IVF medication following BFP for those with POF?

[Buzzler]

Hi everyone

Hoping to find a consensus re: dates of stopping hormone treatment for those with premature ovarian failure going through IVF. Recently thrilled to get a BFP following D5 DE FET (still early days, only 4.5 weeks along). My clinic seem to adopt a 'one-size fits all' approach and stops progesterone (utergestan pessariesx3/day) and estrogen (progynova x4/day) at week 7 of the pregnancy and im conscooius that this likely doesn't cater for those who are routinely on HRT. Outside of IVF, I don't get a period unless on HRT. I was wondering if anyone in a similar situation kept going with hormone treatment beyond this point?

Thanks in advance.

[Asha82]

Hi, I'm 12 weeks and 1 day pregnant and my clinic advised me to stop at 7 weeks and I did and everything is fine and our little boy is doing well in there

[Whatever098]

Hi Buzzler, congratulations!! I am not in the same situation as you re ovarian failure (although I do have PCOS and can only have a period on medication). Anyway, my clinic had a blanket rule of stopping meds at 12 weeks but I was on progesterone injections on top of the pessaries and I started getting a really bad itchy rash at the injection site that was getting bigger by the day. At 8 weeks I had an obstetrician appointment and she was very certain it was fine to stop all medications as the placenta takes over (at 6 weeks I think) and produces its own hormones. Her view was that the ivf clinics like to be overly cautious but there is no need. I double checked with my ivf doctor and she agreed it was best to stop.

Hope this provides some comfort ☺️

[Me_and_Sparkle]

hi I won’t stop till 14 weeks, I would keep going till 10, reduce at week 12 then reduce again and stop at 14. I’m obviously not a doctor but my clinic seems to be pretty successful and that’s the protocol I’m following. Good luck xx

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi Buzzler. Could you ask about slowly weaning off progesterone, it would probably make you feel more reassured. Hope all goes as it should. Good luck. Diane