Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - Nov 2007 #4

[sushee]

PG,

your clinic would be aiming for only around 10 eggs at pick up, and while it may not seem like much, it's the number at which you can get enough eggs to work with without other complications arising, such as OHSS. If you get anything between 7-13 eggs, it's actually an optimal cycle, and not at all a bust.

In all my cycles, I never got more than 10 eggs. And BTW, I was in incredible discomfort between trigger and EPU - I could barely walk. And yet I know of others who collected over 20 eggs who had not a smidgen of discomfort during that time.

[dellydoo]

Hi All

I have just been for a scan and I have 16 Eggs and am due for EPU on Friday. The doctor is now worried about Hyperstimulation and is saying that if my BT is out then they may not even take the eggs. This is my first time going through this and am starting to panic. What happens if they cancel?

I feel ENORMOUS!
Thanks
Dellydoo

[Brownbug]

Hi everyone,

I am a newbie here. I posted in the TWW thread as well.

As I said in there, I have been a "lurker" on BB for a long time as it is a wonderful place for information and support, even if you are like me and too shy to post!

We are trying to conceive our second bub on a ICSI stim cycle - my pick up was last Wednesday and we had one embryo put back on Friday.

At my pick up I only got three eggs, but two of them fertilised and are good strong embryos. I have never been a great responder to the Puregon (this is our fourth cycle) and they keep upping my dose, but it doesn't ever seem to increase the amount of eggs (this cycle I was on 400iu, which I gather is a fairly high dose).

Having said that, though, the ones I do get are usually very good quality - of my previous three cycles, I had two pregnancies, although I lost the first one at twelve weeks to a missed miscarriage. So even though I am also always a bit down when I don't get many eggs, I always try to cheer myself up by thinking it only takes one!

At least this time we have got one frozen one, our first ever. Reading all of your posts, I'm amazed at the amount of eggs everyone seems to collect - although the OHSS certainly doesn't sound very nice at all!

Anyway, it's very nice to meet you all and I wish you all the best with your cycles!!!

[Brownbug]

Thank you all for the welcome.

Dellydoo - my hubby was always nagging at me to post, because I absolutely haunted BB, especially after my miscarriage. I found heaps of encouragement from the Miscarriage and Loss threads, but it all felt too raw for me to post - I was very stressed and anxious. I'm heaps more relaxed this time though. I hope things settle down for you soon and you don't have OHSS. Best of luck for your transfer!!