I just had my first IVF appointment and discussed short and long IVF and she recommended the long protocol but Im a little confused because I’m 36 and my AMH 16.1 and AFC 15-20, I thought short protocol it’s better for age over 31. Is short protocol better for me the consultant just said it’s about side effects.
Anyone has any experience in this ?
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I suggest you trust your specialist. Although you could go to another consultant to have a second opinion. Did you ask your consultant if the short protocol is better for you?
she wasn’t very clear she said we use long protocol as default and based on my age AMH and AFC, to go for long protocol but I will ask her again at next appointment.
They have chosen the long protocol for me but not explained why exactly, and I wasn’t sure if that’s the right one as I read mixed things about long and short protocol.
IVF Treatment is different for everyone - your consultant takes into account your history ,blood results etc before working out a protocol especially for you As 1st post says trust your consultant
I had long protocol at 37 and was successful 1st time. Double embyro transfer,none for freezing.My consultant took my age,AMH and endometriosis into account.
Hello, I’m also just about to start my first round of IVF and am doing the long protocol. I’m 33 with an AMH of 14.1 and AFC of 13. I must admit I had been hoping to do the short protocol just because I’m so inpatient but I trust they know what they’re doing. I really wouldn’t worry. Good luck x
First of all I’ll say trust your consultant and be aware that everyone has a very individual case.
For instance I had a short protocol at the age of 33 then at 35, both failed cycles. Then I had a long protocol at the age of 37, we are only able to retrieve 3 eggs but only one made it to blastocyst, and then I had to have the transfer on the three my hopes were really low but guess what you only need one healthy embryo!! I now have a 10 month baby boy!! Good luck
I personally questioned this. I’m 37, AMH of 30 (I have PCOS). Long protocol was recommended but I went with short and asked for gentle stims, lowest possible dose of Fostimon and the other one. We ended up with 12 embryos frozen so it was fine. I wanted the short protocol because I wanted the fewest drugs possible so I was putting my body through the least amount of stress. I personally didn’t like the idea of shutting down my natural cycle and the side effects of the down regulation. Also more drugs = more ££££!!!
I think I prefer this too, I suffer from migraines and sensitive to hormones anyway so I think I will discuss this in more details when I start in august. Thank you for replying x
I went for short and it failed 3 times but wished we'd tried one as long. My AMH was like 1! So as said before it really depends on your levels. I also had only 4 or 5 follicles. You could ask the success rates even though again these are just numbers and depends on your hormones, follicles, reasons for choosing IVF. Second consultation sounds good. The shorter protocol gas a higher risk or spontaneous ovulation but supposed to be better for women over 40. Each clinic is different. Good luck and it only takes one! X
I am 37 with not great AMH and have been recommended long (this is where you down reg first right?) for all three of my egg freezings. I didn't think to question it....but interested to see what people think!
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