Experiences with

Ethinylestradiol / Norethisterone

just wondered what people’s experience are of starting short antagonist protocol from a natural start vs using oestrogen priming? I’ve always been prescribed provera or norethisterone before to schedule my bleed so have no true experience of a natural start. I’ve also had tostran and DHEA priming previously

Hello everyone. Following on from my last post I got a second opinion with the CEO of the clinic I'm at and he was amazing. He didn't agree with his colleague and said I don't need more surgery, we can go ahead and unless my body reacts badly he isn't putting a limit on number of rounds we are allowed

So, I have a diagnosis of PCOS. In 2021 I was told I had deep pelvic endometriosis aswell. Following a recent MRI I had in June, I was told they couldn’t see endometriosis but I definitely still had PCOS, so they undiagnosed me or passed it off as the scan type. This was really frustrating and reverse

hi everyone, I’ve only recently joined this site and it is so helpful reading all of your experiences. I am currently in the middle of my first cycle. I am 38, never been pregnant, and my AMH in January was 3.1. My partner has an 18 year old daughter from a previous relationship. I’m not sure what

hello, I am on phase 1 of ivf. I took norethisterone as prescribed 3 times a day for like 13 days or something. My last pill was Sunday, today is Wed and still got no bleed? I called my nurse already and she is not worried, as she mentioned bleeding happens within 3-5days. As long as I get it by Saturday

Hello Has anyone experienced blood clots after their laparoscopic surgeries and how do you navigate living on blood thinners while taking any type of birth control at same time? I got a pulmonary embolism after my first laparoscopic surgery (not due to any genetics), and I have been living a very long

I have a vacation coming up in early August, and my usual period would fall during that time. Therefore, I took norethisterone for two weeks this month, three times a day, hoping that my period would start soon after stopping the medication. This way, my period would be over before my vacation. However

hi all, I’m 20 and just been diagnosed with stage 4 endo. My endo specialist has given me a couple of options. Either take norethisterone and see how that goes or surgery for excision. I want a family and he said some women can conceive naturally and others need help. I just wondered what other people

Just wondering if anyone else has experience of irritability with ovaleap. I'm on my 2nd cycle. Last cycle had down regulation with norethisterone, which caused huge mood swings. This cycle I have not so I know more of how I'm feeling. I had my first injection at 7 pm and just felt very soon after a

Hello We are due to commence our 2nd fresh IVF-ICSI cycle in the next few weeks. Our first cycle we had downregulation with norethisterone but it gave me horrendous side effects which required me to stop working. My response to stims was slow to begin and not wonderful, 5 eggs, of which 4 were mature

Hi all, I know you've each got enough to deal with, but I've been having a difficult few months and am after some advice. In February I was diagnosed with multiple fibroids. One of them is very large. I've had several ultrasounds and a hysteroscopy booked in for this week. My periods were very heavy

Hi All, I am currently taking 75mcg of Levothyroxine. My wedding is at the end of May this year and it just so happens that this is when my period is due. My periods are quite unpredictable, some days my cycle is 25 days and others its 34. I am thinking of taking period delay tables and I just wanted

hi everyone! does anyone have experience with norethisterone to delay period for holidays ect? I have never used it but i have a holiday coming up that the pain of being on my period would completely ruin. For me, delaying the period pain is a main priority. Any advice or experiences would be really

I’ve been bleeding for nearly a month. My period started and never stopped. Had to go to A & E twice, they prescribed me Norethisterone for 10 days, but bleeding didn’t stop, went again to AE and they’ve added Tranexamic Acid. I’ve had slight improvement for 2-3 days after taking these pills for 2 days

Hi there, i have recently been admitted into my local hospital due to a major pain flare. After speaking with the on call Gynecology doctor, he wanted me to go onto norethisterone indefinitely and he did not want to discuss any other options. so far i have refused to take that medication. the only reason

I’ve been prescribed Norethisterone to control heavy periods but since being on them my lower abdomen feels heavy like there’s pressure. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hello, My bleed from my egg retrieval started 8 weeks ago and I haven't had a natural period since. Today I was prescribed Norethisterone for 5 days to induce my period, then I can request frozen embryo transfer once that happens. Has anyone else done this before? How was it? Hope to hear from someone

Hello, I've just started Norethisterone today to start our very last ever cycle and was wondering if anyone else is starting a cycle and wants to share the ups and downs. I'm on a short flare cycle so will be starting injections in 2 weeks and depending on how I respond egg collection will be around

Hi all! Has anyone experienced spotting whilst taking Norethisterone during the first phase of IVF? I just found the lightest bit of spotting, I’m on day 6 of taking Norethisterone and will be stopping on the 26th so am not expecting a period until after that. I think the spotting is probably just

I’m wondering if anyone can tell me what kind of rough timeline I might be working with for my frozen transfer. I was on Norethisterone for two weeks and am due to hopefully have my day 1-3 scan this coming week. Does anyone know how far out I might be from my next transfer if all goes to plan? I’m also