What time do you inject your FSH (i.e., gonalF, puregon)

[buliej]

I'm curious. During my first two cycles I did it in the morning but found that to be quite stressful - running around, trying to leave the house to get to work - and when I had early meetings it was really hard to comply with the "at the same time every day" requirement.

I then switched to the evenings (9pm) - which is what I'm doing now. The time suits my schedule as I'm usually home by then during the week even if I go to the gym or something - and we plan our weekends around it (although as I type this I realize we are going to have a problem this upcoming Saturday night as we will be at a performance at that time which was booked months & months ago...).

I was wondering whether anyone has discussed timing of injections with FS - I've always forgotten to ask. And am wondering whether not doing it in the morning but 12 hours later on the first day of injections and thereafter could be an issue.

Also, now that I've realized that it will be a problem next Saturday night - what would you do? I should be able to it around 10-10:30 - so an hour or 1:30 late.

[dusty]

You should be fine J, if you start pushing your shots out until 9.30pm during the week by the time the weekend comes around you can make it only 30mins to 1 hour late. Even then 1.5 hours late should be fine.

[Sara69]

Hi Buliej, Nice to hear you have started your sysle - keeping everythign crossed for you.

Agree with Dusty - I always did my shots the same time as you and if there was a night when I coudl only do it later I delayed them in the days before so to make it within one hour. The only issue coudl be the orgalutran so if you do an antagoinst cycle check with your FS if you shoudl do it on the eveing of the trigger as well or even start it in the morning.

Sara

[juniper76]

I've always done mine in the morning because that's my FS's preference, but almost all of the americans I speak to do theirs at night. I'm not sure if it affects the interpretation of your monitoring results so it might be worth mentioning it to your Dr just in case?

My FS is very relaxed about the "same time" thing. I tend to stick fairly religiously to doing them exactly 24 hours apart but in the past I've occasionally freaked out because I've done one late and he always dismissed any concerns I expressed. These days I wouldn't stress over doing it 1.5 hours late. I think you should be fine if you just enjoy the performance and do it after. But, again, check with your Dr if you're concerned.

[Persephone1]

Hi Buliej,

I always did mine in the mornings, but only because that fit with my schedule. I worked out that doing them at night would be difficult, because I had lots of evening commitments. As it was, I had to step out of performances and dinner-dates to sniff the synarel, although that at least wasn't as inconvenient as an injection. FS never suggested a particular time.

I also agree with Dusty and Sara - taking the injection around the same time, or a little earlier/later doesn't have the same impact as taking the nasal spray late. The ovaries respond when you give yourself an injection, so if you're late, they just respond an hour later. If you missed an injection, the ovaries just wouldn't respond in that 24 hours period. On the other hand, if you take the nasal spray too late or miss one (if you're doing nasal spray btw), you risk ovulating because the nasal spray inhibits the ovaries from ovulating - and then the cycle may be terminated.

That was probably as clear as mud. Sorry

GL with the injections,
Seph

[buliej]

Thanks everyone - your responses were very helpful. I will continue my 9pm injections, slowly pushing it back by 10 mins each night - which, by Sat night should give me an acceptable window. I'll also email the nurse assigned to me to let her know that I'm doing the injections in the evening.

[Cuddlepie]

I think all the ladies already answered your question, just want to come in to wish you loads of luck for this cycle!

[dusty]

Glad to hear you are in the process of another cycle hun. Best of luck xx

[Bengal]

Hi all

Just to add my clinics opinion to the mix

My nurse who has been an IVF nurse for 20 years, and has the 5th IVF bub born in Aust (which is nice) told us all, not to stress at all, if we where late for injections by 1.5 hours, she said, it will be fine, do not stress yourself.

My new clinic asked us to inject in the evenings, as they can change the dose if we have a BT check up, that am, to suit the mornings BT

[dusty]

My nurse who has been an IVF nurse for 20 years, and has the 5th IVF bub born in Aust (which is nice)

Wow! That is a fantastic story WLAB