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Why was I perscribed methylprednisolone for IVF?
krissyh21
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Anyone else have to take this an know why? My nurse won't go over my drugs until Saturday but I got my drug delivery today and I did not use this last time. Looking online it is a anti inflammatory steroid, but is also used for many things.
It just threw me for a loop because she never mentioned a change in drugs (other then granulex)
A lot of years and a million tears finally led me to you.
After 7 years trying to concieve, 3 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs, my third IVF was a success!
My Christmas baby turned into a turkey bird! Dillon Richard was born at 34 weeks, 5 days on November 28, 2009 after 10 weeks on bedrest for preeclampsia.
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After 7 years trying to concieve, 3 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs, my third IVF was a success!
My Christmas baby turned into a turkey bird! Dillon Richard was born at 34 weeks, 5 days on November 28, 2009 after 10 weeks on bedrest for preeclampsia.
<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v705/arriinthere/PJ/?action=view
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Re: Why was I perscribed methylprednisolone for IVF?
Never mind I found it. It is used for assisted hatching which I didn't have before.
G. METHYLPREDNISOLONE (Medrol)
This steroid hormone is taken when the Assisted-Hatch procedure is being done, in conjunction with the Embryo Transfer. It is taken to suppress any inflammatory reaction that might occur between the embryo(s) and the endometrial lining.
Administration: 1 (16mg) tablet, by mouth, once per day as directed, OR 4 (4mg) tablets, by mouth, once per day.
Side effects: Fluid retention
After 7 years trying to concieve, 3 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs, my third IVF was a success!
My Christmas baby turned into a turkey bird! Dillon Richard was born at 34 weeks, 5 days on November 28, 2009 after 10 weeks on bedrest for preeclampsia.
<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v705/arriinthere/PJ/?action=view
It's funny you should aak that because I posted the same question last week..... I have a new RE and a new protocol for IVF#3. When I tried to google it, I saw a lot of references to assisted hatching - which, to the best of my knowledge, we aren't doing this cycle.
My understanding (from the responses I received) is that some RE's use it to aid implantation because it keeps the body from rejecting the embryos - specifically when ICSI or assited hatching are used. I have my baseline b/w and ultrasound tomorrow, and plan to ask the nurse when she calls me
look at the birds | bless this food
Ditto PPs.
I took it for both my fresh and my FET.?
Yep, you're all right based on what my RE told me. ?It's commonly used any time you do AH - fresh or frozen cycle. ?Some REs also use it w/o AH to help prevent your body from rejecting the transferred embryos.
Oh, and I don't know about anyone else but to me it tastes terrible - really bitter, almost like ear wax (not that I really know what ear wax tastes like... ?LOL). ?If the bottle says take with food, DO! ?;)?