ferrals - that all is very good news. I hope you get an outstanding fertilization report.

Tigga - who knows when my cycle will be. I've paid for it, have the drugs, should have had AF on Friday and she's nowhere. And believe me...there's no little miracle in my belly. I knew my cycle was messed up from the readings on my fertility monitor - but I have no way of knowing how messed up. I hope AF arrives before 3 Dec as that's my clinic's Xmas cut-off. If I don't get it by the 3rd I think we are done with IVF with my own eggs as my cut-off was end of year and I don't want to change it. I'm really over the battle against my body and am only doing this last cycle because I promised DH I would. The thing is, that would mean I've been taking DHEA for nothing for 3 months (my longest stretch on it - so what a waste!). I don't think DHEA has anything to do with the types of herbs your Chinese medicine guy is giving - at least, it doesn't have anything to do with AF - my understanding is that its sole purpose is to try to give you "younger" eggs. That being said, I'm no expert on interactions between drugs so it may be worth having your Chinese medicine person write down the names of the herbs and giving them to your FS. Although I say this, I have never followed my own advice- I have taken stuff prescribed by a naturopath as well as a Chinese herbs (at different times) all without consulting with my FS!

Daisie - good luck with this cycle.