8 follies and timed intercourse

[rebeccagrace]

Ok, so my doctor told me today (CD14) that she has never seen someone produce 8 mature follicles with Clomid. She told me that I had way too many and not to take my trigger shot or have intercourse. I went home and talked it over with my husband and we decided we just couldn't let this cycle go to waste. We've been trying for over six years, and found out I have PCOS in 2005. We decided to do the trigger today and then had intercourse, and we plan to go forward with whatever happens. My question is...how likely is it that all 8 eggs will fertilize? We couldn't possibly get pregnant with more than two or three, right? Especially since we aren't doing IUI.

[nshapland]

What's done is done, right?  Hopefully you'll get one or two and not six or seven...You are 30 so I don't know what you're chances are...if you were late 30s or early 40s I'd say you are probably safe and only one or two would fertilize

[rebeccagrace]

Well we had I/C on the doctor's recommendation before we found out how many there were, and she said she wouldn't be surprised if I did O on my own because my follies were ready, so the only thing she doesn't have to know about is the trigger. We aren't going to tell her, so I hardly think that will be a problem.

Yes I have heard of Octomom...but she did IVF, not timed intercourse. Anyway, er, thanks for your "advice" / :

[happynifer]

ignoring your doctor's recommendation is not a good idea....
it is possible you would release and have 8 fertilize (heard of "octomom"?)
it is also possible that none will, or anything in between.
higher order multiples risk your health, as well as that of all of the babies in question
this is why doctors cancel cycles and refuse to implant more than a certain number of embryos in IVF, etc.
don't be suprised if your doctor is not happy with you and some will actually ask you to leave the practice with such blatant disregard for their opinions/orders.