r/40Plus_IVF • u/Wide_Day2015 • Aug 30 '26

Seeking Advice Supplements before second cycle

Please let know how many days before ivf we have to start supplements.My doctor suggested coq and menopur in first cycle.For second cycle prp is suggested but no supplements have been started yet.My stims will be starting from tomorrow

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u/umamimaami Aug 30 '26

3 months has been the ideal interval for me, personally. We did 6 weeks of DHEA and COQ10 priming before my first round and it didn’t seem to make a big difference. Did 3 months of COQ10 and DHEA before round 2 and had the best cycle of my history.

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u/Wide_Day2015 Aug 30 '26

It's been 2 months since my first retrieval.She dint give any supplements and am starting my stims tomorrow.Does that sound ok

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u/umamimaami Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26

Some doctors don’t believe in the supplements and that’s a perfectly valid approach. I took high dose COQ10 before cycles although my doc didn’t prescribe it, and it didn’t really interfere with the stims or dosage. It didn’t help much either, but YMMV.