Follicle Size discrepency

[Rey_S]

Can the follicle size change from one ultrasound to another,  day before yesterday one of my  follicle size was 16 and yesterday  I had a follicle of  16.5 and today they are only seeing a 14.5  and 16mm follicle no longer exists  why there is a discrepancy with ultrasound results? I understand the 2D image produce a different size but how can a 16 become 16.5 and suddenly will drop down to a 14. Can anybody tell me whether they faced this kind of issue. I am feeling so sad and tried whom to trust and also my medication is keep on changing based on these results….please advice.

[Heather5]

What type of medications are you on? And are you doing IVF, IUI or timed intercourse? Generally, it's not a good sign if follicles stop growing or start to shrink (they should grow about 1mm per day early on and about 2mm a day closer to ovulation...or retrieval if you're doing IVF). But like Kricket said, sometimes you can get very different results depending on who is doing the measurements. Best of luck at your next ultrasound! I hope it was just a fluke and that the follicle shows some good growth next time!

[Kricket212]

Did the same person do the ultrasound both days?  If not, they possible measure them differently.  My Dr had an asst helping him when they were checking me & he would say...make this one 16.  make it 16.5  Mine were such weird shapes it was really hard to measure.  I had from like 15-21  as long as they are mature...then you could possible have an egg in it.  When is your retrieval?