I actually only just started feeling bloated and twinges in my ovaries on Tuesday. That was day 7 of stimulations. However, my doctors started me off on the absolute lowest possible doses of Gonal-F for fear of overstimulating me so the first three days of my cycle my ovaries pretty much chuckled ...

Thanks for all the warm welcomes ladies!

I just went for my second b/w and u/s and I have been stimming now for 7 days. It seems like my doctor wasn't impressed with the results. I have 12 follicles ranging in size from 11.5-4.5. She kept saying she felt like we should be getting more follicles and ...

Hello Ladies! I hope I can also join this thread with you. I have been stimming for 4 days now and this board has helped me immensely so far.

J&C-I have your same fears about follicle size; but rest assured it seems they can grow very rapidly during an ivf cycle. I did some internet research and ...

Thanks for your response! In addition to the number and size of the follicles, my doctor said they wanted to see my estrogen level at 100 today and I just found out it was only at 34. So I guess I am just freaking out a little. She has reassured me that they will just kick up the medication but I am ...

I just had a question regarding dosage. Today at the ultrasound the doctor said that I wasn't responding as quickly as he had hoped after the first three days on 225 units so he is uping my dosage to 375 units a day. I am 27 years old and before treatment the doctors kept acting like I would ...

Thanks for all the tips! I feel better already:)

Thanks for your response! I am trying not to build it up in my head so much and I just keep trying to tell myself that I can do it if I want a baby bad enough!

Hello,

I am a first time IVFer and I start Lupron on Monday. I am extremely nervous about the idea of injections. All my life I have had a fear of needles and so I was hoping to get some words of wisdom on how to lessen the anxiety associated with this. Any tips or advice?

Thanks in advance!