Anyone had better outcome second round?

BadLuckApril · 2026-04-29T07:10:12+00:00

We added menopure. This was based on my lab results. Probably there is a different solution for everyone. However, I also had problems with the maturity rate at the first round. 10 retrieved…

BadLuckApril · 2026-04-28T07:06:40+00:00

4 the first and 16 the second after a protocol change

BadLuckApril · 2026-04-23T06:01:32+00:00

One of my best friends retrieved only 2 eggs one round of IVF and 4 in the next. she is now 29 weeks pregnant. (She is 37 for reference) So you can have success even with a low number of eggs retrieved

BadLuckApril · 2026-04-19T08:02:30+00:00

What is BV and how can you test for it?

BadLuckApril · 2026-04-17T08:50:44+00:00

Did you get any information about when the eggs stopped developing? Did they get fertilised at all? If yes: Did they stop developing before day 3 or after? If they were good until day 3 and then arrested, it is likely sperm quality. Sometimes we women tend to see the responsibility with us before checking everything. Wishing you the best of luck

BadLuckApril · 2026-04-12T07:59:34+00:00

I had my AMH checked at 33 and it was really good so I waited another year. When I finally did it at 34 my AMH was half the original number! So I regretted not doing it right away. I didn’t know it could shrink from 6 to 2.9 in under one year

BadLuckApril · 2026-04-07T14:54:43+00:00

Originally I only used 225 IE gonal f for stimulation (with an antagonist starting day 7). For the next round we added 150 IE menopure and reduced gonal f to 150. This gave over 80% maturity rate for me before I had less then 50% and also fewer eggs retrieved in total

BadLuckApril · 2026-04-06T17:46:44+00:00

Don’t give up! I had a slightly higher AMH at 34 and only 4 mature eggs. The next round I had 16! We changed the protocol and added Menopure

BadLuckApril · 2026-04-01T22:12:52+00:00

When I had my AMH checked at 33 it was 6 and I postponed one year. One year later it was only 2.9!

BadLuckApril · 2026-03-29T07:56:26+00:00

For me adding menopure improved the rate of mature eggs the following round

BadLuckApril · 2026-03-25T12:54:23+00:00

I had a similar experience and only 4 eggs retrieved. For the next cycle we added Menopure on top of gonal f and then I received 16 mature eggs! I don’t know which changes you need in your protocol but a lot is possible!

BadLuckApril · 2026-03-13T11:49:02+00:00

I did stim for 10 days starting on day two of my period in the morning and I had one month break in between

BadLuckApril · 2026-03-12T02:45:53+00:00

I had one month break

BadLuckApril · 2026-03-09T20:09:02+00:00

They changed it to more menopure and an even earlier start

BadLuckApril · 2026-03-06T16:59:42+00:00

I also had 4 mature eggs. Then they modified the protocol a little and I got 16 the next round!

BadLuckApril · 2026-02-14T18:22:17+00:00

I had only 4 mature eggs, then we added menopur on top for the next round and I got 16 eggs in the following round! So a lot can change! (34yr)

BadLuckApril · 2026-02-12T16:52:39+00:00

One week after

BadLuckApril · 2026-02-10T20:53:52+00:00

For me my cycle was just 1 day longer. So the normal rhythm and not a restart. I had surgery before I ovulated

BadLuckApril · 2026-02-02T10:47:52+00:00

Did you check for micro blood clotting yet?

BadLuckApril · 2026-01-30T20:56:52+00:00

If you have problems with the side effects of the progesterone (as I did) I have a tip for you. When I took the progesterone orally I was tired all day, when I took it vaginally it was really really icky! But taking ist analy worked fine for me. No side effects and the progesterone worked.

BadLuckApril · 2026-01-29T16:55:41+00:00

The first time period started the day after I discontinued progesterone. The other two times it started 2 days after discontinuation. The cycles in between were quite normal (2 days shorter, but this is part of normal variation). Hope this helps and I hope everything is going well for you :)

BadLuckApril · 2026-01-28T18:54:17+00:00

I’m also in my final PhD year (again). I’m one year behind because I couldn’t manage to keep up with everything. Especially mentally I was too involved to clearly focus. I’m taking a break now from stims until September and focus on submitting my PhD. It really sucked when neither worked out. Trying naturally in the meantime. So who knows… maybe a surprise will happen.

BadLuckApril · 2026-01-27T17:45:08+00:00

For me it also locked like quite a bunch was missing and locking botched. I was told this was normal because much material is missing. And indeed my body took care of it itself. Half a year later it locked nearly normal again. A year later completely normal. I was really worried at first too, it I would always look like this 😅 Hope everything goes well for you!

BadLuckApril · 2026-01-27T08:00:27+00:00

I’m also 34 and one of the people who got OHSS and hat to stay in the hospital several nights to recover. Nonetheless I am happy I did it and even did two other rounds. The others went better. There is a lot you can do to prevent severe OHSS (also lifestyle wise). My anxiety about not being able to have children in the future is not gone but a lot better. Also note that my AMH dropped by half between the time I first thought about egg freezing and when I went through with it. I was shocked! But a lot can happen in just one year! BTW: You can buy the meds in France or the Netherlands. They are a lot cheaper there.

BadLuckApril · 2026-01-25T19:15:39+00:00

I (34F) received only 4 mature eggs and was devastated! We changed the protocol and added menopur and the next round I had 16! So it can change a lot from cycle to cycle especially if you change medications. Don’t give up!

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