Endometrial scratch

janet1206 · April 2014

Just wondering who had this done, and if it worked? Also, when during your cycle was it done? We're planning this since our first ivf cycle failed. They said they can do the scratch in the luteal phase prior to stimming (which is before AF), or at the beginning of stimming (like day 3). My RE says they've had success with both timings. Would like to hear any of your experiences and what you'd recommend. TIA

KR250222 · April 2014

I did it prior to stimming and I was successful this round. We did a few things differently this time around so it's hard to say if that is what did the trick or not, but I do recommend giving it a try!

shelbeans82 · April 2014

I had it done 1 week ago so I can't say if it worked, but for timing it was at the end of my BCP 4 days before starting stims. Good luck!

EDIT: My RE and all the literature supports doing it prior to the IVF cycle. I questioned my RE that he was doing so close to stims but I had a period after the BCP ended and he said that the newest literature says that timing is ok. I have never read anything about doing during stims.

cls78 · April 2014

I will be getting this done 8 days after ER. Does it hurt?

shelbeans82 · April 2014

@cls78 It wasn't that bad, but I took a hefty dose of tylenol first. It was short lived and less painful than my HSG.

KR250222 · April 2014

It hurts but it's quick. The painful part for me was over in less than 10 seconds. You can do it!

janet1206 · April 2014

Thanks ladies for all your input. I just got off the phone with the PA at my REs office. She said there's no evidence related to which timing is better. But that's kinda hard to believe. I know most of the research talks about it being done the cycle prior to ivf. She says there's no harm doing it during stims, and they've had success w it before. They're advising us to do it at the beginning of stims bc there would be no chance of disrupting a preg then. They want us to try on our own the month before, bc we are unexplained and there's still a possibility we may conceive naturally..and doing it in the luteal phase would be harmful if I were preg. After some thought we are planning to take a month off and start stims in June, but we will still try on our own in April. If we aren't preg next month, I think I will just go w my gut feeling and do the scratch during my luteal phase prior to stims.

BrideJackie11 · April 2014

*** siggy warning ***

I did it for our second FET about a month prior to transfer and we were successful. It hurts for 30 seconds. They scratch 4 times quickly (once in each quadrant). My RE counted 1-2-3-4 and it was over. GL!

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