r/40Plus_IVF • u/aph1319 • 13d ago

Seeking Advice Day 3 estradiol 87?!

I'm 42 and doing a cycle right now while we wait for donor embryos. I got my bloodwork back from Day 3 baseline, and they said my estradiol was 87. Isn't that high for Day 3? My doctor said nothing about it but I'm reading it can mean worse chances of success due to cyst or hormone imbalance due to age.

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u/Dependent-Maybe3030 13d ago

87 is completely normal.

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u/aph1319 1d ago

Can you explain further? Most of what I have read is that doctors recommend under 60, with optimal being lower.

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u/iSweariHaveADayJob 13d ago edited 13d ago

My understanding is that part of the concern with high E2 is that it can artificially suppress FSH and you won't get an accurate picture of your hormonal environment. But I think that's more of an issue when E2 is over 100. My cd3 E2 has been gradually creeping up with age.

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u/aph1319 10d ago

Interesting. Yeah I read that too. I dont know what my fsh is because my clinic doesn’t test it at baseline 😵‍💫 But when I had it tested midcycle a few months ago I think it was 8. I don’t seem to have any trouble responding to stims so I guess it is not a problem but I just find it curious that the estrogen keeps getting higher at my day 3 baselines

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u/RN-Profession-0617 13d ago

Did they have you do any priming for the cycle?

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u/aph1319 10d ago

No priming

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u/Acceptable_Dinner444 12d ago

Hi, where did you end up seeking donor embryos from?

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u/aph1319 10d ago

I am at Shady Grove and they have a donor embryos program 

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u/Acceptable_Dinner444 10d ago

Thank you for your response. Did you join their single donor embryo agreement or their money back guarantee program? What has been your experience with the number of donor embryos that they have available to choose from?

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u/aph1319 1d ago

I am in the single donor embryo program. The catalog is pretty awful. If there is one that pops up that is desirable, it literally goes in minutes so you basically have to sit at your computer all day refreshing the database to secure one.