letrozole ?? mmm..

Hi all you gorgeous girls out there,

Im back on the damn rollercoaster from hell, starting, or started my FET cycle start of the week. The dr put me on letrozole, 3 tablets daily. I have previous background of not ovulating and then, being over stimmed. This is my first frozen, i need advice of how it goes. Im not even sure if im doing a natural cycle or a medicated one??
Just really sceptic if letrozole will work for me, seeings me body doesnt do the norm. Im going into this fet cycle healthy, im at a healthy weight now, im no longer a bloody smoker (i was on a few a day in my last cycle - i know, stupid right, but im nicotine free and loving it)..
But getting to the questions, does letrozole work for everyone, and if not, what are the things that can go wrong for fet cycle? my clinic doesnt tell me much!!
Its a new year and im feeling good for us all on this journey... surely, we've waited long enough!!
Take it easy girls, and let me know what you think. Any comments would be great

rollercoaster signing out .

Me- 26/pcos/insulin resistant/ttc 5 long years
dh - 47/no problems at all

Hi rollercoaster
sorry you are back on the rollercoaster, I wish I could get off too!
I have used letrazole with 3 FETs. Its not technically a medicated cycle I don't think, because medicated cycles are HRT cycles. With my old clinic I did a completely natural FET but basically spotted from transfer onwards, don't know why and it didn't work.
My new FS suggested trying letrazole with a natural FET, it is similar to clomid but apparently a bit better ( can't remember in what way) and the reason they use it is to ensure you ovualte so your body and hormones are at the right stage at transfer.
It worked fine with me I even got a ( shortlived) bfp out of one of the cycles and its not really a drama to take as you only take it for a few days ( like clomid)
The side effects I found were that I want a bit mental in the weeks after taking it, I had this with clomid too. I was crying a lot and feeling really stressed out but it doesn't last too long- then you are in a tww and going mental for another reason. I just remembered why they use it instead of clomid, because it clears out of your body quicker than clomid, I think some clinics do use clomid though.
The only thing I had go wrong with letrazole FET was the first cycle i did I was doing OPKs to pinpoint ovulation and actually missed it due to my LH surge happening before I started testing ( I ovulate early) I was devastated at the time but next time they did daily blood tests with me to catch it in time and that one was my bfp transfer!
Not sure if letrazole works for everyone but it is worth a go, esp if your body doesn't do things when its meant to- its annoying isn't it!!!!
GOOD LUCK HUN
xx

I don't know the answers to your questions but wanted to sneak in to say good luck. I hope it's going well :hug:

Thanks guys,

Only just got a chance to jump back to my thread. I know what you mean saffy, letrozole made me quite emotional, strange, because thats not usually in my make up. i'm hoping its out of my system now, i was crying over the smallest thing. But good news, i have follies, had a scan today and there all about 10mm, i have lots!! i have 12 on one side, and 9 on the other. Thats almost better than when i was injecting!!! No wonder i got OHSS the very first cycle, my body just gets stranger and stranger.
I starting doing opk's from tomorrow, so we will see how we go.
Where r u upto saffy on the old ivf rollercoaster, i hope where ever it is, it's all going well!!...

When i was getting a scan today, there was a lady who was obviously having her 12/16 week scan, she found out she was having a boy. I felt sorry for her, because i couldn't give her the "congratulaions" she was after. I looked away and started playing with my phone. Gggrrr.... But, we continue to play the cards we have been dealt.

Goodluck myturn and saffy, where ever you are on the rollercoaster.
Keep us updated, we need BFP's, to keep that dream going.

:) xx

Hi Rollercoaster,
I'm so glad letrozole did good things for your follies! I've used it for about 6 otherwise natural and IUI cycles and like Saffy, I ovulate early on it (day 12 or 13). So you may not have too long to wait :dance: Hopefully letrozole will do the trick for you - it's meant to be better than clomid in lots of ways - mostly that it doesn't thin out the uterine lining so leaves it nice and thick for implantation.

I completely understand about the pregnant lady today. Sometimes it hurts too much to give even a fake smile and congratulations. Don't be hard on yourself. I've deleted everyone on facebook who's preg that I don't see regularly!

Hopefully we'll hear some good news in a couple of weeks :crossfingers: