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Baseline scan - I have read that you have this test whilst on your period ? Is this true? Ans what will my first drugs be? Is it to suppress my menstral cycle ? And if so how ? Using injections / tablets ect ,?

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Hello Mia77

Part of the IVF process is that the doctors want to control the production of eggs and timing of ovulation. So, the first thing they do is give you drugs to essentially shut down your ovaries. There seem to be various drugs that do this but I used buserelin/suprecur in nasal spray form (although a lot of women seem to it thought injections).

After about 10 days on this medication I had a bleed (like a period) and a few days later attended hospital for my baseline scan. I was still bleeding a little at the scan but was told this was normal. The baseline scan is a transvaginal (internal) scan. The hospital are checking that the lining of your womb is nice and thin and that your ovaries have shut down.

Assuming all is well at this scan, you are then ready to start the follicle stimulating meds. These always seem to be injections which you administer yourself (or ask your other half to help with). It sounds a bit nerve racking to inject yourself but you very quickly get used to it. You have some scans over the next week or two to check your response and once you're ready you are booked in for egg collection.

On the date of egg collection your other half produces his sample. The sperm and eggs are mixed together and assuming they fertilise you will be booked back in for embryo transfer (usually either 3 or 5 days later).

Hope this helps! x

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Aimaim77 in reply to Hopeful1982

Thanks so much x

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Parentsofangels

Hiya.

Everyone's plan maybe slightly different depending on each situation, so mine are similar to hopeful1982 other than I didn't have drugs before a bleed, just called on day on me period, because it was a weekend my scan baseline scan, was on a Monday both times, started the drugs the same day. My advice, if you wear tampons, wear a towel too so just before your scan you can nip into the loo and remove your tampon. I chose to do this as my flow is very heavy, just made me more comfortable xx

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