Hummingbird, I'm on prednisone and clexane during my IUI cycles and haven't had any ill effects. I've even encountered a few sick people at work and haven't caught anything from them, so it's not having any obvious detrimental effect on my immune system. The only "issue" I've had has been some impressive bruising from the clexane... I have gained some weight last cycle, but I've been eating badly, so I can't really blame the prednisone... The first cycle I ate much better and didn't gain (but didn't lose much either, in spite of cutting out sugar).
Also, there's a difference between blood NK cycles and uterine NK cells. You can have elevated blood NK without elevated uterine NK (and it's the uterine ones that are the issue). You can only measure the uterine NK with an endometrial biopsy, not a blood test. That said, I've had neither tested and my FS has put me on the immune protocol simply because of my history of failed IVF and m/c. I've also read that some Drs recommend it for endo patients and poor responders.
Last edited by juniper76; May 11th, 2013 at 11:28 PM.
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