Just seconding the idea that expired meds are fine. I used 8-mos-expired follistim for my last cycle, with my nurse's blessing and encouragement that it was fine. I made tons of eggs, and had the only successful cycle I've ever had. As long as the meds were stored properly, they're ok.

What is it about IVF pregnancies that causes bleeding to be common? I bled until I was 7 weeks -- sometimes bright red and heavy. It's abated, for now, but I am curious as to the causes in the 1st place.

Many follicles develop during ovarian stimulation. These follicles each make estradiol. In a ...

What is it about IVF pregnancies that causes bleeding to be common? I bled until I was 7 weeks -- sometimes bright red and heavy. It's abated, for now, but I am curious as to the causes in the 1st place.

Thanks for the info (relieved).

Hi Ghost --

I hope you can tell me the answer to this question: how many days after FET would you expect day 6 hatching blasts to implant into the uterus? I am asking because I continued to take valium the day of and for 2 days after transfer. Amazingly, both embryos implanted and I am now ...

http://www.self.com/health/2010/08/breaking-the-silence-on-infertility?currentPage=1

May I suggest writing your senators and representatives regarding this topic and ask that they support legislation mandating insurance coverage for infertility. I did.

When writing to your representative, you have ...

I have to agree with your DH. My DH and I are "unexplained" and had no issues producing tons of eggs, sperm count was perfect, etc. Yet I failed 3 IUIs, 2 fresh IVFs, and 2 FETs. Transferred 2 each time and BFN each time. On my 3rd fresh IVF, we did a freeze-all due to OHSS and transferred 2 blasts ...

I have 48 capsules of Prometrim left over from my IUIs. They are 100mg capsules, "expired" May 2010. $40 even or best offer. Thanks.