How does a second transfer work?

HI guys,

I know this might sound a bit silly but here goes anyway - DH and I had 1 Embryo transfered in August which resulted in a chemical pregnancy. We have 1 Embryo left in the freezer which we are going to use in Nov.

But how exactly does it work? Obviously I wont need to take all the drugs to get an egg pick up done, but do I still have all the blood tests to monitor when im ovulating etc???

Aim xxx

Hi Amy,
If you can ovulate on your own, you won't take any meds, but they will still monitor you to see when you are ovulation so that your uterus environment best matches/replicates the right timing for the embryo to be transferred back. This will mean that your uterine lining and hormones match what they would do if you were getting pregnant naturally, hence giving you the best chance of falling pregnant.

Hope this helps and goodluck!

Hey amy, what lairdoz said if your having a natural FET or if you have a medicated one (most common) you will start taking one 30mcg ethinylestradiol tablets on the 2nd day of your cycle then usualy you will swap to one 50mcg ethinylestradiol tablets on day 4 of your cycle, you will take these for about a week then swap back to the 30mcg ones and you will continue to take these right up until your BT to see if your pg and you will also start taking pessaries or crinone around 7 days before transfer. I had 2 BT's and 1 ultrasound during these cycles. With a natural cycle there is no meds but i had 5 BT's and 2 ultrasounds this is because they have to make sure they get the timing right. The FET cycles are much easier then the STIM cycles :) xx

Hi Amy.
Not sure what the system is where you're doing your cycles, but I assume everyone has a nurse that looks after their cycle, so if you don't have enough information you can give your nurse a call and she will explain what you need to do for the cycle. In my case, I'm having a FET now (transferred last Saturday), and the it has been a very simple cycle. From about Day 11 I had to use ClearBlue ovulation test (urine test) which told me when I was ovulating, and then the next day went in for a blood test to confirm, followed by the transfer (just like a normal embryo transfer) a few days later. From the evening of the transfer I have to take progesterone pessaries (PR though, and not PV!) twice a day, which is a bit of a pain since I have to lie down for at least half an hour for it to absorb.

As an aside, I was supposed to do FET last month but this was immediately after an antagonist cycle and I didn't ovulate that month so had to try again the following.

So yes, FET is much easier than a regular cycle.

Good luck!

Hi girls,

Thanks for all the info, thats pretty much what I thought.

I might give the nurse a call tomorrow and have a chat to her, they are always a bit rushed at my clinic though so ill see how much I can get out of them.

Aim xxx