Aspirin/Heperin & IVF?

[Lucia]

Hi Shannon,

I have a blood clotting disorder (runs in my family) and I have to have self-injectable blood thinner in certain situations. We all have a packet in our fridges in my family!

Most blood thinners are injections unfortunately .
Heperin is usually two injections a day . There are plenty of others that are only once a day like Clexane. They do sting - they hurt more than the hormone injections that you use on IVF but it only lasts a few minutes and that's it. You may get a few bruises though once your blood starts to thin out. I look like a pin cushion by day 2/3. Its lovely!!!!

Warafin is the pill form and you can't take it in the early stages of pregnancy as it causes problems. Apparently if you have to use it, you can only use it in the second trimester. First and third are out. So I assume that would also cover pre pregnancy stages. Plus with warafin you have to get constant blood tests to make sure your blood isn't getting too thin!But you don't have to with the injectionable stuff.

Can I ask - I am curious as to why your FS wants to put you on both aspirin and Heperin??? That will thin your blood out quite alot. I would assume having blood too thin would be the same as having blood too thick?

I don't know what the answer is, I would have thought that since I have a known blood disorder that maybe thinning my blood would help alittle but I asked my FS if I should use my injections on my last IVF transfer and he said that there is no evidence that it helps.