Any ideas how to pep up 38 year old sluggish ovaries? Had my drugs upped to the max. Got 7 folicles but only 3 seem to be growing. Thanks.

[pumpkin1]

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acupuncture? but remember you only need one to work all the way through. good luck

[Noper]

Hi. I found that it made a difference to me which IVF protocol I was on. For the first 2 cycles of IVF, I was given the 21 day (long) protocol, and my ovaries were fairly sluggish, and only a few follicles were produced. However, the third time I tried IVF, we did the short (antagonist) cycle and my response was much better. Not sure which protocol you are on, but it might be worth thinking about this. Good luck.

[pumpkin1]

Thanks very much for the advice. Im on the long protocol. You are right though

Flowergirl, you only need one. Good luck to you too

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi. You have already been told about different types of “protocols” both short and long, which are definitely worth discussing, should this cycle fail. You might also like to take extra protein and added zinc to improve cell growth. Keeping everything crossed that it all works out well for you. Regards Diane