Today we had a telephone appointment with our FS. We discussed doing our 5th IVF cycle using Clomid and Menopur. The FS was surprised by how I'd over stimmed on Clomid while doing IUI. He agreed that if we choose to use Clomid for our cycle we could use 100mg on days 2-6 and 150iu Menopur on days 5, 7, 9 and 11. Also as soon as the lead follicles reach 12-14mm I should start Cetrotide to stop me from ovulating early.
Alternatively, I could use the same protocol as the last two times because although I had a bad cycle last time, the time before I produced 9 eggs which is what we will be hoping for this time. So 450iu Gonal F and Cetrotide to stop early OV. The FS reckons we would get more eggs with this protocol rather than on Clomid, and Hubby would prefer to do this too. The FS also said that if this is our last IVF would we look back and say we should have used the Gonal F if the Clomid cycle didn't work out too well. He said Hubby and I should talk about it and decide which one to do.
The FS also said that it probably isn't worth me having another womb biopsy as my last one was in January. I'm glad about this as it is a painful procedure and would have added to our costs.
We also discussed how stressed I have been at embryo transfer - bladder too full, uncomfortable and difficulty passing the catheter through my cervix. So the FS said this isn't a problem and what they can do is a trial ET while I am sedated at EC. They could also give me Temazepam to relax/sedate me, and if that doesn't work they can put me out like they do for EC.
So it is all good and what we wanted to hear. The FS told us to make an appointment with the nurses and I tried to do that but they didn't have an appointment until 30th April and that would mean I can't start IVF on our next cycle. I obviously accepted it as what else could I do? So I was about to start sulking and moaning about how I have to wait for everything, when the phone went again and someone else had cancelled their appointment and we could have that on 18th April. Also Hubby is off so it's all worked out great!
About Me
- UK IVFer
- For five years I went through hell and back to become a Mummy! I had three miscarriages from natural pregnancies, five IUI attempts, five IVF attempts, and three operations to remove endometriosis, a polyp and a fibroid.
I have been with my 'almost perfect' Husband since 2003. We married in 2009 on Valentine's Day and we are extremely happy together.
I decided to start a blog because I needed to write down my thoughts and feelings to show myself and others how I was never going to give up until we got our forever baby.
Since having my baby, I'm inspired to create: Baby Blankets by Me & Mum
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