Follicle Numbers

[Pineapple2743]

Hi everyone,

I have just started the stims for my first IVF cycle. I had my follicle count today and it was much lower than my last (8 & 4) I wonder if the number of follicles in folks first scan at the start of STIMS always ends up the same at the end or can I grow more?

sorry I'm just a bit disappointed but also so happy to have some!!

Thanks

[Millbanks]

Hi lovely,

On my last egg collection they said they saw 6 in total which I was so shocked about because I’d always had between 12 - 18….

2nd scan after a few days of stims and there were 12, so some must have just been really small.

So there is every likelihood you will have more tinies hiding xx

[Pineapple2743 in reply to Millbanks]

Thanks for sharing lovely you have really settled my worry! Here is hoping some little ones are hiding

Hope all is going well with your journey x

[Rjfguitfg in reply to Pineapple2743]

Same thing happened for me. I have pcos and first scan I had 20 total but ended up having 36 retrieved!

[Olive12345]

Mine stayed the same but my clinic doesn't seem to count small, late ones so I think they just look at the ones that are most likely to be mature. I got five mature both times and they pretty much all fertilized. No blasts though 🤦‍♀️

[Pineapple2743 in reply to Olive12345]

Thanks for sharing lovely! It is great all five fertilised, sorry there were no blasts though! I wish you the best of luck with your journey

[Kitkat10]

Same happened to me on my third cycle compared to 1 and 2, but even though there were fewer follicles, this was the round which worked and gave me my son. Try not to worry too much about numbers, my most disappointing round became my miracle 🥰🥰 good luck xx

[Pineapple2743 in reply to Kitkat10]

Thanks so much lovely and what wonderful news to hear about your boy it's amazing to hear such amazing positive stories! Thank you for sharing 🥰x

[SquishyBean]

My first scan showed 8 total and ended up with 20 retrieved and 6 good quality blastocysts

[Pineapple2743 in reply to SquishyBean]

That's great and 6 blastocysts is awesome! Thank you for sharing

[Connie290]

On my initial scan I think I only had two follicles measuring at the size my clinic would have liked at that stage, and there were 3 or 4 very small ones. they ended up collected 19 eggs and fertilizing 17 (ended up with 7 day 5 blasts), things can change very quickly x

[Pineapple2743 in reply to Connie290]

Wow that's amazing! Thanks for sharing lovely you have given me a bit of positivity I needed