Low Estrogen Levels

[Abbey757]

I am 10 days post IVF transfer using donor eggs.  2 days after transfer my estrogen was over 1000.  1 week after it was below 600 and 9 days after it was below 400.  I am really stressing.  My progesterone has gone up each time.  I am taking 2 mg Estradiol 3 times per day and am now on the patches changing them every day.  Any ideas?  Does this mean I am not pregnant?

[Abbey757]

Well, the doctor who did my transfer told me to take 2 estrodial per day and 3 prometrium per day and shot of progesterone every other day and I wasn't due to go back until my pregnancy test 10/7.  However, I was unhappy with several lapses in care that I received along the process so I switched and they immediately started doing my blood levels every 3-4 days.  I guess it helps them to keep your hormones where they need to be to support pregnancy.  From what the pharmacist told me, progesterone is the pregnancy hormone and will go up if pregnant and typically estrogen would too if it wasn't IVF.  However, with IVF they have to keep a good balance because if estrogen is too low you would miscarry.  Good luck to you!

[dorti]

I had two failed ivf and I had never checked my estrogen level after each transfer. Is it something your doctor should do it? After each transfer I was injecting progesterone oil for two weeks until the blood work at the doctor's office. What is that Estradiol for?