Hi ,
I've recently had my 5th ICSI and took DHEA for 4½ month prior to starting. I turned 40 before this tx also and have had all my cycles within the last 2 years. I usually stim on 300 iu and get around 9-11 eggs, it had been 6 months between my 4th and 5th cycle and had my AMH redone in the interim and it hadn't changed.
It was decided to up my drugs this time to 375 iu Puregon to try and get more eggs/something to freeze, on my baseline scan I had less antral follicles that I had the time before so I started on the max dose of 450 iu. I had a scan on day 5 as I requested it, my clinic generally do day 8 scans with SP as the first scan. Anyway, my follicles weren't doing much at this point and I was sent away to come back on day 8. There was development at this stage but the growth was slow, my drugs were increased to 600 iu as the cons felt recruitment hadn't taken place at this point, a mix of 450 Puregon & 150 Menopur. A scan a few days later showed they were growing better now and I had recruited a few more follicles also, I stimmed for a day or 2 longer than usual and had the best embryos we'd ever had but my concern is whether the DHEA had a hand in slowing down the growth of my follicles by interacting with the stimulation drugs.
Has anyone else had this slow outcome after taking DHEA?
Also, I took the pill for 6 weeks continuously before starting and wonder whether this was a factor too by possibly oversuppressing me .. any thoughts anyone?
I've recently had my 5th ICSI and took DHEA for 4½ month prior to starting. I turned 40 before this tx also and have had all my cycles within the last 2 years. I usually stim on 300 iu and get around 9-11 eggs, it had been 6 months between my 4th and 5th cycle and had my AMH redone in the interim and it hadn't changed.
It was decided to up my drugs this time to 375 iu Puregon to try and get more eggs/something to freeze, on my baseline scan I had less antral follicles that I had the time before so I started on the max dose of 450 iu. I had a scan on day 5 as I requested it, my clinic generally do day 8 scans with SP as the first scan. Anyway, my follicles weren't doing much at this point and I was sent away to come back on day 8. There was development at this stage but the growth was slow, my drugs were increased to 600 iu as the cons felt recruitment hadn't taken place at this point, a mix of 450 Puregon & 150 Menopur. A scan a few days later showed they were growing better now and I had recruited a few more follicles also, I stimmed for a day or 2 longer than usual and had the best embryos we'd ever had but my concern is whether the DHEA had a hand in slowing down the growth of my follicles by interacting with the stimulation drugs.
Has anyone else had this slow outcome after taking DHEA?
Also, I took the pill for 6 weeks continuously before starting and wonder whether this was a factor too by possibly oversuppressing me .. any thoughts anyone?
I won't take the pill again though. I did on a previous cycle but only for 21 days and had no problems then.
