Timescale between stimulation and transfer queries?

[Preety1983]

Hi ladies

After 4 naturally conceived mcs am hoping ivf is the solution.

I dont want to inform work that I will be doing ivf.

Can I plz check how many times you needed to go to the clinic from the monitoring stages to transfer?

Morever when does the meds start?

From meds to transfer- how many weeks there are?

thanks a lot xx

[Kittykat198]

I can only answer for short protocol and medicated fet. For short protocol:

Cd1 call clinic, cd3 start injections, injections up to about 14 days, monitoring scans on day 6/7 and again about 4 days after on day 10 of injections. This varies depending on size of follicles etc and my clinic is closed on the weekend. I did 8 days for stims, then 12 for last two rounds. I think this is about average.

Then told when to trigger in the last monitoring scan app and egg collection 36 hours later. I had a day off for egg collection first and third rounds but got mild ohss for second and had 3 days off.

3-5 days after egg collection, hopefully transfer of your embryo. So in total: 4 clinic visits and about 5 weeks for a fresh round.

Fet was only 2 apps, one for monitoring 11 days after starting tablets, then 5 days of progesterone and one app for transfer. This might be different for others as I can’t take down regulation drugs.

I had a good lining and good ovarian reserve though so uncomplicated process (but I don’t get many blasts compared to eggs and have poorer quality eggs from my age and pcos) so the process can be different dependent on your circumstances. Xx

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi Preety. I would say 3-5 days. You might find this of interest. fertilitynetworkuk.org/?s=f... Good luck! Diane

[Twiglet2]

I’ve managed to get away with not telling my new boss this 3rd cycle but only just as by luck I already had the day of egg collection booked off for something else and managed to get most of my scans and bloods first thing in the morning. My periods came early, I stunned for less time than normal and they can call you in very last minute to change things (as happens with me) so it was kinda tricky…. It was much easier when I did tell my previous boss tbh it there are ways around it if you really don’t want to xx