Dear team, I had an egg retrieval today and 13 eggs were retrieved. We don’t yet know how many were mature or how many could be fertilized, but we’re hoping for a day-5 transfer on Saturday. So far, I’ve only had frozen embryo transfers, and my body has a hard time absorbing progesterone into the bloodstream, so I’ve always had to take 400 mg vaginally three times a day and also inject Prolutex once a day starting one day before the transfer. How does this work for a fresh embryo transfer? My doctor was a bit unsure and said that, just to be safe, 400 mg vaginally twice a day should be enough? How would you handle this?
With 3 doses of 400 mg and Prolutex, I’ve only ever managed to get just under 10–11 μg of progesterone in my blood; with vaginal suppositories without Prolutex, unfortunately, only 5–6. Now I’m worried that we’re dosing too low again. But unfortunately, I don’t know how differently progesterone behaves in a fresh vs. a frozen embryo transfer...
