch head. Woah.  

  

  
  

  
  

   

  
  
  

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  girlieface3 member

  September 2012

  I just started follistim on thursday. Hoping to see some nice follies tomorrow!

  DD born 12/30/09 TTC since 6/2011 2/2012 Clomid +Ovidrel+ti= bfn 3/2012 Menapur + follistim= cancelled, over stimulation 4/2012 Next cycle cancelled due to cysts 5/2012 on break TTC w/o meds 8/2012 Clomid & trigger w/ IUI=BFN 9/2012 Clomid & trigger w/ IUI = BFN

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  ceebeetee member

  September 2012

  good luck! 

  TTC baby #2 since July 2011, DX: low AMH
  BFP 1/21/13, blighted ovum m/c 2/12/13
  

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  KristyLynn26 member

  September 2012

  Good luck! I used Follistim for our last medicated cycle and will use it again for this IVF cycle as well.

  
  
  First Time: DD born 3/2011 after trying for two years, LAP, and two IUIs w/ Femera + Ovidrel
  This Time: 4/12 Femera IUI #1 BFN, 5/12 Femera + TI BFN, 6/12 Femera + IUI #2 BFN, 7/12 Femera + IUI #3 BFN, 8/12 Follistim IUI #4 BFN
  IVF #1: ER 11/5/12 : 17 eggs retrieved/6 fertilized, ET 11/10/12 : 5dt of 2 embies/0 frosties BFN
  IVF #2: ER 1/28/13 : 12 eggs retrieved/9 fertilized, ET 2/2/13 : 5dt of 2 embies/0 frosties BFN
  IVF #3: ER 4/15/13 : 13 eggs retrieved/7 fertilized, ET 4/18/13 : 3dt of 3 embies/0 frosties BFN
  Laparoscopy 5/24/13 : Stage 2 Endo, Scaring, and Both tubes Blocked but successfully Opened
  IVF #4 (Clinical Trial): ER 7/22/13 : 15 eggs/8 fertilized, ET 7/25/13 : 3dt of 3 embies/0 frosties BFN
  IVF #5: ER 11/4/13 : 13 eggs/12 fertilized, ET 11/9/13 : 5dt of 2 embies/0 frosties BFP!!! Beta 11/20/13 = 447 1 Beautiful Baby! EDD: July 28, 2014

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  flows912 member

  October 2012

  Good luck! I'm expecting to start my injectable cycle for IUI later this week but on a different stim.

  
  MPZ born June 2011
  TTC #2 ... Cycle 1-3: IUI = BFN | Cycle 4: IVF ... canceled but 3 snow babies
  Cycle 5: FET .. BFP! | EDD - 3/15/2014
  

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