I don't know much about ANA as I never tested for it. if your test result shows a titre of 80 then yes, that is 1:80 which is higher than 1:40 which would be a positive test.
I didn't take clexane or prednisone, so can't comment on these products or what they do. I did end up taking asprin before my last IVF cycle and I got a BFP. As I wrote in my previous post, I"m inclined to throw everything in there (as long as it is safe) ... because at the end of the day, I think it's more important to get your BFP than it is to know what has been causing the infertility. I still don't know what our problem was with conceiving, and although it would be nice to say "it was because of xyz..." I'm just happy that whatever we did differently has worked for us.
So throughout the month before I started injections, i took asprin, royal jelly tablets, elevit, probiotics and high dose multi B vitamins. once i started injections I stopped the asprin (my EPU was 9 days after starting injections and I bled more than on my previous EPU) and after EPU I stopped taking everything except elevit. We did ICSI (we only had 3 eggs) which was new for us and 2 fertlised. we transferred 2 embies because the FS said the second one was not good enough to freeze and we got a BFP. Maybe it was more good luck than good management, but we've got to try something, right?
Its lovely to hear from you BW, lovely avvy by the way.
I did remember you told me before the right dosage of Metformin and adding Aspirin contributed to Sam's conception. I wasn't aware you were not on clexane, somehow I had an impression when you get prednisone, you also be put on clexane. I thought asprin is just an extra medium added to the mix. Anyway, your point sounds very logical, if you get a stronger drug to fix the problem, there is no need for the milder one.
Although ANA/arthritis problem is comparatively new coming onto the horizon for me, Im sure there are some link interrelated to each other with my elevated NK cell level. I don't know why I feel the urge that I need to do sth extra or different if the protocal already cover this bases. I guess the anxiety of facing another failure already get on top of me even its a month away...silly me But talking about it do help!
Daisie, thank you for sharing your story, congratulations! So glad its literally 1st go on asprin brought you a BFP. Sounds like you only took asprin leading up to the cycle and stopped before FSH starts, when you say injection, that means CD1 on FSH right? Amazing just this little drug can make the difference. All the best for the rest of your pregnancy!
Cuddlepie, yes, you are right. I only took the aspirin during the month leading up to injections. I stopped on CD2 I think, becuase I was bleeding like a stuck pig with the injections and with the blood tests. I was having a BT every day because I actually started injections 2 days before my period started and the FS was monitoring my FSH levels pretty closely. We started early because my FSH was rising. The day before CD1 my FSH was already 14 and rising (normally they want it below 10 to give you the go ahead to start).
Mummy to Chloe - absolutely, I think it is defintitly okay to take asprin on a normal cycle. it will thin the blood including the lining in the uterus which helps any embryo implant. definitley give it a go. What have you got to lose? if i were doing a natural cycle i would take it throughout the month prior to trying (ie, not try one month cos you probably don't want to be taking it if you ARE pregnant) and then take it all the way up to ovulation.
Hi CP,
I am so happy to see this post, will be hoping and praying and crossing everything for you.
In my opinion I don't think it can hurt to take the low dose aspirin, my concern was always that I had think blood/clotty blood which was effecting the quality of my endo lining, I always had a think lining, but AF was always really clotty. I also think that, as my FS would not give me Clexane until day after EPU, I wanted my blood to be thiner before hand. But my DX was MTHFR (thick blood) so a little different.
As Daisy said, I don't think it would hurt and is quite a common thing to take, it might still be worth throwing it in the mix.
My Dr has told me to take low dose asprin as soon as I find out I'm pregnant to prevent m/c. I decided to take it as soon as I was in the TWW so thatI don't start taking it too late. There is so much conflicting evidence out there whether to take it in pregnancy and how long to take it for. So it's left me rather confused!
Cuddlepie - I took 100mg a day. They sell 100mg tablets for all sorts... blood pressure etc. i got Nyal tablets at the supermarket... they are more expensive than the regular tablets, but really...in the scheme of things its a bargin compared to the cost of IVF drugs.
EM - i guess the Dr knows best at the end of the day. Yeah, there is a lot of conflicting info out there, and everyone is different. GL with your next cycle.
Thanks Daisy and BDT for getting back to me...and hi to Em and M2C (nice pics hun!)
I did some research on the benefit of low dose aspirin and seems apart from thining the blood, it also helps with the blood flow to the ovaries and uterus, hence to increase the activity of the ovaries, allowing them to release multiple eggs during ovulation. I checked all the other side effects etc and seems its pretty safe to be on it. Im still two minds about it but really won't mind to be a 'self-medicated naughty patient' for once If I do decide to take it, I will be like what you did Daisy, just be on it a month leading up to it and stop when Im on FSH.
Anyway, thanks for all the infos guys and I will let you know how I go....
Oh sweetie, you've changed your name! I hope that will bring your lots of luck! 6 months to go until your wedding, how very exciting! Hope all the preparations are going smoothly!
I miss you too, I haven't been on BB that much lately and would love to hear where you are at. PM me if you;d like.
Also wondering where are the guys we used to hang out with, ie Bulie, Dutchie and many more...
Hello,
I've just come across this thread, and I know that it is prob a bit late to be useful, but I thought I'd share what we did...
After testing positive to ANA (but not other antibodies), I was put on 100mg aspirin per day a few days before EPU. On the day of EPU I started heparin injections. This continued until the BT, where we got our first BFP. I then kept going with both the aspirin and the heparin - the aspirin until our DS came, and the heparin until we saw that all was ok at the 20wk scan.
The specialist I saw post testing positive to ANA, suggested that the medical profession dont really know why it helps implantation/maintain a pg (other than the obvious interaction with blood clotting, but they belive that there is some interaction at the cellular level), in people that have poor implantation or suffer recurrent MC. But she said something along the lines of, if a woman has suffered 3 M/C and falls pg with a fourth pg, there is about a 10% chance of that pg going to term. If the woman takes aspirin, there is about a 30% chance of going to term, and with aspirin and heparin, about an 80% chance of going to term. I dont know where the stats are from, nor am I a doctor, but I do belive that this helped us get our BFP.
Good luck and I hope that you all get your BFP that you dream of and deserve!
FG
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But talking about it do help!
If I do decide to take it, I will be like what you did Daisy, just be on it a month leading up to it and stop when Im on FSH. 
6 months to go until your wedding, how very exciting! Hope all the preparations are going smoothly! 
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