Keep in mind sometimes if you wait to long the eggs will be overcooked. At this point we obviously think we know our body but just keep in mind they are taking blood to monitor when we will ovulate. There is a reason we are going to see them. We have not been able to get ourselves pregnant...maybe they know something???? (I Hope) LOL
Hi,
Thank you for writing and for the very helpful information!
Since the doc's triggered me early, i will have two or maybe three follicles mature and lose the other two. I wanted to wait a day or two more and trigger on my natural surge day and for them all to catch up! After all, they spent so much time telling me how few of my eggs would be viable! Oh well, I am still hopeful. Trying not to doubt, to steer the mind positive.
And congratulations on the 6 month old!
How many cycles of IVF did you go through?
C
We might have a shorter cycle (sometimes longer cycle) with drugs compare to nature way. As long as the follicles reach to certain size like 17-20mm, we should have the trigger. Each follicle does not guarantee have one egg, maybe none, and rarely more than one. I failed 5IUIs and cancel one IUI due to 7 follicles (I just want 3 follicle each IUI cycle)I'm so regrette on that decision and think I should not waste my time at first. I started IVF when I was 38 and now turn 40 to have my first 6month old son. I produce about 14-20 follicles and put back 5-8embryos each cycle depend on the fertilize rate (become more aggressive after many failed cycle). I got pg almost each cycle with singleton only....but MC or ectopic. So I think 5 follicle is a very good number to start with IUI. I wish you the best and get a Positive in another 2 week.
Hi Melanie ~
Thank you for writing!
I wish you luck with the IUI!
Wow, 18 follicles, i can't imagine having that many at once lol!
I realized today that mostly these infertility treatment options are not based on working to harmonize with the individual body - they are working to override the body system. So this is why it is less important what usually happens in each person's natural cycle - and probably partly why I keep getting quoted statistics for what is expected for my age group when I ask questions about what my body is doing.
but meanwhile I am still not convinced that it was not too early for trigger, but I guess I will know in two weeks what the effect was!
Anyways, I will keep trying for a while yet. All the best to you.
C
Hi, I am 44 and on my way home from Iui#2, I had 7 follicles on day 9, on day 10 and did iui on day 11, due to the fact that your using meds your lh surge has been replaced by hcg shot, also your follicles mature 1-2mm per day until ovulation that occurs 24-36 hrs after hcg trigger. You are 4 years younger than me, I believe we are all not the same, they said that I would not make many eggs, but I a great producer. We did ivf in May and I made 18 follicle. Unfortunately we can not afford ivf and are going backwards according to some. I had my tubes untied in September so we could do IUI or natural. It's much cheaper! I know we are all different, so follow your heart! When we did our ivf my RE was so afraid to tranfsfer 4, we only transferred 3, but got a BFN. They told me if I was your age they would have cancelled my IUI, but I think maybe because my AMH is 5.6 at 44, and fsh is 7.0. And that I had 4 pregnancies naturally in my 20's. Good luck to you, I believe that there are many variables to us as woman over 40, I hate when they lump us together! Who knows what will happen, I'm ok with twins, but what if all of them take...it's in GODS hands now!
Hugs and BABY DUST!
Melanie
Thank you for the thought out response - it does feel very difficult to make choices on how fast to move forward, so your experience is very helpful. I wish you the absolute best with this current cycle - calm, peaceful and fruitful thoughts.
I ended up doing the HCG shot this morning, the consensus of the drs and nurses was to do it -
The larger follicle was 20 mm and the next two 17.5 mm and the next two 16 mm and 14.5 mm. They thought if i waited a day more the two smaller would catch up and they would not want to do an iui (although obviously we could try on our own).
I did not have an LH surge yet (I don't know how it is affected on clomid cycles but i otherwise get it on day 12) but my estrogen was nearing 1000 so they did not want to have it go higher.
I am still feeling mixed about that choice,
I felt like - just don't add any more drugs to this mix and let nature play out, but in the end i opted to take the shot after all.
I have a friend who just got a surprise pregnant at 45 (she was not trying to but was not careful one time). She does not have any other children. So who knows?
What are the sizes of the follicles? Did you ask why they want to trigger now?
If the bigger follicles are 20 mm or so, they may be afraid that you will ovulate prematurely (ie, before the iui). Did they do a blood test checking your Estrogen level and your LH level--that info along with the size of the follicles tells the dr if you are ready for the trigger shot.
You could use an over the counter ovulation predictor kit but certain medications will make it not be accurate (not sure about clomid).
I am 40 1/2 and have had three failed iuis and two failed ivf s (on my third right now which is likely to be cancelled due to low estrogen levels, even though I have 7 great-looking follicles. I got pregnant on my own twice last year (in between treatment cycles) but miscarried both times.
My advice to you is if it doesn't work this time, get aggressive. When I started trying I was 39 and had a great antral follicle count and good FSH. I felt like I had lots of time. Then from one month to another (about 2 months after I turned 40, I went from 14 antral follicles to 9 and my FSH shot up to 11.7. I wish I had jumped to ivf after my first failed iui. I know it seems like a big step, but at our age we do not have time to waste. Things can turn on