Injection cycle length

Re: Injection cycle length

• vssbrm member

  March 2016

  For my injections for IVF, which were a bit text book, so probably not the best example, I stimmed for 11 days, menopure and follistim, ganarelix was added in later. 

  Married May 2009, TTC since November 2012 (Together since 2006 ish - had my eyes on him since 2001)

  Me: 32 (33 in May), Him: 37 (January)
  

  
  

  DX: Me: High Prolactin, Possible Autoimmune Disease Issues, though RE not concerned (?)  New RE has a plan!!

         Him: Minor Varicocele, low morphology, slightly low count

  
  

  History:
  
  Beta 5/9/2016 BFP!!
  Embryo transfer scheduled for April 28, 2016 and beta test May 9, 2016 (day after Mother's Day!)
  Transfer Meds include: Lupron Depot (4/1), Minivelle Patch (every 3rd day), Estradiol (3x daily), Amoxicillin, Progesterone in Oil, Methylprednisonlone. Lovenox and baby asprin added after transfer. 
  
  3/22/16 - Sono Saline ultrasound cyst to be aspirated on 4/1/16 if not cleared up by 3/29 US - It cleared on its own
  Retrieval 3/4/16 - 26 eggs retrieved, 23 mature, 20 fertilized, 14 embryos currently frozen
  Starting IVF Stims on +/- Feb 22, 2016
  HSG scheduled for 1-26-16 - All clear "beautiful uterus" (though inverted)
  
  Switched clinics and now prepping for IVF in February / March
  
  

  Fourth IUI -  CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - December, 2015 - BFN
  

  Third IUI -  CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - November, 2015 - BFN

  Second IUI - CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - September, 2015 - BFN

  Started Prolactin Medication October 15 - Levels quickly regulated to with in normal range

  First IUI - CD3-7 100 Clomid w/ Ovidrel Trigger - August, 2015 - BFN

  After no BFPs (ever) First RE/Urologist visit in Feb 2015
  

  HSG w/ OB, 2014 = all clear
  Trying to conceive since November 2012

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• BingALing23 member

  March 2016

  I'm on my first cycle of IVF. I took Lupron for 14 days and that overlapped with 10 days of follistim and menopur.

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  Me:39 DH:31 Married June 2015

  Jan 2007 - laparoscopy: endometriosis fixed; BFP same month; DS born Nov 2007

  August 2009 - Clomid; BFP;DS born May 2010

  Both DS's from previous marriage

  TTC since April 2015

  Aug 2015 - Clomid (not monitored) - BFN

  Oct 2015 - met with RE; unexplained infertility 

  Nov 2015 - Clomid, IUI, BFN

  Dec 2015 - Clomid IUI, BFN

  Jan 2016 - Clomid IUI, BFN; discussed IVF

  Feb 2016 - HSG, Endo biopsy, Mock transfer; BCP's; biopsy abnormal - given antibiotics

  March 2016 - Endo biopsy - all clear; BCP, Lupron, Menopur, Follistim, Ovidrel; ER 3/31; ET 4/5 - 1 Day 5 hatching blast; BETA 4/13 - BFP!!!; 2nd BETA 4/15 - still looking good; 3rd Beta 4/22 - going strong; US 5/2

  
  

  
  

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• wifeinraleigh28 member

  March 2016

  For my IUI cycles I stimmed with follistim for 6 days, CD 3-8, and triggered on CD 9, but I think that's earlier than most.  I see that you're doing TI... are they monitoring your follicle growth closely, because that does seem like a very long time to be stimming for!

  ***BFP & Child Warning***
  
  Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
  IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
  IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
  FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
  FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
  FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20

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• Tulips29 member

  March 2016

  For my 3 IUI cycles my injections were on average 2-2.5 weeks. I responded differently each time, so I stopped having expectations for a normal injection cycle. Now I'm in my first IVF cycle and I was told injections last for about 10-12 days on average, then you do the trigger shot and an egg retrieval 36 hours later. 

  ***History & TW in Spoiler***
  
  

  ***bfp & child warning***
  TTC - since 2014
  7 rounds of Clomid - BFN
  IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN
  IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN
  IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN
  IVF #1 - March 2016
  Retrieval #1 - April 2016
  FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017
  Trying for baby #2...
  FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN  
  No more embryos left; switched to a new RE
  IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019
  IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019
  FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019
  Trying for baby #3...
  FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022

  
  

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• BenNSarah member

  March 2016 edited March 2016

  @wifeinraleigh28 We do have regular monitoring, every 2-3 days and we trigger as soon as we have ANY mature follicles.  It's just so slow.  Things seems to be getting a little shorter, we will see how my CD10 follow up goes tomorrow. 

  Thank you all for the responses.  I know there isn't really any "normal" with all of this, I'm just a numbers girl!

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