FET - Natural or Medicated???

Ok im after opinions on FET cycles... i've never done one before so not sure of the process ETC and which is better Natural or Medicated

With a natural cycle.... do you use anything at all..... Crinone?... or do they just pinpoint ovultation, do the transfer and hope mother nature does her best

With a medicated cycle... do you use med's in the lead up to ovulation?? If so what are they, and why?? do you use crinone after the transfer?

Do you chose which way you want to go or does your FS recommend one way or another???

I'm hoping people who have sucess with FET see this post and tell me which one worked best for them

Thanks

Hi Nikki

I just recently had my first FET, and it was a HRT (medicated) FET. And I got a BFP :)

For me the process involved:

Prior to transfer, taking progynova tablets (5 a day), using estrogen patches (to build up my lining) and taking the progesterone pessaries (3 a day) for about a week.

After transfer, I have continued taking all of the above. I think this will continue until I reach 12 weeks.

In my case, I don't really produce the right amounts of hormones on my own, and my lining took ages to thicken so they put me on the patches (I had estrogen injections daily for about 4 days then they switched me to patches because I had to have the injection at the clinic and it's hard to maintain that daily!).

I think the choice of med or non-med depends on your individual situation and history eg do you have regular periods (I don't), have you needed support to get your lining ready previously etc.

Wishing you the best of luck with whatever you decide.

Thanks Mrs P.... WOW Congratulations on your BFP :) how very exciting.... i hope you have a wonderful pregnancy :)
All your meds you used i have never used any of them... i have regular periods (well mostly regular sometimes it goes abit AWOL.... in my ivf cycles my lining has been fine.... no one mentioned anything bad abt it so im just assuming it was good lol)

I wont be doing my FET cycle for alittle bit..... i need to have an op to get my ENDO out but just being prepared

Thanks :)

I did a natural FET straight after my first IVF. There were no meds prior to transfer - I just went in for monitoring and we waited for me to O. After the transfer I was on 2x200mg progesterone pessaries daily. My FS said they were probably unnecessary, but he'd give them to me anyway. I think it's probably good he did because my LP is usually shorter after an IVF cycle.

I think if you do a medicated FET you don't ovulate? I liked having another chance for our cycle to work with the natural FET.

Hi there - I had a HRT FET like Mrs P. I had Progynova tablets also in the lead up to transfer to thicken my lining. It took quite a while and they had to keep upping the dose as my lining was not responding, but eventually it got there. Just prior to transfer I started taking the progesterone pessaries (2 a day - 1 in morning and one at night).

This HRT FET has resulted in my beautiful 8 month old daughter. As Mrs P mentioned, you have to continue on the Progynova and pessaries until your placenta takes over the nourishment of your baby - I took them up until I was 10 weeks pregnant.

I had to have a medicated FET as I have PCOS and a very irregular cycle. I think the FS decides which way to go depending on how regular your cycle is.

Best of luck!

Janie xxx