Hello -
I will start my 2nd IVF attempt in about 6 weeks. My last cycle cost $3900 out of pocket for Bravelle and Menopur.

I am traveling to Hong Kong for business in April and my RE tells me I should be able to buy the medications there for less money and bring them back or ship them.

Does ...

Thank you for your responses, words of wisdom and encouragement. I met with my RE today. He was so apologetic for what happened although he can't explain it. He thinks perhaps we did wait too long to trigger, but can't know for sure.

The good news is that he thought my response to the stims was ...

Hi-
I am 43 yrs old with 1 ovary and just lived through my IVF experience. It ended very sadly in 5 follicles, but no eggs found at retrieval. The RE says it could have been caused by a late trigger or it could be empty follicle syndrome - they just don't know.

As I do research to try to figure out ...

Hello -
I am 43 with 1 ovary and a blocked tube on the side of the ovary. My only shot at conceiving is through IVF. My first IVF experience ended today sad results.

I had 5 follicles on Saturday - sizes ranged from 20mm to 14mm. ER was today. Only 3 follicles identified today which measured ...

Thanks for all the replies. Still no side effects on day 5 of stims. No bloating or anything. I'm surprised based on what I have been reading. Of course, I get worried that I'm not responding.....

Thanks so much. So much to learn.....

Hi
I'm new to this. I've figured out some of the acronyms being used, but it there a key somewhere to use?
Can anyone help?
Thank you,
Debbi

Thank you and you're right - silly to worry, but having trouble avoiding it.

Hi Carolyn -
Did your side effects start right away or did they show up a few days in?
Thank you for your reply.
Debbi

Hi everyone -
Can anyone tell me how long after starting stims I should expect to experience side effects? I started stims yesterday and feel nothing yet.
Thank you, Debbi