Mia, I had (yet another) BT and was then was on Synarel from CD21 of the previous cycle to the main stim cycle. Synarel 'regulates' your hormones in preparation for the stimulation part of the cycle in a different way to the pill - it actually supresses your brain's control over the reproductive hormones, which gives the FS complete control instead. But different clinics have a different range of protocols, and different couples with different sets of problem will use different drugs at different dosages... My theory is that they know what they're doing, and make decisions for what are usually really good reasons, and they're perfectly happy to explain those reasons if you ask (if they're not, find someone else to ask!) There are lots of elements of the IVF process that are not well-proven one way or another, and different clinics do differently because of the opinion of the FSs that work there. My clinic is pretty clear whether a decision is made based on solid research, less solid research, theory or purely as 'finding out what works best for you.'

So it'll be a good chance for you to ask all those questions, to get and sign the consent froms, to find out what the details of the next step of the process are, and to learn how to inject/sniff/insert, etc.

And I was never weighed, even for the anasthetic, but they did ask and record my height and weight. I look like I have a healthy BMI (which I do, just) so perhaps that's why they were happy enough to take my word for it.

It's a pretty exciting journey, but for me it's been tougher than I expected, especially the final 18 days while I wait to find out if it's all gone to plan or not (I find out tomorrow! )

I agree with n2l, it's advisable but impossible not to get your hopes up, but I think you probably already know that from you experience with Clomid and IUI. I think IVF just magnifies every aspect of the experience because of the extra financial, time, risk and emotional comittments when you take the IVF step. The emotional bit is the hardest for me - because I know there were genuine, fertilized, growing and developing embryos transferred, and I'm already emotionally attached to them in a way I wasn't with the imaginary and hoped for egg/sperm combos with other froms of ttc.

Anyway, I wish you all the best for a sticky bub at the end of your IVF cycle!