Intralipids without steroids

[Solly-44]

Hi lovely people!

Does anyone know if there are benefits from having intralipids if you’re not also having steroid treatment, or is it more of a package deal?

My drs aren’t willing to prescribe me steroids under any circumstances (I’ve begged, it’s not happening) but I can get intralipids done at another place. I have had some vague autoimmune things over the years - alopecia and raynauds but it’s really just a matter of wanting to throw it all at our last embryos xx

[JA-fnuk Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Take a look at hfea.gov.uk Treatment Add ons - it may help you reach a decision

Wishing you good luck when you start treatment again

Janet

[Solly-44 in reply to JA-fnuk]

Thanks Janet, just had a look. Ah well, at least it’ll save me a few quid! 😂 x

[Haf05]

You can have intralipids without steroids. I did that on my second transfer. Got a BFN. On the most recent transfer I did both and got a BFP. Obviously i can't say for sure that it was the steroids that made a difference. My clinic despite being quite over the top with other treatments also took some persuading with the steroids. They eventually agreed to put me on a low dose (10mg daily).

[Solly-44 in reply to Haf05]

thank you & big congrats! X

[Seren0119]

I literally just wrote another response on this

I went to an immune specialist (the one in Epsom many people go to) and he told me that Intralipids are not worth it without steriods. I did one transfer with Intralipids and no steriods and miscarriaged a PGS normal embryo. When I was on 25mg of steriods and Intralipids it worked - that could be a coincidence, but now believe what he says! You can get steriods from him, but he is expensive and you will need to pay for lots of blood tests x

[Solly-44 in reply to Seren0119]

thank you. I wish I’d looked into it more a few cycles ago but this is our last and we’re fully out of cash haha!