my follicles were not big enough to do retrieval for ivf

Question

after 11 days of medicine, menopur, gonal 300, lupron,& saizen my Dr told me he was going to stop the medicine and not go forward with the retrieval..i am devasted as you can imagine..i just turned 39 a week ago.has anyone had this experience? this is my first attempt..i have 4 eggs only 1 that is 13 m the other 3 were under 5..would love any info you may have or advice....I was also unable to do IUI bc the follicle still didn't grow past 13mm ..now my Dr has prescribed DHEA 25mg 3 times a day.. I see it is controversial..anyone know anything about this? or have experience

bravo_george · Answer

THANK YOU BOTH !! (Livinginfaith1971 & Hopeful4ablessing) I really appreciate your love and support..the crazy thing is i did spend quit a bit $5400 in meds and $2000 in blood work and ultrasounds..i am going to a clinic in beverly hills bc i thought they would be the best..a lot of research and such is done at their facility.. i am a bit disappointed in my Dr.. I feel like he was hard to reach, had poor bed side he told me i may need to look for and egg donor..and that is right out of the gate after 1st try..i read that lupron may have suppressed my ovaries and he had me on birth control for 3 weeks before..he now wants me to take DHEA 25 mg 3 times a day..does anyone know anything about this? again sending you HUGS and LOVE right back atcha:)

Hopeful4aBlessing · Answer

BIG HUGS TO YOU Bravo_George!  I agree w/LivingInFaith1971. Hang in there... the doc is going to change your meds according to the response or lack of response to the initial protocol. Hopefully all will be just fine and work out the second time around! I had a lot of problems with the IVF stim meds too, however, I had the opposite problem which canceled my cycle- too many follicles, but they were small..... now I have OHSS. :( Anyways, enough about me.... big hugs from me to you!! Hope you keep smiling and lots of baby dust to you!

LivingInFaith1971 · Answer

Hi there,

Im so sorry to hear that.  Maybe your doctor will find it necessary to change the medication protocol for the next time.  On the good side at least you didnt have to pay the actual transfer part of ivf.   So now you'll just go on the meds again (i know you hate it cuz i did too), then hopefully it will allow you to make dozens to eggs that will mature enough for extraction.

I wishing lots of luck and try to relax your mind for now.

Good luck and god bless.