FET Progesterone support?

[briggsy's girl]

i was sent a script for both, and given the option. the main thing that was expressed, and i got it from phone calls too - the pessaries are about half the cost of the crinone gel...

[sushee]

During my FET cycles I was not on pessaries, which always baffled me as AF always arrived early and I was suspicious that I was risking my chance of success by not having it. But my FS was adamant that I did not have luteal phase issues and didn't need luteal support in a natural FET.

When I did have success, it was on a stim and therefore on pessaries. Well, my P4 shot through the roof. In normal PGs, your P4 would range 100 - 200, mine was 1000+. So I probably didn't need the P4 supps after all, tbh.

Ask your FS why you're not on luteal support though, if it's bugging you, Shannon, even if it's just to put your mine at ease.

[butterfly_warrior]

Shannon, my FETs follow the pattern of drugs to induce ovulation naturally, transfer and... nothing. I have no luteal phase support at all. However, it is something that I am starting to wonder about after a couple of chemical pregnancies and AF arriving well before the blood test on the last unsuccessful cycle. It's something I'll be asking my FS about when I see him next week.

BW

[belle333]

Hi All

Seems I have a bit to learn about FET. Had EPU last wednesday - FS decided not to transfer Monday - not well enough. Will be getting fertility report this morning.. haven't had one since day 3.

Even though I have been under the impression that fresh ET was best my FS (and some of his colleages) think that we are best to wait. Not just because I over stimmed but that we (should) have a good chance of getting preggers (fingers crossed).

But i am still keen to get Fert Report... in a few hours.

And I have Crinone gel which for my clinic is included in the fee that we have paid. Because it will now be a FET I'm curious to know if they will give me anything else?

[butterfly_warrior]

Belle, I've still got crinone in my fridge from April last year. Was in the same boat - hyperstimulation so no transfer then. They were going to give me pessaries for my next stim cycle in November, but I asked if I could use the crinone I still had... that was a yes, but I hyperstimulated AGAIN and it's still there. My FETs have been successful, to a point. I've had 4 FETs, 3 pregnancies from them. I've miscarried all 3 pregnancies, but I don't believe it's down to the fact they were a FET.

BW

[belle333]

hey butterfly warrior

Sorry to hear about your mc's - hope your next transfer sticks and stays. Good luck.

[slyder]

Shannon, to answer your question, on a stim cycle our FS prescribes crinone, and on FET cycles she prescribes pessaries. Why they do the gel for stims and pessaries for the FET I have no idea.

Even if DW wanted to do a fully natural cycle, they still insist on pessaries. So to me that's not "natural", as none of the women I know who have fallen pg naturally have inserted a pessary into their vagina twice a day for 12 weeks. But I digress

It seems to be that whilst it may be pointless, it won't do any harm. Still seems dumb though in the cases of MF infertility.