Clomid and IVF

I don’t agree with all of what your dr said. I believe from my experience of 7 ivf cycles that it’s all in the med combo and some to do with the amount of med. but I wouldn’t forgo injectables entirely. There actually isn’t a ton of research to back up mini ivf. But there is a lot to back up putting a limit on the dosage. I went to the “best in Boston” dr. He was a moron. Completely disregarded my health and research and gave me huge doses of meds because “I was DOR and over 40” he basically gave up and didn’t care. My arguing just made his treatment worse. He added clomid to the mix which is not good for some women at our age when mixed with gonal f because both raise FSH. I switched drs and my new dr used research and experience to tailor a protocol to my needs. My new protocol was HGH to increase egg quality. A lower dose ( compared to other dr, but still high dose in general) of gonal f and menopur. I am currently 7 weeks pregnant from the frozen transfer. My new dr also believes u need to do frozen transfers to get the meds out of your body before transfer. I agree. Never do back to back ivf or fresh transfers. The body still has excess meds that can effect results. I saw that myself from my own ivf cycles

I haven’t but have read about it. Min stim ivf...apparently less eggs retrieved but better quality. I had lower stim ivf but did letrozole and an injectable but lower doses.Good luck!!!

This is true in the 40s (the IVF cutoff is 42 in some countries) based on your hormone numbers and anticipated response to drugs. Assuming you have diminished ovarian reserve in the 40s or DOR (high FSH, low AMH and/or low follicle count). I did three rounds of intensive IVF at 42, Ben with FSH of 7, and only ended up with one embryo each time and none made it to blastocyst. I did just Clomid (even though I ovulate monthly) and got 2-3 eggs, but am still not pregnant. The FSH has to be low on day 2-3 of your cycle for drugs to work and they still might not. I did not even need a trigger shot with Clomid. Right now I am doing either Clomid or natural IUIs (zero drugs, just IUIs) to go for quality. Because I am a “poor responder” to drugs, IVF is futile. The only reason I am doing IUIs is because my husband has morphology that dips to 2 percent. I have nothing wrong but age (43).