Starting IVF - did your doctor make you use birth control?

[Anonymous]

I am new to IVF and wanted to see how common it is to use BCP or not as part of the protocol and any anecdotes about how many eggs retrieved/fertilized/made to blast. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I think it’s very common. I took it, but it over-suppressed me. (I think that’s uncommon.)

[Anonymous]

I did a bunch of times. It's really common at least years ago when I took it. Eggs retrieved, fertilized, made to blast depends on your body and protocol and varies widely. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Yes. 40 years old. I had responded very well to IUI meds so was given a low dosage of IVF drugs, and I did not produce enough follicles to proceed with IFV given that we paid OOP. Second round with slightly higher dose resulted in a better response, but I am not sure there is much of a correlation between the use of BCP and the outcome of IVF.
Good luck!

[Anonymous]

I did 2 IVF's with OCP's and had lousy response, switched clinics and new RE does not use OCP's....13 eggs, 7 blasts, and 4 normal embryos!!!!

[Anonymous]

GW did not have birth control as part of my protocol. SG did.

[Anonymous]

CCRM often does estrace priming.

[Anonymous]

SGF uses OCP's to control their schedule and it is often to the patients disadvantage.

[Anonymous]

I didn’t, but I did natural cycle ivf.

[Anonymous]

what's your diagnosis? I was DOR and BC pills shut down my system. I changed doctors and used estrace priming and had fantastic responses.

[Anonymous]

I used an estrogen patch - not bcp - at SG

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t, but I did natural cycle ivf.

So then it's not relevant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what's your diagnosis? I was DOR and BC pills shut down my system. I changed doctors and used estrace priming and had fantastic responses.

Had good experience with estrace priming as well.