afc count dropped

[Coffeeone]

dear all,

I am day 4 of stims and had my first scan.. but it seems my follicle count has dropped by 3 since my baseline scan 3 months ago.

Does anyone know if this is normal or if I could do anything to increase it again?

thank I’m advance

[Habibi87]

Hi Cofeeone, the number of follicles is not 100% fixed and can change from cycle to cycle. It’s also quite early days of stimulation so hopefully you might get a few more. Sending you lots of luck x

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi Coffeeone. The count can fluctuate during early stimulation, so try not to worry too much. Hopefully, the ones you have will mature into decent sizes for eggs to get into ready for collection. Good luck. Diane

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Hi Cofeeone, I know it’s super hard but don’t be too disheartened at this stage as things change - I got more eggs than the number of follicles I ‘thought’ I had. Things can change and it’s not always 100% accurate and hopefully you’ll get a few more. Wishing you lots of luck x

[Emilioh31]

Hey coffeeone

I agree with the others that it can fluctuate so try not to concentrate too much on the detail at this point. I’m also in the same boat, had 5 follicles in August (3 eggs removed but sadly ended in chemical bfp) whereas had my first scan yesterday at day 6 and this time only 2 follicles. The clinic didn’t seem worried and will see if things change by tomorrow’s scan.

Also the number of follicles and eggs whilst helpful for having more options, doesn’t equal pregnancy, so you still have a chance, you only need that one sticky egg! 😍

Fingers crossed for you x x

[Twiglet2]

it’s different every time sometimes I get 3-4 more sometimes less one time one ovary didn’t even respond it’s different month to month and cycle to cycle so try not to worry still early days xx

[Coffeeone]

thanks all for helping comments😀