Long or short protocol IVF

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I’m going for an IVF consult to start IVF in February. I went though this process in 2018 before I didn’t actually go ahead. At the time the consultant said he would recommend short protocol Ivf because my AMH is above 100. At the time he said I would get less eggs but higher quality and “you only need one!” But now I’m going back I really don’t want to collect just a few eggs, I’m hoping to complete my family in this one collection (I know it’s just optimism at this point)
Can anyone tell me if they did long/short and what the outcome was? I have PCOS, no male factor

I had two collections with short protocol. First had 19 eggs collected, five initially fertilised, but I had one fresh transfer and none for the freezer. The second time I think there were twelve collected, and I ended up with one fresh and two frozen, the second of which resulted in my daughter. It really is quality over quantity here.

I think I’ll use access fertility to fund a few rounds after reading quite a lot of people not getting any to freeze. Thank you!

With AMH so high it may be that you have no option but to go with short protocol as many clinics may not treat with such a high likelihood of OHSS

It's definitely quality over quantity- both cycles last year I collected 12 eggs and got 2 average quality blasts. This time I reduced everything back to natural modified IVF -hardly any drugs - 2 eggs collected and 2 good quality blasts frozen. So it shows that numbers of eggs don't equal number of blastocysts for transfer

Also there is some evidence that if you get OHSS it can reduce the quality of your eggs/blasts so I would avoid that at all costs

Hi OP, I have a AMH of around 35 from memory and they had me on short protocol. 150 Gonal F for 12 days (last few days at 20) and I got 17 eggs and 6 blasts from that. Quality over quantity as they say and you deffo want to avoid OHSS if they see that as a risk. Best of luck with your appointment. We will do access too, if the NHS round fails us.

Thanks so much everyone. I actually got OHSS before on ovulation stimulation but I’m a bit scared they are overly cautious and the cycle fails. I didn’t ovulate on 2.5,5, or 7.5 of letrozole, 10mg of letrozole gave me OHSS which is super rare on letrozole apparently.
I think that’s what will push me to do the 50% refund two package access fertility because if they are cautious and it fails atleast I have another go