Can anyone help, I’ve been taking dhea, melatonin and ubiquinol for the past couple of months. Now had egg collection do I continue?

[Leigh2244]

As the title states just wondering if I need to continue or stop now I have had egg collection? Any advice would be appreciated thank you x

[Katbaby19]

I think you can stop melatonin and dhea, u can take ubiquinol for good lining until transfer . Maybe see what the other ladies say. Thats the way i did it with my last cycle xx

[Leigh2244 in reply to Katbaby19]

Thanks Kat that’s really useful x

[Klndmr]

I stopped them all after EC and carried on with Pregnacare only. Best of luck 🤞😊xxx

[Leigh2244 in reply to Klndmr]

Thanks so much I think I will so the same. X

[Bluelady-sing]

Where were these medicines given to you ?and what were they for were they for increasing egg quality.

I have a problem with egg quality

[Leigh2244 in reply to Bluelady-sing]

Hi pumpkins: my clinic suggested that I take them this cycle/ melatonin and cq10 to help with egg quality and dhea to help with follicle development.

Not sure if they do help, but this cycle has 12 eggs with 5 fertilised which is more than my last cycle. Hoping they’re good quality and get to blastocyst stage on Sunday x

[Hidden in reply to Bluelady-sing]

Pumpkins don’t take dhea if you’ve pcos it raises testosterone.

[wildchild1989]

I would like to know where you get these from are they pescription only???

[Leigh2244 in reply to wildchild1989]

Hi wildchild, my clinic suggested that I take them this cycle/ melatonin and cq10 to help with egg quality and dhea to help with follicle development.

Not sure if they do help, but this cycle has 12 eggs with 5 fertilised which is more than my last cycle. Hoping they’re good quality and get to blastocyst stage on Sunday x

[Wishingfortheday in reply to wildchild1989]

There is a good book that talks about the potential effects of these supplements on egg quality called 'It Starts With the Egg' by Rebecca Fett. Ubiquinol can be bought here from a vitamin shop or Amazon (it's a specific form of Co-enzyme Q10). Melatonin and micronised DHEA can be ordered online from the US (I got them from Biovea.com).

[Hidden in reply to wildchild1989]

You can buy dhea and ubiquinol off the internet ubiquinol is a supplement amazon has a good range. Dhea is a mild steroid I get it from healthmonthly others on here but from biovea just google.

[CAS2 in reply to wildchild1989]

You can buy good quality DHEA and Melatonin at Biovea.com

3mg of Melatonin per day and 3 x 25mg of DHEA is what my consultant recommended for improving egg quality, due to age and low AMH. Ubiquinol you can get off Amazon.

[CAS2]

I stopped mine after egg collection x

[Shelleybean]

I also stopped after egg collection, but carried on with Pregnacare and Vit D3 as recommended by my clinic xx

[Bluelady-sing]

I have come in 2 days early is this a good sign