After a long time TTC I’ve had my first NHS fertility appt with DH. We’d already had all the necessary tests and scans privately (all good with nothing to explain our difficulty), so the consultant went straight to “let’s refer you for IVF”.
I was expecting this but much further down the line, and was taken aback that there wasn’t ANY discussion or troubleshooting or suggestion of medicated cycles. I suppose that was maybe because it was clear I’d already done my own research, but still I expected a bit more of a patient centred approach or hand hold.
I said we were open to ivf but could we try ovulation support first as less invasive, to which they said yes, but as my tests and cycles show I’m ovulating normally I’m not sure what to expect. It might be wasted time but at least I can start mentally building up to IVF. We haven’t even told family or friends we’ve been TTC so all felt like a huge jump.
I also asked for progesterone support but was told no as my day 21 test was normal. Had been hoping they’d prescribe prog support to cover all bases (and avoid costly ivf referral!).
Anyway, now that’s off my chest, why I’m here is to ask if anyone has had success with Letrozole when they were already ovulating naturally (so subfertility was not due to PCOS or lack of natural ovulation). My issue must be somewhere other than ovulation so I’m not sure if this is going to help me or not, other than to just increase the number of eggs we have to aim for each month.
Would love to hear some success stories to give me a mental boost, and also to understand if other consultants are proactively prescribing letrozole to natural ovulators. Mine did but only as I suggested it, which doesn’t give me much confidence!