CD3: Starting FSH/LH
Started stims today. I am so happy to be off of the estrace. Hopefully my skin will rebound with the zits disappearing quickly.
I've been hemming and hawing over what to do with my DHEA. Should I keep taking it or not? About 30 to 40 days ago I started taking DHEA, 75mg of the micronized variety, in hopes of increasing egg numbers. But this antral scan was my worst ever.
There is rumor that it has this opposite effect for some people. Am I one of them? Or has the DHEA just not had enough time to kick in? I'm still wondering if my kick ass diet of February and March, where I dropped 23 pounds, also played a part in these dismal numbers.
I've also been vascillating on whether to take dex or not this cycle. But given that I'm having the worst psoriasis outbreak of my life I think that is pretty much the deciding factor. Psoriasis is autoimmune. Autoimmune issues fuck up IVF cycles. I need to get this crap in check. So dex is will be.
Now, given that I will be doing dex, this means that I can't continue DHEA much longer. Dex starts on CD6, in three days, so I've got one or two days of DHEA left. I guess I should look up the half life of DHEA before popping tonight's dosage.
I've been hemming and hawing over what to do with my DHEA. Should I keep taking it or not? About 30 to 40 days ago I started taking DHEA, 75mg of the micronized variety, in hopes of increasing egg numbers. But this antral scan was my worst ever.
There is rumor that it has this opposite effect for some people. Am I one of them? Or has the DHEA just not had enough time to kick in? I'm still wondering if my kick ass diet of February and March, where I dropped 23 pounds, also played a part in these dismal numbers.
I've also been vascillating on whether to take dex or not this cycle. But given that I'm having the worst psoriasis outbreak of my life I think that is pretty much the deciding factor. Psoriasis is autoimmune. Autoimmune issues fuck up IVF cycles. I need to get this crap in check. So dex is will be.
Now, given that I will be doing dex, this means that I can't continue DHEA much longer. Dex starts on CD6, in three days, so I've got one or two days of DHEA left. I guess I should look up the half life of DHEA before popping tonight's dosage.
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posted by linda at 10:05 PM
Comments on "CD3: Starting FSH/LH"
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Jo said ... (9:49 AM) :
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linda said ... (11:02 AM) :
post a commentSorry abou the scan.. I have heard and my RE said do NOT take DHEA if you have PCOS or issues with higher then normal male hormones. Makes the quality crap.
My antral count has been 12-30 most tmes. Only ended up with 7 during one cycle.
I still think it is quality over quantity. Of course I have never had any left to freeze after any cycle either...
This whole process is so damn unpredictable.
I hope it works out for you.
Hi Jo,
Thanks for stopping by. Ah, so that's it. Women who already are on the high side for the male androgens are the ones that should avoid DHEA.
Last time I had my endocrine panel run my testosterone was on the low side of normal, but really close to the boundary. So hopefully this will help me out a bit.
I have seen so many women with scanty eggs go on to be mothers...and so many women with PCOS make oodles of eggs and never get pregnant. So it's a clear example of quality over quantity for certain.