Natural cycle FET

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the natural cycle study, do you have to take progesterone shots after the transfer? I was told that the reason for the progesterone shots in regular IVF is that the retrieval actually punctures the gland that produces progesterone, so I would think it would be the same process with natural IVF, right? Or am I wrong?

no retrieval for natural FET. no p4 supplements necessary.

Interesting...i was under the impression that they trigger you and then retrieve the 1 naturally produced egg, fertilize it, freeze it and do PGD/PGS. And then if all survives and checks out, they transfer the 5 day embryo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the natural cycle study, do you have to take progesterone shots after the transfer? I was told that the reason for the progesterone shots in regular IVF is that the retrieval actually punctures the gland that produces progesterone, so I would think it would be the same process with natural IVF, right? Or am I wrong?

no retrieval for natural FET. no p4 supplements necessary.

Interesting...i was under the impression that they trigger you and then retrieve the 1 naturally produced egg, fertilize it, freeze it and do PGD/PGS. And then if all survives and checks out, they transfer the 5 day embryo.

That is a natural cycle IVF/FET combo, not FET. Either way the transfer is a later cycle with natural ovulation.

I'm surprised they would do PGD with a single embryo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

That is a natural cycle IVF/FET combo, not FET. Either way the transfer is a later cycle with natural ovulation.

I'm surprised they would do PGD with a single embryo.

Yeah they do PGD to make sure that the embryo is viable. If it fails "inspection," they don't complete the transfer and the study is over for you. They're trying to study endometrial tissue throughout pregnancy, so they want to make sure that they only study pregnancies that have the highest chance of making it to live birth. Free PGD is the reason we're going to do the study.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

That is a natural cycle IVF/FET combo, not FET. Either way the transfer is a later cycle with natural ovulation.

I'm surprised they would do PGD with a single embryo.

Yeah they do PGD to make sure that the embryo is viable. If it fails "inspection," they don't complete the transfer and the study is over for you. They're trying to study endometrial tissue throughout pregnancy, so they want to make sure that they only study pregnancies that have the highest chance of making it to live birth. Free PGD is the reason we're going to do the study.

Oh - this is part of a special study? Not a standard protocol? Which clinic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just started my first natural cycle FET at GW. This is my first ET as my I had a freeze all ER. My doctor okayed natural cycle because I have regular ovulating cycles -- they know because I did 4 IUIs with them previously. The PP had the protocol similar to mine. I went in Day 2 for baseline bloodwork and ultrasound (make sure no cysts) and have been told to come back on Day 9 for second monitoring. I may have another monitoring appt and then they will tell me to do Ovidrel trigger, start progesterone, and then go in for transfer five days later (as I have Day 5 frostie).

How'd everything go?

Unfortunately had to cancel because had to go out of town for work and timing didn't work out (I arrived back on the day I was to transfer but in the PM). Will try again next month.

[Anonymous]

When I did NC-FET at CFA, I did not use a trigger shot (based entirely on my own cycle). Can't remember if I used prometrium (I don't think so)...I had one BFN and one chemical from 2 different S-FETs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who are ideal candidates for natural cycle FET?

women who ovulate regularly on their own.

and who have adequate lining