Last round egg collection sooner or postpone till after summer?

[Apricottree]

Advice needed please 🙏should I have my egg collection ASAP or wait till myself and (more my partner) can have a good go at staying away from alcohol to give ourselves best chance possible. I also have endometriosis and so it could be growing in the meantime. Just don't know what is more the priority and its our last round. We wanted to have a bit of a break to have fun but my partner wants more of one than I do.

[Xmishell37]

I'm in the same position, round 2 just failed and I'm debating putting our last round off til September/October primarily because I've put my life on hold for a whole year with nothing to show for it apart from some mental health issues! I gave up alcohol for 9 months before my second round and I had a better first round when I drank within the 3 months off egg retrieval, so to me I'll be doing everything in moderation from now on 😔 I want to enjoy the summer without continuous hospital appointments 👊🏻 if U decide to wait just keep up the supplements 🌞 id probably get advice from hospital on endometriosis i dont know much about it sorry! Have you had laparoscopy? My friend got this to have endometriosis removed and she fell pregnant the following month xx

[Apricottree in reply to Xmishell37]

thank you so much for the advice. It's been such a tough journey and so has been good not to have to think of it for a while. I wondered if my partner may be able to make more of an impact with his sperm as he hasn't made loads of effort previous rounds. I had a lap last year and a faint positive line which never amounted to anything. I should explore if I need another one maybe.

[Twiglet2]

the drink or not drinking or waiting of not waiting has made no difference to me so I would say sooner if there’s a concern of endo growing personally but other than that I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer and just what you both feel is the right time 💜 xx

[Apricottree]

thank you, I was wondering about my partners sperm and how much better quality they could be if he worked harder at it. But then it's not like the clinic have said to stop drinking. Maybe we can aim for sooner then - thats a relief thanks

[Lk79]

I’m about to embark on my first round of ivf/icsi and was going to do the same as you and wait till after the summer but on thinking more I’ve decided to go ahead and just do everything in moderation. I went super strict the last couple of months and no alcohol, super clean everything, supplements, dhea, levo etc and for the first time ever I’ve missed my period so can’t start my stims! Day 31 and no sign when I’m normally on the dot every 25/26 days. Everyone is different of course but I’m going to loosen up a little! Good luck 🙏🏻❤️

[MrsOrangejuice]

Drinking and diet in terms of cutting things out or being restrictive and other factors like stress/relaxing made no difference to my numbers or outcomes. I went with adding things in that I thought would help (adding more and better supplements, more good fats etc) and that seemed to help with quality (two healthy babies in 2 years) but not numbers as they've got worse each round. I think these things can have more of an impact with sperm and the results can be pretty quick so probablywirth a go. But ultimately I suspect it's about how your body responds to the particular protocol each round and then what state your body's in - as in the womb environment and hormones, not fitness etc. So endo is probably a big factor to consider but I'm not sure how quickly it can come back in a way to make a difference - mine took forever to go and then hasn't come back but others on here may have different experiences. There are so many variables it's maybe best just to go with whatever path and option you won't regret and beat yourselves up over.