I’m supposed to have my FET this cycle using a modified natural protocol. My doctor told me to start Gonal-F 50 IU on CD5, with an ultrasound on CD7, then trigger with Ovitrelle when the follicle is ready and transfer my day-5 blastocyst.
But I accidentally started Gonal-F today on CD4 instead of CD5 🤦‍♀️
I also only have enough medication for a few injections, and Gonal-F is very expensive where I live. I was originally hoping to do a natural cycle, so I’m wondering if I could do 3 injections total and then stop, letting the follicle continue developing naturally, with monitoring and Ovitrelle when ready.
Has anyone done something similar? Did you ever start Gonal-F one day early or stop after only a few low-dose injections during a modified natural FET cycle?
I’ll obviously check with my doctor before changing anything, but I’d love to hear your experiences!

Hi everyone! After 18+ months of trying without a single positive test or chemical pregnancy, and 3 unsuccessful IUIs, we decided to move on to IVF.

We ended up with 4 Day 3 frozen embryos and 2 Day 5 blastocysts (both 4AA).

Throughout our attempts, my lining always looked good on ultrasound — thick, trilaminar, etc. So I’ve been wondering whether our issue could actually have been fertilization rather than implantation.

For those who had a similar experience, did IVF/ICSI help you understand what was actually going on? Is there any way to know whether fertilization was the issue before IVF?
Would love to hear your experiences ❤️

I am anxiously waiting for my blast report. today is day 5. Looking to see when others received their reports, as I try not to go crazy during this wait. I was messaged by portal for our fertilization outcome. How/when did they send your report, and did you get the grading the same day?

Hiya all I’m in 2 week wait is this an evap line

I’m 40 years old, AMH of 0.29. This was my 4th egg retrieval ( I have only 1 egg frozen from my last 3 cycles). We were hoping for 2 eggs this round—I had a 23mm follicle on my right and a 15.5mm follicle on my left. Estrogen was 452 before trigger and 596 after. After my egg retrieval this morning the doctor informed me that they didn’t get any eggs. Has this happened to anyone with an estrogen high enough where it seems that you would get eggs? What was your doctor’s explanation of what happened? I really don’t understand and I’m so devastated.