Hello all,
I was planning on starting progesterone to induce AF (followed by Letrozole and then the HCG Trigger Shot) BUT to my surprise AF showed up! So we have decided to give it one more month to see if we can conceive naturally. If not we plan to do this the end of this month(Progesterone->Letrozole->Ultrasound and Trigger Shot) I am just a little curious for those of you who have did this cycle , what the success statistics are. If you have been through this I'd like to get your feed back! I have Follicles BUT it seems they don't mature enough to release an egg. Sperm Specimen was good and my blood work was good.
*How many rounds did you try(before success)?
*multiple Births?
*Side effects?
Married to My Best Friend
Mom to 2 Fur Babies (Great Danes)
Re: Statistics? Letrozole and Trigger Shot Success
Anyway, I'll give you my 'golden-key-ized' fake stats... it seems like younger women who have anovulation issues tend to conceive fairly quickly, like within 3 months of treatment. This is just what I have noticed and has absolutely no scientific basis. Either way, it sounds that you're now in the running so GL this cycle!
Married for 7 years, TTC for 4 years
dx: Diminished Ovarian Reserve
2 Clomid IUI's + 4 injectable IUI's= 5 BFNs and 1 mc
Good luck with this cycle!
I did that protocol for a total of three rounds & I did one additional round of clomid with trigger. All combined with IUI. My successful round (5th IUI) was a combo of letrozole, gonal F & trigger. I am 19 weeks with twins. Best of luck to you & be patient. It may take time but will happen
09/28/2015- Surprise! Conrad and Hudson born at 35w6d!
Mom to 2 Fur Babies (Great Danes)
7 IUIs, 7 BFNs.
2 IVF attempts, both cancelled and converted to IUI, both BFNs.
Decided that my tired old ovaries are ready to retire.
Next step- reciprocal IVF, using my wife's eggs, my uterus!
fresh 5 day transfer (2 embryos) 4/17/17- BFP!
Identical twins "due" 1/2/17 (but anticipated arrival sometime December)
Mom to 2 Fur Babies (Great Danes)
I'm very interested in reading more responses to this post. My doctor told me I would have a 15-20% chance on injectables (with no IUI since he doesn't think we will need it). If I did get pregnant, he said it would be 70% chance of a singleton, 25% chance of twins and 5% chance of more than twins. Eeek that 5% makes me nervous!! I'm not really looking to be the next TLC special!
Mom to 2 Fur Babies (Great Danes)
Mom to 2 Fur Babies (Great Danes)
Mom to 2 Fur Babies (Great Danes)
Mom to 2 Fur Babies (Great Danes)
TI for 4 cycles: 1 round of femara; 2 rounds femara/ injectables: all ended in BFN.
3 IUI Cycles: letrozole/Follistim with HCG Trigger,all resulted in BFN.
FET #1: Baseline appt 4/28/16, Gonal-F/Menopur stims, Centrotide 5/4/16, ER 5/11/16; 6/8/16 ET, BFN
FET #2: Baseline appt 6/22/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 7/12/16 ET, 1st beta 7/21/16: 83 BFP, 2nd beta 7/23/16: 315. 1st U/S: 8/4/16 empty sac. 2nd U/S: 8/10/16 yolk sac appeared, everything stopped growing. Office D&C: 8/11/16, MC.
FET #3: Baseline appt 12/28/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 1/17/17 ET, 1st beta 1/27/17: 146 BFP, 2nd beta 1/29/17: 336, 1st U/S: 2/16/17, 2 healthy twin babies measuring 7w0d. EDD: 10/5/17
I completely agree that it's such a hard process trying to get preganant, and wishing and hoping for that excitement of having a child, then failing to be able to conceive. Every time AF has come for me after a failed cycle, I get a little more sad, but I try to keep hopeful and remember the good things happening in my life that I'm thankful for. It's tough for sure, but it's important to keep that glimmer of hope!
TI for 4 cycles: 1 round of femara; 2 rounds femara/ injectables: all ended in BFN.
3 IUI Cycles: letrozole/Follistim with HCG Trigger,all resulted in BFN.
FET #1: Baseline appt 4/28/16, Gonal-F/Menopur stims, Centrotide 5/4/16, ER 5/11/16; 6/8/16 ET, BFN
FET #2: Baseline appt 6/22/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 7/12/16 ET, 1st beta 7/21/16: 83 BFP, 2nd beta 7/23/16: 315. 1st U/S: 8/4/16 empty sac. 2nd U/S: 8/10/16 yolk sac appeared, everything stopped growing. Office D&C: 8/11/16, MC.
FET #3: Baseline appt 12/28/16, Estrace/PIO shots: 1/17/17 ET, 1st beta 1/27/17: 146 BFP, 2nd beta 1/29/17: 336, 1st U/S: 2/16/17, 2 healthy twin babies measuring 7w0d. EDD: 10/5/17
This is my first cycle trying Letrozole (2.5mg x 10 at once at bedtime around CD5?), followed by ultra sounds then Trigger Shot (HCG 10,000).
I have been through alot the past 15months of trying, last month (2nd cycle after surgery to unblock tubes) & they said I ovulated really good on my own but I didn't ovulate till cycle day 28, my cycle was 45 days long!
So this month we paid the money for them to monitor and control my cycle.
We are trying to go for twins, well that is if my body can ovulate 3 mature follicles before releasing. When I say trying, just means trying, I don't know if it will work out. But at the end of the day doctors don't know if I can do this again after achieving this pregnancy.
Anyways....
I was put on BC for 2 weeks, tomorrow I stop taking it, they expect me to bleed (they are mimicking my period) for 2 days then I take the Letrozole next Thursday, then the following Tuesday I go in every other day for an ultra sounds for them to monitor me, once we are happy with the follicles and their sizes, we will do the trigger shot.
She said there is a 25% chance of it working first time and if my body does make 3 good follicles I have a 15% chance of twins.
Has anyone done this route? Has it worked first time? Singleton or twins?
Since I ovulated very well by myself last month (which I never ovulated before surgery ever), do you think it's possible for me to get 3 good size follicles?
TIA!