Hi I Have PCOS , Last Year I Was Put

Posted on Wed, 16 Oct 2019

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Question : Hi I have PCOS, last year I was put on Letara, On my 3 cycle I concieved but had miscarriage,
Now we are trying again, this time doctor has put me on Gonalf injections. First month I was asked to take 50IU and this cycle increased to 75IU. Doctor told me my scans are showing no ready eggs. In addition to this daily I am taking FT plus 500 along with glucophage. Kindly advise

Answered by Dr. Soumya (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
request for different protocol from your doctor

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I studies the treatment you have mentioned.

This is ovulation induction and helps in improving follicle size.

In women with PCOS, it takes higher dose of gonadotropin injections ( Gonal F) and more days to respond.Hence it is possible that you might need additional doses of Gonal F for some more days.

Request your doctor to continue the higher dose of gonal f for few days more.

I understand that Gonal F is expensive. You can request your doctor for down regulation cycle injections. This is a different method to make PCOS ovaries respond.

Alternatively you can go ahead with IVF treatment where higher doses are injected to get maximum number of follicles out.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar