Small follicles on scan

[Mikkie]

Hi all lovely ladies, I need advice. I went in for a scan on cd10 and they found 3 small follicles. Lining was at 6.9mm. Uterus and everything else look good. I'm just worried about small follicles sizing from 4.6mm,2.4mm and 2.6mm.What can I do to increase the size?

I'm taking oestrogen and progesterone. Worried I will not be eligible for ivf or iui.

Any advice much appreciated x

[Twiglet2]

hi can I just check you aren’t on stims at all? Is it a monitoring cycle or natural cycle? What did the clinic say about the follicle size at that point? I’d you aren’t stimming they would be looking for a lead follicle to start developing in the next week is my understanding but defo best to check with you clinic xx

[Mikkie in reply to Twiglet2]

Hi thank you for replying. I just went in for a scan to check follicles, she said they are small. I'm taking supplements. What would you advise? If I go to fertility clinic and do stims will they start to grow x

[Twiglet2 in reply to Mikkie]

so things can be really different on an IVF cycle than your usual cycle (they use stims to grow your follicles in IVF) so I don’t think this would be any reason for you not to have IVF in the future. it sounds like they are monitoring you to understand what’s happening, perhaps to look at best course of action? Or are they trying to help you conceive through intercourse? Either way it’s probably best to have a chat with someone at your clinic about what it means and next steps xx

[Mikkie in reply to Twiglet2]

Also I'm taking oestrogen and progesterone otherwise I will not get a period as they said I'm in menopause even though I don't have any symptoms of menopause apart from absent periods.

[Mikkie]

But I'm just dreading going to an ivf clinic, as day10 the follicles should be bigger than mine, so they may reject me. Have you done ivf x

[Twiglet2 in reply to Mikkie]

Ah I see, you won’t know until you ask them really, do you know your AMH? In IVF they can take over your cycle so I know for some people peri menopausal or in menopause they sometimes can still help. You might want to have a discussion with a clinic or maybe even a couple of them to see your options sooner rather than later though xx Yea we have done IvF for our son and now trying for a sibling via IVF, wishing you lots of luck xx

[Skittles11 in reply to Twiglet2]

Sorry to butt in. I totally agree with Twiglet2 you need to speak to your / a fertility clinic sooner rather than later. Do not allow fear to prevent you from seeking professional advice. Even if they reject you it is better to know your situation and options. My opinion is to book in for a consultation ASAP x

[Mikkie in reply to Skittles11]

Omg I spoke to a clinic today and basically said ivf will not be recommended and that I have to go for donor eggs 🙃

[Twiglet2 in reply to Mikkie]

that’s a shame defo get a second opinion but lots of ladies on here have been successful with donor eggs too xx

[Mikkie in reply to Twiglet2]

I spoke to a clinic today and she said ivf will not be an option and donor eggs better chance 😒

[Anonymous543210 in reply to Mikkie]

I’ve worked with 3 ivf doctors (long story), I’m 42, and no one ever checked the size of my follicles on day 10 of a natural, non-stims cycle to determine my eligibility for IVF. I’m not sure how they could be connected…

[Mikkie in reply to Anonymous543210]

Hi many thanks for your reply. At the moment I'm not with a ivf clinic. I just went to a pregnancy scan clinic to do a antrafollicles scan and they said best time to come is between cd10 to cd16.

[Mikkie]

True. My amh is 0.02 and I'm 45. How old are you n amh x