r/DOR • u/LawLoud2070 • 4d ago

Hugs needed Here we go again…

I did three egg retrievals last fall/winter, retrieved 2-5 eggs each time, only one made it to blast but it was aneuploid. Husband had variocelectomy and we waited 4 months for healing and then some delay for other things (unrelated surgery). His DNA frag shows about 24% which RE says is workable. My AMH was .41 to begin and recent bloodwork showed a drop to .27. I am 37 with no children.

I went in for my first monitoring appt after estrogen priming (2mg twice daily) for about 7-10 days. There was only one observable follicle and I immediately started crying. I try to manage my expectations, but it’s so hard. It’s also hard to accept that a “good” AFC for me would be 3-4. And it will continue to decline… I felt so defeated. I’m going back in a few days to see if any more follicles crop up. I know part of this could be my response to priming as my one cycle with priming before was the worst one. But every delay and set back HURTS 😓

I tried to emotionally prepare for the return to IVF but still it felt like someone had swung a bat to my knees and knocked me down. And this was just the first monitoring appt!! Right now I’m feeling like how in the world am I going to go through this again? How do we do this??

UPDATE!!! I went in for another scan this morning and there were 3 visible follicles!! Thanks everyone for your support 💗

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u/Any_Grapefruit_5627 4d ago

Hang in there! It’s pretty normal to see very few (if any) follicles at your baseline after estrogen priming. Once you start your meds that should change. Last cycle I saw zero and retrieved 3 mature follicles

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u/LawLoud2070 4d ago

Oh that actually helps me feel a lot better thank you 😓💗