Hi Sara. Hope you had a lovely Christmas

This is just my take on this....

From my understanding, FSH levels will be different everytime (slightly higher or even lower) so the change in your levels is not too dramatic

From what I have learned about estrogen levels (explained to me by my clinic), Day 2 E2 levels are BASELINE. They actually tend to be lowest on day 2(or at least on the first FULL day of bleeding). And follicle numbers are certainly nothing to measure at that stage (remember more pop up during your cycle). In my first (sadly cancelled cycle) my estrogen was 126 after 4 nights of FSH - yet I had 11 follies. So do not look at the E2 level before even starting FSH. I do not think it is indicating your follie number that early on.

But back on to FSH, the advantage of doing the Orgalutron shorter cycle is that you are not repressing your own hormones until Day 6/7. So your natural FSH works along with the stims to really kick your estrogen levels along

I have heard most FS like FSH to be under 12... I have read on BB of some women doing IVF with higher..

If that wretched ticking clock is bugging you, and you can afford it, there is not time like the present. Again, just my POV. Like you, I don't want to waste time.

Anyway, this is all just my opinion. I just wish I had started all this 12 months ago.

Hope I have been a help to you
WTH x