Most clinics that recommend no sex until a bfn or you see a fetal heart rate are US clinics where IVF is big business and highly competitive. Those same clinics also usually recommend strict bed rest for three days following transfer.
the paperwork we got said to only wait if you underwent PGD - due to the fact they put back a generically "good" embryo, and don't want you having a natural pregnancy occur in there as the quality of the embryo couldn't be guaranteed kwim??
Interestingly our FS told us to go home and DTD - she said a female orgasm helps recreate the normal environment (assuming you have an obliging partner) of normal conception and helps with implantation. We did both times and had two BFPs
Like I said I wasn't told anything about intercourse or not after IVF and have been abstaining since transfer 2.5 weeks ago. We did get a BFP, but are still waiting to see if embryo is viable as the HCG levels do not seem to multiply as it should... Hoping next blood test is better news...
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