My first EPU and transfer, I was on Crinone for the 2ww, then switched to pessaries for the first trimester. Was also taking provera and progynova tablets for the same time as well. Not sure why though?
I was on pessaries and crinone for my stim cycle. I have always had break through bleeding with my cycles and the thought was that if the lining of the uterus was starting to come away a week after transfer, how could an embryo stick? So I was on pessaries and crinone twice daily. Ended with a -ve BT result.
For the FET, I was on pessaries from the night before transfer up until BT. A week after BT, with a +ve result, I started bleeding and was put back on pessaries until 10 weeks into pg.
Some clinics monitor levels of progesterone when they do BT and can work out if you need additional support. Ours didn't but I requested pessaries as support, knowing that I wouldn't make it 2 weeks to BT day without progesterone support.
Thanks for your responses sue, nic and kaydee - it's good to learn of how other cycles are managed. I'm pleased i'm on the progesterone pessaries (a bit annoying to insert, but anyhoo...) atleast i feel like i'm doing something each day to improve my chances - my first egg collection cycle, i had 1 injection of pregnyl after the et, then that was all.
Sue are you doing an egg collection, or FET this cycle? Best wishes to you! I'll be posting in the tww after my FET tomorrow!
I had Crinone once a day for my first two IVF Cycles, third full stim cycle, we used pess x 2 - no joy
This cycle we will try Crinone twice daily each day - my suggestion might I add, as the chemist told me 2 crinone are stronger than the pessaries .
A tip, I hope anyone doesn't need, I kept my left over new packets of crinone from each cycle, and picked it up (as it's free) on my Prog Pess cycle, even though I wasnt using it. So now I have enough to use the two a day, as it is quite expensive to buy if I am lucky enough to need it to 12 weeks .
Yes with all three cycles I have used progesterone pessaries 200mg 1xam 1xpm after egg collection or the very next day approx 2 weeks ,just wear a panty liner because of the leakage its best to lye down after insertion in the morning 20 min to 30 mins if your working etc and at night insert pessaries at bedtime.
Good Luck
Last edited by matilda2; June 30th, 2009 at 09:42 PM.
Hi Theresp,
I didn't use pessaries for my first IVF cycle and we were lucky enough to fall the first time. I'm taking the ethinyl capsules and will start pessaries tomorrow and they will continue until the BT then for 10 wks afterwards if I'm that lucky. Transfer is hopefully on the 8th we only have one ice baby so fingers crossed. Best of luck.
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