***GKU IF WEEKLY CHECK IN*** 10/19
Oct 23, 2015 16:01:42 GMT -5
Post by emilie on Oct 23, 2015 16:01:42 GMT -5
emilie - I guess I'm unclear on what injectables can do that Clomid can't?
Like - what are you taking? It must be more than an FSH stimulator? And why does it work better?
I'm lost in this world between clomid and IVF.
Sorry for so many questions!
The RE says that injectables are a better choice for low egg number/quality, and I believe him. He also says that the frequent monitoring can allow for tweaking the meds over the course of a cycle to get a better outcome. Also, the above note about uterine quality.
I don't know which meds I'll be taking yet - this won't be until early November and I'll find out when I go in for baseline next cycle.
I know they do work completely differently, obviously, as Clomid works on the brain to make your body change its hormone production while injectables are, well, injecting hormones into yourself.
Also, in the case that we do have to move to IVF, he will have a much better idea of how I respond to injectable meds already and we won't have to blow money on that kind of crapshoot, since we are OOP for IVF.
Maybe this would be a good thread to start on 3T? Obviously there are a lot of people who would have more insight than a newb like me I asked in one of the grad threads last month.