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[quote=Anonymous]Hello.  I am new to this site, but I am very interested in your opinions since we are all in the DC area.  I currently use Shady Grove and have had 2 IVF cycles - one in January and one in February 2016.  The first cycle the RE had me start on 18 days of birth control, then Gonal-F 450 and Menopur 150 daily.  He cancelled the first cycle after 7 days because he said my estrogen levels were barely over 100 and my follicles weren't growing fast enough - I think the largest I had was 1 at 10mm.  We then tried a second IVF cycle this month and he changed the protocol slightly to start with 200 Chlomid for the first 4 days, then on day 2 I added 450 Gonal-F and 150 Menopur.  Again at Day 7 he said my follicles were not growing fast enough and this time my estrogen was barely above 50.  He wanted to cancel the cycle but I asked if I could go a couple of days longer just for peace of mind.  He has allowed me to, but I fear that it is going to be the same result.  He said if this cycle doesn't work, my only option is an egg donor.  My AMH level is low, .36, so I think I suffer from a diminished ovarian reserve.  I am just wondering from your experience if I should perhaps get a second opinion?  2 IVF cycles seems so fast to make a final determination that my only option is an egg donor.  However, I am new to this IVF world, so I don't know if his diagnosis sounds correct from your experiences?  Does quitting after 2 cycles seem too early to you all?  As you can imagine moving on to egg donor is a really huge decision and I don't want to make a decision like this prematurely.  Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated![/quote]

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