FET protocol- Shady Grove- anyone have info?
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Anonymous
| Wondering what the medication protocol was for your FET at SG- how much estrogen and when and how many days? Thanks! |
Anonymous
| I think it's close to what they use for donor egg, lupron, estrogen and PIO a few days before transfer. |
Anonymous
| Thanks. How much estrogen and what kind/dosage? Is it a graduated increase over time or same dosage until lining check? Estrace? Shots? Patch? |
Anonymous
| estrogen injections every three days, I can't remember the dosage, but it stayed level. Also no lupron for an FET. |
Anonymous
| I've just completed an FET at Shady Grove. I've done several over the last few years as well. They also made me take a daily progesterone-in-oil shot (ouch!). This time, although I've been taking the PIO, they are weaning me off the shots pretty soon after a successful outcome, and instead putting me on the progesterone inserts. |
Anonymous
| the dosage of the estrogen didn't increase over time? recent successful FET poster, how many did you transfer? |
Anonymous
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I am currently on an FET protocol. Mine is without Lupron but I have a friend who is transfering about the same time and me and her protocol does call for it.
BCPs for 21 days, baseline and US, start del estrogen IM shots every 3 days (dosage does not increase), lining check about 2 weeks later, if lining is 8 or greater = start daily PIO shots in combination with del estrogen every 3 days, transfer is 5 days later (if you have a blast). Continue all meds until beta which is 13 days afterwards. Insurance covered some of my meds - I think the estrogen and I have the federal BCBS PPO which covers nothing for IVF. My meds without insurance cost about $120.00. |
Anonymous
| Mine is the same as the poster immediately above me. Except my beta is 16dpt. Is that not crazy late? If I have a negative hpt, it is going to be annoying to have to keep taking the injections. And this is with a day 6 embryo. |
Anonymous
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I just finished a FET protocol at SG and it was similar to what PPs have said. I started with birth control pills for 3 weeks, stopped that and started Estrodial every 3 days for about 2 weeks and then the Progesterone in Oil was added to the schedule but daily instead of every 3 days. I did that schedule (every day PIO and every 3 days Estrodial) until the pregnancy test. Both of those shots were IM and in the butt, not gonna lie. I hated it. The Estrodial shots were 0.2ml but the PIO was 1ml.
Good luck OP! |
Anonymous
| Hmm. Mine was BCPs for only 12 days, and then rest was the same. Why three weeks on BCPs, if you know? |
Anonymous
I really don't know why but for the fresh cycle I did the same thing. I could be wrong but I think that during that time they are wanting the lining to thicken. Around day 14 I had the mock transfer and they checked it then but kept going. I seem to recall that my protocol had 3 weeks from the beginning and I don't remember thinking there was a possibility of shortening. |
Anonymous
| I am wondering what is used to suppress ovaries... Is there Lipron in your protocol? My FETs continue to be cancelled by I ovulate through the BCP and lupron |
Anonymous
| Will SG do a natural cycle FET, I can't tolerate the meds, but I have regular cycles so would they consider doing it without it? |
Anonymous
What do you mean by "cannot tolerate the meds"? |
Anonymous
I did DE at SG and they had me use Lupron for the fresh cycles, but not the frozen one. Also the estrogen and PIO stop at beta if you have a BFN -- if it's a BFP, they can continue for 8-12 weeks. |