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FET with no or minimal meds

I have 4yr old twins thru FET and now looking for information on FET with less or no medicines. I used to be in this forum frequently while going thru IVF/FET, gained lot of info. I called the IVF center I was with and they say, it s possible to do with less meds.  Has anyone had this done. I am open for accupuncture with it as I had that during FET.Want to find out from  women out there. Anyone with any info, please post. thanks.
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I talked to my dr and they said is possible for no medicines depending on my levels. So hoping my levels will be great with accupuncture and the less meds the better. I think i will be ok with pills and suppositories but even with having so many injections still hate them...uhhh. So next year when we decide, we will try and hopefully everything works well. thank you all.
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961574 tn?1520648103
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mhv
It is so sad that fertility costs so much!!!!  It shouldn't be that way!!  I am glad you like totcicle....years in the fertility world give you unique ways of looking at things.  :). I hope you don't have to put your dream off too long.
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mhv
Sounds like you have healthy embryos waiting!   Isn't it strange how some embryos take and some don't?  No way to calculate which ones will take, and which ones won't.... I am glad you didn't give up :). Of course, that's never an option :)
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My clinic does FET's with no meds at all.. They follow your natural cycle, you do the OPK kits, once the surge is identified, they wait however many days your embryo is old (3 day or 5 day) then they put the embryo back in after (3 or 5 days) after the surge.  They also give progestrone sometimes.
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Unfortunately no more totcicles (hilarious word by the way!).  We only had 2 make it to freeze and transferred both to get our DD.  It will take a while to scrounge up money for another fresh cycle.  We spent a little over $16,000 the first time.  I am hoping and praying that it happens naturally this time.

Congrats on a boy and girl all in one shot.  I hope they are letting you sleep sometimes!
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I have 3 embryoes left from my 2007 IVF cycle. I had 22eggs retreived and 8 survived. For my fresh cycle we used 2, did not work, then 1embryo FET, still not prego. Then waited and did again with 2 embryoes FET and they took. they are 5 day embryoes.
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961574 tn?1520648103
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mhv
It would be wonderful to have a sibling :). Do you have any more  totcicles or would you do a fresh cycle??
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961574 tn?1520648103
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mhv
Well sending boy baby dust your way :)
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Hoping for boy.
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1659564 tn?1325821143
I did a FET in August '11 with 2 frosties transferred and had a baby girl in May.  My only meds were the combo estrogen/progesterone vaginal capsules.  I had a failed fresh cycle and the RE said my estrogen level got really high which may have been why it failed so he thought a more natural cycle would work better.  Thankfully it worked!  It was so much easier on my body than the fresh IVF.  Good luck with your next round!  We are already starting to think about trying for a sibling since we are not getting any younger.
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:0).  Are you hoping for a boy or it doesn't matter??
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they are both girls
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961574 tn?1520648103
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mhv
Awesome :).  Just outta curiosity, what are your twins??  I have b/g.
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thanks. this time just 1 embryo.
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961574 tn?1520648103
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mhv
Poi-progesteone in oil- shot.  Lupron is a shot also.   Good luck on your transfer!!  Will you transfer 2 again???
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thank you. I am planning to start next year after my twins turn 5. Were those meds injections or pills? What about progesterone?
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961574 tn?1520648103
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I wanted to say welcome back!!! :0).  I did Lupron, estrace, and pio for my fet.  I also did accupuncture.  Good luck!! When is your transfer set for???
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