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Birth control before IVF cycle

jblauve1jblauve1 member
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hi ladies
just wondering if any of your doctors had you taking birth control twice a day before your IVF retrieval?  I finished my second retrieval and will be doing a third one around the 21st. Thanks. 
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Re: Birth control before IVF cycle

  • Knottie34543584Knottie34543584 member
    Hello 

    No I was once a day for 2-3 weeks then had base line bloods to confirm everything had quietened down. Maybe it's twice a day to speed up the process, or a low dose pill? 

    All the best x


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  • FuzzyDustFuzzyDust member
    It's the first time I hear about doubling BC before the cycle. I know that most do normal amount to suppress everything. I didn't have to do any, since I'm always as suppressed as it gets :)
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    Me: 37 DH: 45
    I don't produce FSH, so no natural menstrual cycle. DH has reduced morphology.
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    Time off to divorce, get back on my feet, find a new hubby and get married again 💑
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    Dec 2019 FET#2: BFN
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  • brooklyngirl18brooklyngirl18 member
    I was on 1 bcp a day for about a month and then I was on 2 bcp a day + lupron for 4 days. then i stopped bcp and continued with lupron. 
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    Married 10/12
    DS 11/14
    Ectopic 2/16
    PCOS/Ovulation Dysfunction 11/16
    IUI x 3- BFN
    Laparoscopy 3/17 Endo and tubal damage
    IVF- 4/17- 40 eggs retrieved, 10 blasts, 7 pgs tested embryos
    FET- 6/17- BFP!
    Due Feb 15, 2017
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  • JuliaGoolia719JuliaGoolia719 member
    I just did 1 a day before my cycle

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  • caitb13caitb13 member
    I used the NuvaRing before I started meds. I'm not sure why they would want you to double the dose. 
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