When does ERA happen before FET? Days before? In the month before?

[Anonymous]

I'm approaching an FET and I keep hearing about ERA or a "scratch." When would this happen? Should I request it or has the ship sailed if my FET is scheduled for early September?

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Era is basically a mock FET cycle- you take all the meds like you were doing a transfer except instead they do a biopsy. So if you’re scheduled for a FET in early September that ship has sailed. You could convert it to an ERA though. Don’t know anything about the scratch.

[Anonymous]

ERA and scratch are different. As the previous poster said, an era is done in a mock fet cycle. The purpose is to see if your lining is in sync with the age of the embryo - some people need an extra day or two of progesterone before the transfer to get their lining in the perfect spot. This is around a 6 week process with all the meds and is usually only done when you have had multiple failed transfers. A scratch is where they go in and scratch your uterus to make it need to heal so the lining ends up thicker the next cycle. I had a scratch done while on birth control gearing up for FET, so a month before transfer.

[Anonymous]

I have an ERA scheduled for 10th of September. I am taking estrogen tablets 3 times a day and i will be starting my progesterone shots 5 days before my ERA.If you have had previous failed ivf cycles i would definitely recommend an ERA.

[Anonymous]

If you have just a limited number of embryos or PGS normals and no way of making more easily then the ERA might still be worth it to maximize your chances. My friend works at a fertility clinic in the Middle East and they include ERA as part of the standard testing. Their success rates are very high.

[Anonymous]

I am in my ERA cycle before my final FET. Its a whole extra cycle which for me is 8 weeks. It feels interminable ... ERA is currently scheduled for week of 9/17 but ill know for sure on 9/10 assuming my lining thickens as expected.