Help anyone else had slow response with FSH stimulation then had success with cycle??

[blossom73]

Hi i am a poor responder in the middle of my down regulated cyle, today was day 16 i have been stimming for about 13 days on gonal f 900 p/day!
My follicles have been slow off the mark and my FS wanted to cancel today but i said i wanted to continue as i have 7 follicles growing, he said that he would want them to be bigger by now and the quality may not be great??
I now have another scan on Friday so praying that these guys grow a little bigger so i can have pick up on monday?
I couldnt bear the thought of another cancelled cycle as my last one was cancelled and the one before that had no result.
I really felt that this cycle was going to be it, felt so good physically and mentally.
AArgh just so frustrating this road..
I am just curious if anyone has had a similar situation to this and had any success at all, or if anyone has any tips on how to make the follies grow faster????
Thanks

[justjuice]

Hi Blossom.
Sorry to hear you are having such a hard time. My first cycle was also cancelled due to lack of response. It is so disappointing. I was 39 then (40 now) so I think it's partially related to our age, unfortunately.
How large were your follicles at the last scan?

I don't know of anything that can make the follicles grow faster (apart from FSH), although there are some suggestions that a gluten-free diet may help fertility (though the mechanism seems to be complex and not well understood).

Good luck for Friday, and keep us posted!

[blossom73]

hi JustJuice it is so frustrating!!! The follies where around 15mm??? So they are hoping to see them grow about 2mm each day or else cancel? Im just taking a punt really hoping that there may be a good one amongst them as we could get to collection and none of them be good quality.. Just unsure now of what to do even if they have grown as maybe i am kidding myself at the moment and am a bit desperate just to do a cycle?
See what Friday brings!
Good luck to you too x

[nellym]

Hi Ladies,

I am not sure if this is where I should post this question or not.

I am going through my first round of IVF and today is day 9 of injections. I went to the FS this morning for a scan and was told there was not much activity happening. He didn't even measure what he could see as far as follicles. He said we will wait and see what is happening on Monday when I go for another scan which will be day 12.

I am scheduled to have the EPU on the Wednesday (day 14) but he said we might have to push it back to the Friday.

Have any of you been through this and had success?

I am feeling really low at the moment, I really thought this was going to be our turn.

[blossom73]

Hi NellyM, i am on day 20 of my cycle which is a down regulated one and on Monday my FS told me to cancel as things wherent progressing as he would have liked, i said no i didnt want to and to give my 7 follicles a chance and today had another scan and have been given the go ahead for pick up on Monday so things can change.
Stay positive as hard as it can be and trust that all will be ok.
Good luck to you and your dh x

[justjuice]

That's great news, Blossom! Good luck for Monday!

NellyM...same thing happened to me on my first cycle. It's really a stab in the dark for the first cycle - your FS doesn't know how you'll respond until you have done so. After the first cycle your FS should have a better idea of the most appropriate dose of medications for you (although for your sake I hope you are successful on your first cycle!)