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[quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't use leftover meds completely alone, but I will share my related story of using leftover meds during IVF.

When I was at Shady Grove, they were terrible about monitoring my cycles. I was also overweight and an extreme "low responder." I did not have PCOS and was very clearly not in danger of OHSS.

For my final cycle there, I had leftover meds from a previous cycle.

After a few bad days of stimulation that were not monitored by my assigned MD, Widra, who was on vacation, another doctor stepped in and told me I should cancel. I said I would wait.

Meanwhile I boosted the stim dose greatly using the leftover meds. I was flying blind there due to desperation.

Then I gave myself two doses of the trigger shot of HCG, after reading studies suggesting should be dosed based on weight. Later more studies were published that confirmed this.

I was relieved that it was the first cycle with no immature eggs. I became pregnant & delivered a healthy baby.

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