I am set to start another fresh cycle in the new year and as it is now private they are giving me more options for drugs. Last time for the stims I had menopour and this time they are giving me an option of this again or Bemfola or Gonal-F.
Anyone had any experience of using both or all three and noticed much difference good or bad. I did respond ok to menopour though did over stimulate and wonder if trying the other one would be a good thing. Am worried though that it is a risk and may not work ? Any advice and experience be much appreciated please.
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If I remember correctly, mine was a mixture of Menopur and Gonal F. I also ended up hyperstimulated but we were able to freeze 5 blastocysts. Only the one IVF round so nothing to compare it to but we got 12 eggs, 9 mature, I think it was a pretty good result.
Thank you for ur response. Ooh another version oh it can be confusing. They didn’t advise really. They said there isn’t much diff apart from the bemfola and gonal f are ready made in a pen to inject which does sound easier 🤔
It depends every one body is different. clinic know how you responded last time for menopour and they can reduce the dose if you over stimulating.if you take the different you need to wait and c how you reaction I mean testing on your body again. I taken same drugs again and they uped the dose according to the responds last time.this time I really good number of eggs and better results. if u feel new one better for you then go for it.confidence is important
Gonal F was fine for me- though it can really mess with your moods. I thought I was going to be really angry for 2 weeks, as I usually PMS something terrible, but by the end it turned me into a crying mess (not awful, just a bit embarrassing when you burst into tears when a colleague is nice to you and brings you a cup of coffee!). I liked that it came in a pre-loaded pen, which was waaaaaay easier to take than the cetrotide!
I had mostly gonal-F but with a little menopur on my most successful rounds. Apparently you need a bit of menopur for the LH which gonal-f doesn’t contain. Changing drugs definitely got me more eggs.
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