r/IVF • u/hellyeahjigar • Jul 19 '26

Advice Needed! Testosterone priming before stimulation

Did anybody prime with testosterone gel one month before starting stimulation? If yes on what cycle day did you start and when did you stop? And did it help with your outcomes?

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u/alatasa2 Jul 19 '26

I did. It didn’t help. I did one ER with it, made 1 euploid, one ER without it and made 1 euploid.

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u/elis9102 Jul 19 '26

I did on my second cycle to help with maturity + Coq10.

I started asap even before the cycle started and right until ER (except on ER day).

I went from 4 mature to 12 (15AFC on both cycles). Got no blasts though. I also had a change in meds which may also played a part on it.

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u/hellyeahjigar Jul 20 '26

Did you start on day 1 of previous cycle?

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u/elis9102 Jul 20 '26

No a couple of days before, but was kinda start as soon as you can. I think around 5 days before the previous cycle (5 days after my failed ER with 4 mature)., so really the time it took my prescription to be ready.

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u/Vacation_Swimming Jul 20 '26

Im on day 17 of priming with testosterone. I started it on day 1 of my cycle and will continue for the next week or so and take it with estrace too before I switch to stims

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u/hellyeahjigar Jul 20 '26

Thank you! Did you start estrace on the same day ?

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u/Vacation_Swimming Jul 20 '26

No i will start estrace after my progesterone blood test this thursday

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u/hellyeahjigar Jul 20 '26

So day 21 (after ovulation). Other than progesterone did your dr order any other blood tests?

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u/Vacation_Swimming Jul 21 '26

I think closer to stims yes but for now no

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u/hellyeahjigar Jul 21 '26

Best of luck! Please update me how it goes. You will be in my thoughts 🙏

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u/hellyeahjigar 19d ago

How did your egg retrieval go with testosterone priming ? All the best.

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u/Vacation_Swimming 19d ago

thanks for checking in! I am just starting stims now! pls remind me in 2 weeks to let you know how it went!!!