Hey Belin,

I have done 3 cycles of IVF, the first cycle i was on 150iu Gonal F (same thing as puregon) and i only made two follicles, so we cancelled that cycle. The next cycle i was on 300iu of Gonal F and i got 8 follicles, but only two fertilised and only made it to 4 cell and 5 cells by day 3, so we transferred both and hoped for the best, BFN.

The next cycle we used my partners eggs and she got 8 follies on 150iu Gonal F but she had already started ovulating when they went to egg pick up and they only managed to get 3 eggs, all of which didnt fertilise normally (most likely too immature)... Next year when our waiting period on our private health is over, i am going to do IVF again, this time with ICSI, hoping to get a better fertilisation rate, and to help my eggies along....

I really recommend that you let your dr and yourselves consider this cycle an experimental cycle to see how your body reacts to the meds. If all else fails, you can cancel this cycle and your doctor will have a much better idea for next cycle. In saying that, you will be surprised at how fast your follicles will grow, next monday may be a bit of a shock for you, they might be slow growing as well... the synarel should keep you from ovulating and you just keep up the injections until they get to the right size... My doctor said that slow growers seem to do better than fast growers in his experience!! Good Luck!!