Beau30,
I'm sorry no one has been able to join your thread with any advice yet. Please feel free to jump into the LTTTC/AC chatter threads and you can asks this question (and any other ones) in there too. It's a great group of ladies and i'm sure they will be able to help you.
Hi Beau, welcome to BB. Sadly I can't answer your question, it will really depend on what the clinic results come back with. Join in with the LTTTC with AC gals - I was there when doing my IUI & IVF cycles and they are a great support.
Beau, I'm sorry to hear of the bleeding. Was it a fresh (ie stim) cycle or frozen? With a stim cycle, it's possible for AF to show up that early (10dpo) in spite of the progesterone. If they determine that it is indeed AF, I'd be asking for more luteal support next time. I need to use 3x crinone (or 200mg pessaries) along with hcg booster shots to get a decent LP length in a stim cycle. My clinic's normal routine is 2x crinone per day and that wasn't enough for me. It took until my 3rd stim cycle to work out what I needed. I used high doses of FSH (up to 450iu) for my stim cycles and I think it put too much strain on my ovaries, so they needed the extra support after transfer.
Last edited by juniper76; October 2nd, 2012 at 12:35 PM.
Thanks for all your thoughts. The clinic has come back to me saying my hcg is negative (as expected as too ealry) but my progesterone level is fine so they are not really sure what is happening. I have been told to continue to pesseries 3 times a day until the 9th October (another week) then have more bloods done. This is my first ivf cycle so it was a stimulated cycle. I was only on 150mg of gonal-f for 3 days & then I dropped to 100mg for the following days as I had aweful bloating & stomach cramps at day 6 after starting the orgalutran. They collected 19 eggs. 2 immature. 17 were fertilised icsc. By day 3 I had 12 still going well and day 5/6 I had 8. Only one was transferred so I have 7 in the freezer for future. I am 33 with male infertility issue. I guess all I can do now is wait another week. Am just hoping I don't get another period in a week after stopping the progesterone. I don't have much hope as have now bleed heavily for 2 full days. I will definitely be asking for more hormone level checks next time. Perhaps it's my ovaries not coping like juniper76. There were still very enlarged at transfer. I will also join LTTTC/AC.
Thanks
I know this is an old post but the same thing is happening after my embryo transfer. I've been bleeding since 4 days past my transfer and it's finally finished today at 9 days past transfer. I'm having a blood test tomorrow but won't get results until next Wednesday due to the public holiday. So... Being impatient I took a hpt expecting it to come up negative and put my mind at rest however it came up positive. Did u ever take a hpt test when you were bleeding? I'm thinking maybe it was a chemical pregnancy and that's why I have hcg positive as I'm not on any drugs that would give me a false positive. Anyway, would love a response! Thank you in advance.
Sorry I never took a hpt - I continued bleeding for 2 full weeks though. Clinic changed my progesterone from crinone to pesseries (which were awful for me) & made me continue on them & extended my bt for another few days after when I should have been. Fs never really found a reason as to why it happened. My bt of course was negative. I unfortunately am still trying had my second fet on thurs this week. Fingers crossed this one works. Are you on pregsterone or pregnyl? There may be some hcg left from your trigger shot or pregynl if you are taking it. Good luck with your bt tomorrow. That's very weird not being able to get result until Wednesday. You poor love I feel for you! Xx
Thank you for your reply! I'm on progynova and progesterone pessaries so shouldn't have any hcg from any of the drugs I've been on. I guess I'll just have to sit tight and wait. The bleeding is just so strange as it was heavy like a period. I'm preparing myself for the news either way. The good news for you is that FET cycles do work, I have a little boy who's almost one and he's the best thing that's ever happened. It definitely is worth all the heartache and tears going through treatment!! I got pregnant when I finally relaxed about it and was very patient. I really hope 2013 brings you a beautiful pregnancy!! Xo
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