Mild stimulation and natural modified ivf

[Chinchan]

Did anyone here, that’s also POR or in 40s, tried mild/natural and succeeded? Failed? Did both and found one to be better than the other? Compared to high dose?

Would be grateful for any information

[Sea_tan]

my doctor said the not-mild protocol is better for such cases... although every woman's body is different. In the natural, the thing is our hormones may fluctuate. Unfortunately the meds are very costly, but if that's what you want, discuss with partner and go for it. My hubby and i decided to save $ on other things and go for this.

[Chinchan in reply to Sea_tan]

Thanks! So basically the advantage of mild/natural in my case would be financial?

[Sea_tan in reply to Chinchan]

That's an advantage for sure. There are other advantages such as less drugs in your body. I don't like drugs in my body. But with IVF, I want the best chance I can get (as time matters) so the medicated one is better especially with an experienced doctor who knows what he's doing. I am trying with a well known experienced doctor and good embryology centre (the embryologists matter! They may destroy your eggs - as i found with one lousy clinic) so i thought we might as well go with his advice.

[Chinchan in reply to Sea_tan]

Thank you. I pm’d you if that’s ok

[AuroraXen]

My consultant wasn't too keen when I mentioned it. My dose of stims, for the past 2 cycles (the first of those two was a lot better than my current one) has been 225 of meriofert. I asked this time if I shouldn't be on the top dose, e.g. I see women on here taking 400+ (I have low ovarian reserve now) Or alternatively, if natural/modified would be better. He seems to feel, on his experience, the middle ground is better for me. But some ladies on here swear by the natural/modified IVF and it gave them much better results than being loaded with drugs xx

[Cat84]

Hi Chinchan, I’m 39 with low amh and high FSH. First round was quite full on meds wise, and I only got one egg which was immature. Next round we went mild IVF and I got 5 mature eggs, of which 2 made it to day 5 blastocysts. For me mild seemed to give a much better response. Hope that helps! Wishing you all the best x

[Chinchan in reply to Cat84]

Thanks for this. Was there any other difference in the protocol other than dose? Meds, duration, long/short protocol etc? Also, if you don’t mind, how much was the mild? 150iu? More/less? Thanks again

[Cat84 in reply to Chinchan]

Hi Chinchan, I did a post about it here which might help -healthunlocked.com/fertilit... . I did the same quantities of meriofert and fostimon (225 of each) but alternate days and for slightly longer. I also had progynova and clomid in this cycle and no cetrocide. I also added in other supplements (see the post). I tried to eat more healthily and more protein too. Hope that helps and any other questions please let me know! x

[JoyfulStar]

I personally would only go down the mild route after conventional IVF has failed.

I don’t know if you have looked into the HFEA’s website on different treatment options. I think it captures the pros and cons accurately. All the best with your decision

[Ivfgotadream]

I did 2 rounds of short protocol mild Ivf with rubbish results. I then had twins via natural modified IVF so for me less drugs meant much better egg and embryo quality

[Chinchan in reply to Ivfgotadream]

What a beautiful result. Sorry for the direct question but was that in your 40s?

[Ivfgotadream in reply to Chinchan]

I was 36/37 x

[Chinchan]

Thank you darling

[Mazzath1]

Hi I tried natual mortified ivf twice. If im honest didn't feel much difference to conventional ivf. It didn't work for us and it was a lot of money for such low success rates.

But I'm sure all depends on the individual.

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[Chinchan in reply to Mazzath1]

Thanks 🙏