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DHEA and 'growth hormone' for egg quality

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Presently83 · 07/11/2022 17:08

After 3 miscarriages and a failed IVF cycle (3 aneuploid embryos, nothing to transfer) in one year, my clinic has suggested DHEA supplements and 'growth hormone' to improve egg quality.

Does anyone have any experiences, either positive or negative, of taking these?

I'm at my wit's end.

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Phrenologistsfinger · 07/11/2022 17:57

Adding growth hormone seemed to help between rounds 1-2 but in terms of egg numbers and maturity and slight uptick in grading of embryos, not aneuploidy as such. I’ve done rounds 2-4 on hgh and taking it now for round 5.

DHEA gives me more energy and boosts my libido so it’s doing something.

RF81 · 13/07/2023 09:51

Hi @Presently83 ,
I know it’s been a while since you last posted, so I hope you don’t mind me asking.

did you end up trying Growth Hormone and DHEA? Did it make a difference?

I’m on my first cycle, max dose of stimulation drug and follicles are not developing, at all. I had more visible during pre-treatment tests.

low AMH and age means few options so I want to ask them to try GH and DHEA next time. I found research that says it can help poor responders

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