IVF and exercise?

Question

We are starting our IVF journey this week (one month of birth control then move in to stims) What level of exertion is recommended during IVF? I have a peloton bike and I was planning on doing low impact rides during the stim phase, would it be beneficial at all to do more gentle rides during this first month too or not really? What are you guys doing?

Answer

Once you start the stims, they'll want you to stop riding your Peloton. All you can really do is walk bc of the high risk for ovarian torsion once your ovaries start to swell from the stims.
You'll hit a point where  even walking feels uncomfortable.

Answer

Theres no reason to lessen your excersise until you are actually doing stims. Even then, my dr didn't give me any restrictions and there was no way I'd be able able even do easy runs 1 week into stimming.

Answer

I strength train and run HIIT miles. I'm allowed to continue until stim day 5, then no running and I have to drop weight. I do my normal routine at a lighter weight, walk, and toss in some yoga until retreival. I take 2-3 days off then continue workouts at the lower weights. After about a week post retreival, I'm back to my normal workouts (+/- a few days depending on recovery).

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