Trying for over 4years

[Emma_f]

Am so sad right now

I had my first scan today being my 6th day on menopur 225 and buserelin and I didn’t respond at all...no single follicle found

I have endometriosis and it was drained before the stimulation started

My dose was increased and I was told to come back in 2days for another scan

Pls say something to me if you have been or in this situation

[Lind58]

I have endometriosis and was told by my first doctor just forget about it and get a donor egg. I followed my gut and changed doctors - I just had 3 cycles with 3 blastocyst and 2 fertilized day 3. I mean I don’t know how successful it will be, but my doctor literally told me I have 0% chance - no follicles, low ovarian reserve

[Emma_f in reply to Lind58]

Exactly what I was told today too

‘’You need to use donor eggs ‘’and all I could do was stare at the doctor and allow my husband do the talking,,, I will wait till Monday and if no changes ,,I will probably change doctor too..thanks for responding.i wish you luck

[AuroraXen in reply to Emma_f]

I haven't been through this Emma -so sorry you've hit this wall 😢. It might turn out ok for this cycle still, if they're increasing the dose? Either way, it sounds like the consultant could have broken the bad news a bit better ... I know they have to be matter of fact about things but sometimes their words can just slay you. A bit of bedside manner helps a lot! 😢 xx

[Emma_f in reply to AuroraXen]

I know right! The way he said it broke me into pieces,,,thanks aurora

[Lind58 in reply to Emma_f]

My doctor told me via phone - I couldn’t believe it. We really don’t know in the end if it’s true or accurate because every cycle is different. I would do my due diligence and get to the best doctor possible if you have the means. Also have faith! I’m implementing this and praying every day!

[Emma_f in reply to Lind58]

Thank you

[emmab178]

You are a long way of the maximum menopur dose. I was on 450 and needed it. What is your amh?

[Emma_f in reply to emmab178]

Did 450 eventually work for you? Amh is 2.19

[Hope4another]

I'm sorry you are going through this, Emma. My clinic have a maximum dose of 350, but i was on gonal f, too. Fingers crossed for your next scan x

[Emma_f in reply to Hope4another]

Thanks hope4another

[Cookiemonster5]

Don't give up, I have stage 4 endo and I had a cancelled cycle for a laparoscopy to remove a tube, then despite being on prostap for three months my lining was still too thick to start again. It's such a long wait for everything but you'll get there. Just keep going for your scans and even though it feels like you aren't getting anywhere remember you're started and even if they are finding out what doesn't work for your body that's sonething. Everyone reacts differently but I'm now at 12 weeks so it can work xxxx

[Emma_f in reply to Cookiemonster5]

This is so inspiring,,,am happy for you,,,thanks for the words

[wanwood]

Is it the long protocol or the short (antagonist) protocol they have you on? I have endometriosis and lower AMH and used the short protocol with Meriofert instead of Menopur and did respond to it. It took us 4 years for me to get pregnant but IVF was successful in the end. There may be other options before going to DE. Hang in there xx

[Emma_f in reply to wanwood]

Hmmm thanks a lot,,,I will have them look at other options for me if no changes tomorrow

[FluffyPink]

So sorry to hear this Emma. I wasn’t in the exact same situation but didn’t have a good response to Menopur the first time and switched to Gonal-f for subsequent cycles. Might be worth asking about instead?

[Emma_f in reply to FluffyPink]

Thanks sis

[Countrychic]

Hi Emma, I didn’t respond well on my first round. My consultant suggested changing from menopur to gonal f. She also changed my protocol from long to short. She also suggested using DHEA for three months before my next round. I also did acupuncture for three months before and throughout my second round.

I was convinced we would need to use donor eggs but the changes meant my second round was much better. Although I am still not pregnant, we had two good quality embryos where as the first round we had nothing to transfer.

It is definitely worth looking into changing protocol. I was considered a low responder round one and ‘normal’ round two. I know how absolutely devastating it is to have such a difficult first round but there is still hope.

Good luck moving forward

Suzanne

[Emma_f in reply to Countrychic]

Thanks for sharing ,,,i will definitely look into changing protocol,,,I wish us all the best,,,

[L400ynd]

Awww sweetie it’s rubbish when things like that happen. I had the same kind of thing on our first round. I ended up with 1 egg and it didn’t fertilise. We started again yesterday after an 8 month break and a higher dose. All I can do is hope. As can you. Lots of love xxxxx

[Emma_f in reply to L400ynd]

It will end in praise for us by Gods grace

[Itsalongjourney26]

Hi... I started on 225 of Bemfola. Zero follicles found in our first scan. They upped my meds to 350 and although we only got four eggs and one embryo, I'm currently just short of 10 weeks pregnant. I was on stims for ages to get there. Don't give up hope. You only need one embryo so you clearly need a higher dose to get kick started. Keep the faith xx

[Emma_f in reply to Itsalongjourney26]

A big congrats dear,,,happy for u,,,yes am keeping my faith ,,thank you

[MiskyB]

I haven't been through exactly the same but last time I did ivf I started in 225 and after the first week had some but limited response so they upped my dosage to 300 and I ended up extending my Stims by an extra 4/5 days to get the right length of follicle. I had 8 eggs from that egg collection