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NEW Girls who see an RE

So this past cycle I started seeing an RE at IVF in Stony Brook and Melville. I decided to try one natural cycle before moving onto Clomid if this cycle was a bust. So I generally have long cycles that range from 36-60 days and they always run longer in the summer...last one was 49 days. The RE has been doing O monitoring and started on day 14 with a few hopeful folicles and measurements between 9mm and 10+mm with the largest measurement on the left ovary. Went back at day 18 and there was little change...no big shock since my cycles run long and with my m/c in March I O'd at day 30 for that PG. Went again today at day 20 and I have multiple follicles on both ovaries with one on my left at a 12mm and one at 11mm. The sono tech asked if I was on Clomid due to the # of follicles showing potential...told her no and said I'd prob have to come back in 2 days depending in bloodwork. I got a phone call earlier today and the nurse said that due to my estrogen level not increasing over the last two days...it actually went from a 43 to 40... that I should skip this cycle and go on progesterone to bring on AF. I am not ready to give up yet and they agreed to do one more test on Thursday but if little to no change they want to induce AF and start me on clomid...Have any of you been through this I am not ready to give up this cycle just yet.

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Do you have pcos? The only thing I can share is that when I didn't respond to femara (like clomid) they moved me right into injects. I didnt have to start a new cycle. I never did a natural cycle with an re so I can't comment on that.

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From what I understand, but I could be wrong, not all follies that are growing will have an egg in it. Estrogen levels directly correlate with the eggs as a maturing egg "gives off" estrogen. So, if your estrogen is too low that would signal that the follies are not holding eggs that are maturing. If that is the case, then taking progesterone to bring on AF would move you to the next cycle quicker. If you want to see this cycle out, then based on your long cycles, it will just take longer. I have long cycles too, so I can relate! You should make the decision you're most comfortable with. It's a hard one! Sending

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Posted by SeptemberBride03

From what I understand, but I could be wrong, not all follies that are growing will have an egg in it. Estrogen levels directly correlate with the eggs as a maturing egg "gives off" estrogen. So, if your estrogen is too low that would signal that the follies are not holding eggs that are maturing. If that is the case, then taking progesterone to bring on AF would move you to the next cycle quicker. If you want to see this cycle out, then based on your long cycles, it will just take longer. I have long cycles too, so I can relate! You should make the decision you're most comfortable with. It's a hard one! Sending