Short or long protocol?

[Zest11]

Hi, I'm looking for advice please!

Which protocol do you think would be better? I have been given the choice by my clinic! I'm 35, afc of just 6, amh of 3.5pmol and 3 failed FETs from a batch produced in 2019 for a sibling for my son who was born from a FET in 2019. In 2019 we did the long protocol and my amh was around 11 and we got 5 blasts and 1 child. No idea what afc was but I do remember on a scan in 2018 it was 5(!!) so I guess that was "bad" month.

4 years later amh has gone down so I am wondering what's the best option. Fsh varies between 7-7.5. My thinking is the antagonistic protocol as it's less drugs than the long cycle but I don't want it to lessen my chances.

Thank you for reading.

Hi @Zest11 I wondered how you got on? I’ve just tried the long protocol but I didn’t respond to the down regulation medication at all (small minority of people who don’t) and so I’m awaiting a call from the doctor this afternoon to discuss short protocol options.

@GoingStirCrazyIVF

Hi. How annoying to not respond to the down regging but short protocol is well shorter!! How did your phone call go? I did short. Got 9 eggs and 3 blasts. I've had 2 transfers since the post and just a CP to show for it. Not holding any hope. After 5 transfers in total it looks like DS will sadly not have a sibling xx

@Zest11 well I had my phone call and they informed me they needed myself and hubby to meet with a specialist to go through the options as compared to the long protocol it’s a lot different. Due to being exceptionally busy they can’t see me until the 29th of September so I feel a bit disappointed. However in a strange turn of events after I got off the phone to book my appointment in I’ve started bleeding so they’ve asked me to do another week of Buserelin to be double sure, rescan on Tuesday and then if not I have my appointment next week to go through short options.

what a minefield!

Are you having any more attempts? It’s so hard to know where to draw the line. We’ve paid for 3 cycles upfront but can’t get past the medication.