Nursing staff will review the treatment plan including the medications with you and your partner. A clinical psychologist will meet with you to discuss your expectations and the emotional stresses that are often associated with infertility and an IVF procedure. You also must arrange for payment with the Business Office during this visit. Your treatment program will begin after this office visit, in accordance with your menstrual cycle. This drug effectively reduces the release of hormones that control the development of eggs in the ovary.
Some women experience hot flashes.
If this has not happened, the drug therapy may be continued for another week or two. Once the function of the ovaries has been temporarily stopped, the actual stimulation regimen begins. Hormones are injected for about 10 days to stimulate the development of ovarian follicles. Blood tests and vaginal ultrasounds then will be done to help determine follicle growth. It is important to monitor follicle growth so that mature eggs can be retrieved.