Retrieval into FET?

[Anonymous]

I am doing a last retrieval cycle, and then we are doing FETs. Since I have embryos from earlier retrieval cycles, RE says I can do this last retrieval, then start lupron for FET protocol a week after retrieval. That's instead of waiting for post-retrieval period then waiting for ovulation and then starting lupron. Has anyone done this or have insight into the pros/cons of doing this? Obviously, it saves some time but I wonder how terrible I'm going to feel going straight through.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like you’re essentially doing a fresh cycle but with a frozen embryo? If yes, I wouldn’t worry. Many, many women transfer after retrieval in fresh cycles, Often more frequently in clinics then frozen.

[Anonymous]

OP here. It's not exactly like a fresh transfer. In that case I'd put an embryo in 5 days after retrieval. Here, they do the retrieval and think of it as ovulation in a FET cycle. So retrieval, then 7 days later start lupron, then 7 days later have period, then start FET meds (estrogen on day 3, then progesterone, then transfer around day 23.). Feels like the worst of both worlds to me.

[Anonymous]

I was planning to do this but didn’t get any viable embryos. So I am starting another cycle from scratch. But yes my doc was fine with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. It's not exactly like a fresh transfer. In that case I'd put an embryo in 5 days after retrieval. Here, they do the retrieval and think of it as ovulation in a FET cycle. So retrieval, then 7 days later start lupron, then 7 days later have period, then start FET meds (estrogen on day 3, then progesterone, then transfer around day 23.). Feels like the worst of both worlds to me.

Why is it the worst of both worlds?

[Anonymous]

OP. I did exactly what you were suggested (but did not use Lupron in my case). Mine turned out to be chemical. I do not know had I waited/rested one menses cycle, things would have been different? I don't know.