well girls i just have a little question about the crinone gel .
im getting a lot of af type pains every time i use it and i even have back pain
it doesnt last all the time more so after the gel,i have no spotting and im 3 days past transfer with 2 embies
im just after some stories to see if any one else suffers from the same thing ive never used the gel before its terrible stuff pmsl
ANY ANSWERS GIRLS please make me feel better
crinone is renowned for being not only gross (disgusting, horrible - insert any description you can!) - and will often give pains. essentially, it feels like AF the whole time you're on it - not pleasant at all!
Aw Smithy, it is so gross isn't it. The first time I used crinone I felt like I had a giant fat tampon shoved up there and that it would pop out if I sneezed or coughed (he he sorry TMI!). I also had really heavy AF feeling and found the first week the worst. The second week seemed to ease off a bit though. The second time I used it I had much less symptoms - who knows why. It can also cause spotting (brown mucus) which comes from it iritating your cervix. I really think for me the crinone stage is the worst part of an IVF cycle worse than the Lucrin/Syneral/injections/trigger/scans/EPU/ET etc.
Another thing the nurse told me is you can digitally remove the left over substance every couple of days. I wouldn't do it until just before you are due to have your next crinone treatment. I found that helped the symptoms a bit too without affecting it effectiveness.
Smithy, if you get a BFP and they say you need to be on P4 support longer term, ask about pessaries - nowhere near as gross (IMO), less side effects (again IMO) and, if you're paying out for them yourself, heaps cheaper!
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NOW I FEEL LIKE IM GETTING THRUSH (TMI)
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