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Initial consult with your fertility specialist.
This takes about one hour. During this time a history and physical examination will be done.
The physician will order diagnostic test(s) to be done according to your menstrual cycle.
A follow up appointment will be given to you before you leave our office, so that the physician can go over the findings and give you your treatment options. The follow up appointment is made within a 4 to 6 week period. This allows us to have all the test results in and time for you to have all testing done.
Once your treatment protocol is given to you, you will meet with the financial advisor to go over cost of each procedure.
Depending on the type of treatment you are to undergo, you will then meet with the IVF nurse coordinator to go over injection training, administration and side effects of all medications to be used during your treatment. Also the nurse coordinator will give you an approximate time frame of when your treatment cycle begins to when the time of pregnancy test. This can take approx 30 days from start to finish. Meaning at the time of menses, medications will begin on cycle day 3 of menses. Medication injections are approximately 10 days. Once determined that there are adequate size follicles then medication is given to induce ovulation. 34 to 36 hours later, you will have either IUI or IVF.
With an IUI cycle, you will have frequent office visits with blood draws and ultrasounds. Injections daily for approximately 10 days on average. Some patients will go a little longer or a little shorter than 10 days. The IUI process can be one insemination or a second one will be recommended to you if you still have follicles remaining at the time of the first IUI ultrasound. From the start of medications until pregnancy test is approximately 24 days on average.
With IVF, there are two types of protocols used. This is based on laboratory findings, patient age. Medication start dates can start as early as day 3 of menses, or day 21 of menses.
With a Lupron protocol medication is started on cycle day 21, taken for approximately 10 to 14 days. You will have a period on Lupron. On cycle day 3 on Lupron, you will have an office visit that requires blood work and ultrasound to begin the stimulation part of your cycle. This part of the protocol will last approximately 10 days of injections. So overall injections given is approximately 22 days on average. A patient could go a little longer or a little shorter.
With an Antagon protocol, medication is started on cycle day 3 of meses, average of 10 days of injections. From the beginning to the end (pregnancy test) is approximately 28 days.
Keep in mind, during your cycle you will have frequent office visits, blood draws, and ultrasounds. There is 3 days bedrest post embryo transfer.
| IVF Step | Calendar |
| Patient's 1st day of period | 11/15/2006 |
| Blood Work | 11/17/2006 |
| Lupron Start | 12/05/2006 |
| Med Start on Lupron | 12/18/2006 |
| Egg Retrieval | 12/30/2006 |
| Embryo Transfer | 01/02/2007 to 01/04/2007 |
Last updated:
November 28, 2006
Reviewed by Dr. Rachel McConnell and her medical staff