no deoderant/perfume prior to EPU and Transfer- anyone?

Has anyone heard of this?

Last transfer, the nurse told me not to wear perfume/moisturiser/ etc on the day of my transfer as the 'embryos dont' like it'. I had never been told this before ( I don't know about anyone else, but cos there is someone fiddling around down there I like to have nicely moisturised legs to compensate :redface:).

Now, I just got called from the centre doing my EPU tomorrow for preadmission stuff and she said dont' wear any deoderant or perfume before my egg pick up basically for the same reason. No deoderant?? Luckily its not going to be hot tomorrow but is this going too far?? OF course I will do anything to get pregnant but I also don't want to stink like BO all day, and I have never followed this regime before so surely a little smidge of deoderant isn't going to hurt. :D

What would you do?

Hey Saffy,

My clinic are very strict in enforcing this and there are signs everywhere saying so. We arent allowes make up, deo, perfume, moisturiser anyhing basically.

When I was in having my ET on Saturday I heard the nurse say that she has just sent a lady to have a shower because she was covered in perfume. Apparently it can really harm the embryo.

Good luck! xxx

oh thanks, I wonder why my last clinic didn't ever say this? OK I will definately not wear anything, good luck to you too?

Yeah. I never wear anything with any scent. That includes not washing my hair.

I figure at the very least it can't hurt!

Oh, I don't use soap when I shower that morning either!

I don't care if I stink ;) offending other people is the least of my problems :lol:

Hi Saffy, If you're worried about BO you could try a crystal deodorant? It's completely natural and has absolutely no scent. Good luck tomorrow.

Yeah I never wore anything either... I think it's best to follow their instructions. Anytime you go into an operating theatre you are expected to be free from all of those things, even for an ET. Sorry I wouldn't use crystal deodorant either.

hey Saffy,

my info booklet also says the same thing and says the embies don't like it

I was always told not to use deodorant or perfume. I was also told not to use soap either. That was for my Lap, EPU, ET and my D&C's.

God why did I hear this for the first time on my 6th transfer!!
Thanks y'all x

It does seem strange that they didn't tell you right from the get go.

I've swapped clinics, my first never mentioned it, my second told me after I'd already had 2 transfers but maybe they thought I already knew from the first!

That would explain it :). Not very professional though.

Same never worse either but dh did and I yelled at him that morning he stunk (in a nice way) cant remember if I heard it from the clinic or from on line though????


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Hey Saffy my clinic doesnt like you using it either and no soap that morning.
Good Luck xx

we were told no purfume etc.. and no smoking the morning of the pick up and t/f (not that either DH and I are smokers) Even DH wasn't allowed to, which I understood for pickup, because he often powders, and that would be a problem with they go to pick up his boys, but not even on t/f.

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God why did I hear this for the first time on my 6th transfer!!
Thanks y'all x

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yeah! why is that???

It's on the paperwork for mine.... but I thought it was a 'procedure/surgery' thing... not an embie thing...

I never thought about washing my hair though N2L....... something else to add to the stress list.... :(

are we going with the theory that embies don't like it when they are OUTSIDE the body, so after collection and before ET? not after ET? cause..... preg women wear smelly stuff... don't they??? or am I expected to stink for the next 9 months??? :lol:

yeah.... I know it's a stupid question.. but if I don't ask... I will second guess myself!!!

Hmmm, that's one of the weirdest things I've ever heard. Never been told that by our clinic, never heard about it from other IVFers either

Interesting .................................

Yes, we were told the same thing, both in writing and verbally, by the embryologist who gave us the instructions for coming in for the transfer when we decided it was going ahead. It's the embies that are outside the body that don't like it. Once tehy've been t'/f'd you're good to go with deodorant and perfume again!

Anyone who's not sure, ring your clinic and check with them.

Oh, and really, they're not going to care at all if your legs look moisturised and smooth or hairy and scaly. They just want to get you pregnant!

I totally agree about doing absolutely anything to get pregnant!! I have previously just worn a tiny smudge of deodorant so as to not be offensive.
Im not so sure about the theory behind using nothing, as I can assure you that every nurse in that theatre is wearing deodorant, and probably washed their hair that day!! Lol! I know my FS wouldn't go without!!
Just a thought...

What about Moo Goo deodarant, it is Aluminum and scent free?

To be honest for the sake of one day can you not just go without any deo? Im sure the docs dont care if you smell and I wouldnt want to do or use anything that could possibly hurt my little embie.

An interesting conversation. Speaking of what embryo"s don't like

I have never heard a FS in Melbourne say embryos do not like light, in America the room is dimmed before transfer, as they believe it's detrimental to transfer in a bright room

they don't mention perfume or deo, though I think it's common sense not to overspray on fragrance, I really can't see how deodorant can affect an embryo implanting : ???

We were also told to DTD the night before transfer, how could u not wash ?

I'm not an FS, however the embies are in a catheder, they don't come in contact with anything but the uterus

Hmmmm

my clinic had dimmed lights, but said there is no research to suggest bright lights etc do harm the embryos, but did say, what harm can it do to make the enviornment as close to the real thing as possible.

Plus the dim lights work well with the whole relaxed atmosphere thing

Honestly, if someone told me farting in the FS face right before transfer would help, I'd chow down on a bucket of baked beans the night before.

At this point I'm willing to try anything :lol:

Baahahaha Nothing2lose. I agree. What wouldn't we try?

Interesting about the dimed lights. My FS doesn't dim the lights and we ended up with DD2.

Bengal - My FS likes us to DTD before (morning of) TF and after TF (evening of). Something to do with the sperm and contracting uterus helping the embyo implant or something.

Gosh, I have never been told not to wear smelly stuff either. I have had one EPU and 2 transfers. Hmmm...definately something to think about. I do know my best friend went through IVF 8 times and she was at the point of not using deodorant, chemical free shampoo and to be honest, she got a bit pongy. She didn't start up again until she was 6 months pg.

Its a weird one, I agree the nurses and FS wouldn't be going without deoderant etc in OT, but I went chemical free anyway.
Bengal- totally agree, the embryos aren't in contact with any part of our external body so deoderant should have no effect, I do think my transfers have all been in dimmed lighting, I though it was so they could see the US screen better.
N2l- I'm sure someone, somewhere has done that, I wonder if it worked!!

:rofl:

I should have asked my FS today....but it might have scared her :lol:

I doubt that the FS/lab techs wtc go without deodorant day in and day out, but there are plenty of perfume-free deodorants, soaps, bodywashes, etc to choose from.

Saffy : best of luck Hun with your transfer : a little oof topic, I listened to meditation CD's in the car prior to the last transfer, and ate mcdonalds fries, I read somewhere that that helped, hmm yum, oh and I ate pineapple pieces (from a tin)

n2l : a GF just had her lovely bub via IVF and farted accidentally while she was getting stitched !!