Hi all,
Google has no answers for me and currently my fertility clinic is closed because of Easter (I’m not in the UK) so I can’t call. I hope someone can ease my mind!
Last Saturday I had my very first egg retrieval. It’s a freeze-all cycle due to PCOS/risk of overstimulation, so no fresh transfer. Still waiting to hear if any blastocyst are frozen (today is day 5).
This morning I woke up with period pains (blamed the egg retrieval for that), but when I got up it’s a bloody menstruation mess, only FIVE days after the egg retrieval.
Is this normal? Or at least, is this something to worry about?
Luckily there was no fresh transfer planned but I wasn’t expecting a period just FIVE days after the retrieval and somewhat ‘ovulation’. Help?
Little bit more info about me: Dutch, 29, PCOS, ttc for 2 years but I don’t have a natural cycle/ovulation at all so wouldn’t call it ‘ttc’.
First IUI (january) 1 follicle, got period 2 weeks later so not pregnant.
Second IUI (march/april) not cancelled but was converted to an escape-IVF as I suddenly had 5 big follicles. In the end: 10 eggs retrieved, 5 day2 embryo’s, still waiting on blastocyst update as it’s only day 5 today. Was risk for overstimulation as the IUI protocol (75 IU Menopur) already resulted in 10+ follicles, so freeze-all.
Can anyone calm my mind a bit? Is it weird to get your period just FIVE days after an egg retrieval?
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Menstruation FIVE days after egg retrieval
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MabelPickles · 18/04/2019 09:42
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