I feel like there’s been a mistake.
We were supposed to start our IVF cycle on 9/1. I had been taking 2mg of estradiol 3x a day since the end of July. I was never told to stop taking the estradiol. Our cycle has now been delayed to 9/30 because I haven’t ovulated or had a period. My estrogen levels are high. They were beyond puzzled that I wasn’t ovulating or having a period. But now they say it’s because of the estradiol and I should stop taking it before this retrieval.
So did I just miss a month through their oversight? They never said to stop taking it!! I’ve combed my portal messages and documents and it says nothing about this.
So frustrated and upset. Has this happened to anyone else? How should I bring this up with them?
Posted Sep 9, 2022, 8:20 PM UTC
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That is super frustrating!! When I am in doubt, I always send a message for clarification. I am sure my office thinks I am so annoying but after a few times of them saying "start BC on this date" and I say ummm, I have been on active BC pills since xx date..... I just go with my gut and ask questions when I am in doubt. Also with my current stim protocol, they left out 2 meds that the dr wanted to add on for me (omnitrope & dex) - so I sent a message asking what about these 2? They wrote back "oh sorry, missed that on your chart!" Like, c'monnnn, I am paying you guys a sh*t ton of money, why do I need the eagle eyes here!! Sharing in your frustration here!
Mannnn this part. Our clinic sent a portal message about my husband donating his sperm at the time of my ER for fertilization. Spoiler- my husband is actually my wife and we are using a donor with sperm already at their clinic. 🤦🏽♀️ like c’monnnn…. So much money for y’all to pay attention and get it right.