As I said earlier, your ovaries aren't smart enough to recognise how many embryos implanted. The hcg doesn't just hit one cl and close the rest down. They all have the the exact same response to the hcg so none of them will disappear until the placenta takes over
You'd get the exact same response if you continued luteal phase support shots with The trigger drug (puregon or similar) as they have hcg in them so the cl will all respond. It's a good thing. Should give better support to your pregnancy than a single cl.
Last edited by briggsy's girl; March 22nd, 2013 at 04:32 PM.
: Terrible typing on iPad!!
I know my ovaries can't tell me how many embryos implanted, but the amount of cl can be an indication.
Also puregon does not contain HCG.
Yeah, I guess 3 is keeping my progesterone levels good!
sorry, i haven't done a cycle in several years now (DD was conceived in 2008) - i may be misquoting the drug names - the drug used as trigger, and often used in luteal phase support - whatever it is called - contains HCG. off the top of my head i thought of puregon - i think maybe it was pregnyl i was thinking of - although over the course of my treatment, i used that many drugs, it could be something different.
the content of my post was clear though - the drug used in luteal phase support contains HCG. and i'm sorry, but i will argue the point that 4 corpus luteum is not a sign of anything other than three burst follicles - the exact same concentration of hcg will lead to development of one or 30 corpus luteum - the hormonal INPUT to create them is the same - the hormones created will be in higher volume though.
Oh it's all good. Wasn't disagreeing with you, just is frustrating wondering. Anyways, got a call from my doc and he wants me to go for another scan tomorrow as my hcg levels went from 141 to 16000 in a week. He says he is worried because of the 3 cl he saw. Guess soon enough I'll know....
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