Overstimulation

[jcheshire94]

Hi I was wondering anyone in same boat or has advice.
It's my first cycle of menopur injections and I have overstimulated.
The nurse said I should not have intercource due to having too many.
I've been waitin so long I really just want to do it and see what happens
Has anyone got advice if I should or shouldn't ???

No advice, but if I were you I don't think I could resist seeing what happens

Must be really awful for you - I know I couldn't be strong and leave it

Yeah tbh I do wonder what's gonna happen and if it does
Cause I can't wait now I've been waiting 3 years for something to happen so I'm alittle confused if it might make things worse or what actually would happen.

How would you feel about having possible triplets if you conceived this cycle?

Can't say I know the implications but I know that's what I'd ask myself.

Sorry for your long journey. Been trying 13 months, before that was a miscarriage and before that another 2 years without a pregnancy when trying. It's bloody hard

It is hard I'm sorry for ur miscarriage . And triplets would be scary but tbh I'm kinda willing to risk having that really I've become so impatient and mentally frustrated just to have one really ( taken over my life) it's horrible. Are you still trying ??

Agh, I know the feeling. Must be frustrating for you.

We are yes, we have a lot of regular baby making on the go normally anyway, and I'm thankful TTC hasn't taken the fun out of it (yet).

Going to speak to my Dr about my lack of success TTC on Monday, however, I've been advised that some areas don't offer anything until you're over 23

I'm only 21, dread to think what another two years without answers will be like... perhaps I'll be going private

Please don't have sex. It's not triplets to worry about, it's 4 or 5 or 6 or 8 babies.
Then, they all miscarry one at a time over a period of many many weeks (maybe 20).
Yes occasionally large multiple pregnancies survive but mostly they don't and you are putting yourself and your future fertility at risk.
(Am an obstetric consultant (dr) so I have seen this happen and I know what I'm talking about!)

I'm only 22 are u in the U.K. And I'm sure there loads of different types to try I tell myself always to think positive but it's hard it really is to think like that .

Thankyou for ur advice. So does it mean that cause I have about 8 follicles at about 20mm. If I have sex would that then lead to what u just said.??
It's all so frustrating and confusing

It's not confusing if you just concentrate on what the nurse said. The treatment you have had has caused potentially too many eggs to be released. If you add some sperm to the situation then you risk fertilising more than one egg which could lead to a major multiple pregnancy. That is hugely dangerous for you and the babies and you would be offered the option to terminate some of the pregnancies, or you might miscarry or you might try and carry and give birth to multiple premature babies for who the outlook would be bleak. Very distressing. Far more distressing than not conceiving this month.
Don't have sex. Wait this out and hopefully your response will improve next time.

Okay maybe confusing was the wrong word. It's like being a kid at Christmas you can see the presents but you can't open them.
I do agree with what you are all saying I don't want to go through miscarriage or put if I do conceive the babies at risk.
The nurse did say we could have it but use protection which tbh isn't 100% but I'm guessing that's for emergency only.

Ah I see. You mean it's tantalising - like being told there is a huge table of lovely grub there but you really shouldn't eat it. I wouldn't run any risks. Hopefully you will get a bop and straightforward pregnancy soon.

Bop? BFP that should be!
Though you can bop if you like.

What nan0second and northernlurker said.

So does it mean that cause I have about 8 follicles at about 20mm. If I have sex would that then lead to what u just said.??
potentially yes, if you've got 8 follicles, have sex and they all fertilise (there's normally 1 egg per follicle) you'd be carrying 8 babies, which is likely to lead to one of the outcomes illustrated by nan0second and northernlurker. Even if they didn't all fertilise you could still quite easily end up carrying 4, 5, 6 or 7 babies if you have sex.

As PP said, if you did have a major multiple pregnancy, miscarriage/selective termination/having premature babies would be far more upsetting than not getting pregnant this month.

Thankyou for all your input, advice has been taken and best for me to wait.
Mentally tell myself that I've waited this long I can wait another month to start again right :). Not worth risking carrying 4,5,6,7 babies at all .

It's not just the risk from multiples but you could pop the little sacs the eggs come in and do yourself a mischief. I overstimulated on menupur and it was uncomfortable AF. You have my sympathy.

The nurse didn't seem bothered she just said no intercourse got me to sign some paperwork to say she has told me and then she said the follicles will pop and you will have pain with this, then call her when you have next period so it didn't seem to concern her much weridly.

Have you conceived since or still trying ???

I conceived! Due in a month.

They stimmed my ovaries with menopur to collect them for IVF, so it was a good thing I got so many eggs (even though at the time, it was agony).
Ok, I'm glad she's not concerned. I thought that hyperstimulation could lead to things like the ovaries getting twisted and issues with the follicles popping before they were ready.

Oh, I just remembered: if you were to get pregnant with hyperstimulated ovaries, the HCG makes the follicles keep growing and you can get into real trouble. They collected my eggs then made me take a break for a month or so, to let my ovaries recover. I don't remember pain with the follicles popping, though it might be different because they'd harvested the eggs.

Congrats , happy for you.

That's thing I'm not doing ivf, just to help me ovulate tbh.
And yeah that's why I was abit confused of what the consequences was if it did happen. Due to her not really worried. And the hcg I haven't had you have that when you have only got maximum of three follicles. So the nurse has not given me this and I'm not will to take it due to me overstimulating and not even knowing how to take it etc.

Thanks.
I didn't know they used it for that, but it makes sense!
Yeah but if you were to conceive, you'd make a bunch of HCG yourself and then it's super dangerous.

Well yeah that's what I've been told. I'm not an expert or anything so do t take my full word for it.