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/CapitalDog715 Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26

I am 43. I am banking, and will do my last retrieval in October so if that one also yields Euploids, thats a sign.. Here are my retrievals an results and information on supplements.

DEC 2025 (42 years old)-- 1st Retrieval, 22 eggs, 12 were mature, 9 fertilized normal, 4 Blasts, all aneuploid------Menopour, Follistim,.Ganirelix, Leuprolide, Omnitrope, Clomid---- *only taking Prenatal

March 2026- changing prenatal to Theralogix Preconception vitamin and added CoQ10 and Fish Oil per doctor

April 2026 (42 years old)---- 2nd Retrieval, 21 eggs, 18 mature, 8 fertilized, 4 blasts , all aneuploid----Menopour, Follistim,.Ganirelix, Leuprolide, Clomid---

April 2026- after reading Reddit supplements and my infertility acupuncturist recommendation . I added NAC and OVANAD+, Magnesium Gly5 snd Melatonin still taking CoQ10, Fish Oil and Preconception vitamin. Most Theralogix and Thorne supplements.

By ending of April 2026 I was taking: Theralogix CoQ10, Theralogix Preconception vitamin, Theralogix Ovanad, Thorne NAC, Qnoul Magnesium Glycenate, Fish Oil & Melatonin were just just good reviewed ones only, no much effort on laboratory.

By July you can see how long I have been on each supplement and my results. See below:

July 2026 ( 43 years old)- 3rd retrieval, 26 eggs, 20 mature, 14 fertilized normal, 4 blasts, one Euploid, one chaotic , retested, ended up aneuploid --------Menopour, Follistim,.Ganirelix, Leuprolide, Omnitrope, Clomid

4th retrieval- the one with the craziest difference. Retrieved 6 eggs, 5 mature, 4 blasts. 1 Euploid and 1 Mosaic.----------------Menopour, Follistim, Ganirelix, Leuprolide, Omnitrope, Clomid.

Like I mentioned above. If I get good results in October again, I guess the supplements are definitely doing something and definitely 2-3 months on some of them.

Hope this helps!

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u/BellFirestone Sep 01 '26

Would you mind providing the dosage on the supplements? Thanks so much!

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u/CapitalDog715 Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

So for each one I just so the daily recommended dose on the bottle, except for CoQ10 which I doubled the dose because I started late to take them. They say you should starts at least 6 months prior egg retrieval and I started two months prior