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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Protocol is usually blood work on day 3,start 150 follistim, 225 Menopur. Around day 8, increased menopur to 300, Follistim stays at 150. Ganirelix in the morning.  Lupron and HCG as a trigger. This is my third cycle w SGF. I was w Columbia Fertility before. Usually the same drugs but hormone growth or BCPs or estrogen combos before, etc.

Good point that I’ve always been on menopur. Always. Anyone have more luck with low doses of menopur??[/quote]

I'm the PP who asked about your protocol, and also the PP who only ever got 6 blasts in 10 cycles (2 normals).  As I noted, my 2 normals were with lower dose stims overall.  They were also with only 75 Menopur.  Most REs will argue that some LH is helpful, but there are articles showing there's an ideal window.  I don't remember the numbers, but I think over 10 is bad, and less than 1 (as can happen when you start Ganirelix) you should supplement.  Some REs will wait until after Cetrotide/Ganirelix to add it, and even then only 1 vial per day.  Some will wait until the last few days to add it in.  You might try negotiating this with your RE.  It's probably not the magic bullet you seek, but maybe together with the MTHFR treatment, working on diet/supplements/natural toiletries, you can get that one good egg to meet a good sperm.  When it's multifactorial, it's hard to get all of these things to align.

Speaking of good sperm, have you had sperm DNA fragmentation done?  When I was at Shady Grove they suggested it and offered PICSI instead of just ICSI.  Don't discount the role of the sperm!  You can have good sperm parameters on a regular semen analysis and visually they look good during ICSI, but have poor DNA.  As a precaution, you could put your husband on high dose vitamin C, vitamin D, L-Carnitine, and/or COQ10 (ubiquinol) and/or have SG do PICSI.  [/quote]

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