1st time IVF and hoping I'm not alone

luce · Post by **luce** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 7:11 am

Hi there I have been reading these forums for a few weeks and listening to your stories. It is good to know that you're all out there, and that there's somewhere to come for support - the time has finally come for us to begin our first cycle, and today I started sniffing. I have no clue what to expect from the down-reg. Can anyone offer experiences of whether it delays AF etc - just really want to know what to expect, timings, and want to know if there's anyone else out there at the same stage. Hope to hear from some of you soon Luce

Kimmy · Post by **Kimmy** » Thu Sep 19, 2002 3:24 pm

Hi Luce, Welcome to the board, you have found a good site here as the girls are so knowledgable and supportive. I have had one round of IVF, just about to start my 2nd, so I can share with you my experince. I started Buserelin (down regs) on day 21 until AF arrived. Unfortunately Af was delayed by 1 week, which was really annoying as I was keen to start the stims. I was told this is quite normal! Once AF arrived I then waited 2 days and went for a scan to check all was ok to start stims. I then started Gonal F, together with a smaller dosage of buserelin for 12 days, during which time I had to go every other day for scans to keep a check on my follicles. I was then given a HCG injection and my egg retrieval was 2 days later. I had 10 eggs retrieved and 5 of them fertilised. We had 2 put back in 2 days later. Then comes the worst part!!!! The 2WW, I really found this the hardest part of the IVF process. Unfortunately this IVF ended in a chemical pregnancy, so now I am starting all over again, although this time I am on a short protocol which means that I only have to take stims and no down regulating, yippee!!! So hopefully my egg collection will be around the end of sept. I wish you tons of luck and keep us posted Lisa