I am on day 12 of my FET preparation for a 6-day blast transfer (genetically normal). I am loosing confidence in my clinic fast and would really appreciate some words of wisdom from the experienced!

I am doing a no-lupron protocol, so started estrogen on day 1, depending on my next monitoring I will probably start progesterone on Monday, Tuesday (or wed) so 11/27 or 28th most likely.

I have also read that PIO is the preferred route and have PIO on hand from a prior cycle that failed. Here are my questions:
1) if you did a non-lupron cycle, what day and time of day did you start progesterone (and was it vaginal or PIO?) - I have heard that timing is important.
2) how many days later was your transfer (please indicate if you had a 5 or 6 day blast).

My understanding is that you want to be on P for 5 days and do the transfer on the 6th (after your morning progesterone). I don't think it matters if the blast is a 5 or 6 day blast because either way, it is a blastocyst - which normally occurs at day 5 so the transfer date would be the same?

Thank you!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am at GW. I can't recall my exact protocol for my first FET in 2015 that resulted in DD. I know on that cycle I did use birth control pills for a few weeks but this cycle I have not. I am currently in an FET cycle that looks like this:

-Cycle day 10, start monitoring for ovulation using OPK's
-4 days after ovulation occurs, start 20 units of Lupron injections (what I am doing now)
-9 days after starting Lupron - bloodwork and sono
-If all looks good, start estrogen patches and stay on lupron
-10 days later, blood work and sono
-If all looks good, stay on estrogen and start progesterone inserts
-Week later --> transfer

It's basically this calendar, although there appear to be fewer monitoring/blood work appointments in my cycle than indicated on the calendar:

http://www.advancedfertility.com/frozen-embryo-transfer.htm

Anonymous wrote:NP and I am GW. No BC, No Lupron for me.
1. Go in for baseline blood work on sono on Day2 of my menstrual cycle.
2. Start oral estrace on Day3, 3 times/day.
3. Go in for another blood work about 14 days after start of estrace to check for the desired hormone level & lining.
4. Start vaginal progesterone as instructed
5. Go in for the transfer either 2/3/4/5 days (depends on the stage of your embryo) after your progesterone start date.
6. Beta check after 2 weeks?

Anonymous wrote:I'm with GW. I had my first FET with GW in 2015 and I was on BC for a while, 3 weeks I believe. This FET, no BC.

20 units of Lupron for 10 days
Monitoring next business day
Decrease Lupron to 5 units and begin 1 patch every other day
Monitoring in 1 wk from start of patches
Start progesterone inserts
Transfer 5 days following

Anyone care to update w/ results?

I'm the last poster above. Negative FET