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08-10-2008, 05:43 PM
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Follistim or Gonal F
My DH and I are on a rest this cycle thanks to the cysts I developed last month. My RE said no more clomid and all injections next month. I have a choice which one I want to be use and I wanted to know if there is any difference, or anyone had a opinion as to which one may be better than the other?
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Me 35 thrombophilia disorder DH 39 good to go DS 15 TTC over 10yrs(7 miscarriages) HSG 5/29 left tube pinched and cyst IUI #1 7/9-7/13 clomid 100mg 7/15 follistim 150 unit 7/17 #1 u/s, 4 follies 13,13,12,12 7/20 #2 u/s 4 mature follies 26, 24,23,22 7/21 & 7/22 IUI with 24mill.  7/28 progestrone check(was no good) 8/6 beta  (didn't make it this far on cd24RE put me on additional Folic acid, B6 & B12 TTC on our own for the month of Aug. 8/24 cd 26 8/26 still waiting for  to comeIUI #2 8/28 cd1 cd2 u/s looks good starting Gonal F cd3-9 IUI cancelled due to estrogen drop on cd 12  Started Prometrium to regulate cycle Premature ovulation (good timing on DH and I  )cd 21 p4 was 12.5 cd 22 HPT   x2 Start taking Crinone 8%1st beta: 66, p4 15.6  2nd beta: 160, come on little bean grow 3rd beta: 373 4th beta 1646 grow grow grow Don't let todays wound become tomorrows infection! 
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08-10-2008, 06:15 PM
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Hi there,
I'm kind of surprised that your RE is giving you a choice between the two! For some reason it seems like each RE has an individual preference, and that's what they go with. Did your doc explain to you what the differences are? I don't know for sure, but I think they are the same med but made by different manufacturers. So I think it doesn't really matter, they both do the same thing! Good luck!
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Me- Unexplained DH- slight morphology issues. Married for 3 years 3 failed cycles of Clomid 3 failed cycles of follistim May 08 - Lap August IVF July 11th - start Lupron July 26th - start stims-follistim and menopur August 6th - ER August 11th - ET (2 blasts!!) August 25th - BETA is in at 2700!!! 8/27 - Beta #2 is 7000 9/8 - 1st US - It's twins!!! 12/1 - Gender Scan 
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08-10-2008, 06:23 PM
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My RE uses the generic form of Repronex, and recommended that I go through IVFmeds as it was much cheaper. Quite honestly, I am really sure of the difference. I think that Repronex is obtained from menopausal women, and the other ones are genetically derived. As far as making follicles, I don't know that any ones are better than the others. I agree, I think it is just the RE's preference.
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Sheila Me - 37 DH - 36 - low normal count TTC since July 2006 5/07 - normal HSG 6/07 - 9/07 - DH on clomid (22 mil in Sept) 6/17/08 - FSH 7.6 IUI #1 10/26/07 - first IUI - unmedicated at OB/GYN 11/28 - 12/2 - Clomid 100 mg; 12/4 - Repronex 150 IU 12/7/07 -LO - 25 mm; RO (10.1 & 7.2 mm), lining 7 mm; HCG; 12/9/07 - IUI #2- 16m sperm; 12/24 - 12/28 - 1/1 - Clomid 100 mg; 1/3 - HMG 150 IU 1/4 - LO 21 & 19.6 mm, lining 9 mm; HCG 1/6 - IUI #3 - 19m sperm; 1/20/08 - 1/25 - 1/29 - Clomid 100 mg; 1/31 - HMG 2 vials 2/1 - RO 29 mm, LO ovary 17 mm, lining 6.3 mm 2/2 - HCG; 2/4 - IUI #4 - 37m sperm; 2/18 - 6/20/08 - bc; 7/24 - AF; 7/28 - 8/4 HMG 150 IU; 8/1 - 7 follicles, E2 187; 8/4 RO 17.5 & 16 mm , LO 16 & 14 mm, e2 331 and prog 0.9; HCG 8/5 & IUI # 5 on 8/7 - 8m sperm 1% morph; 8/14 Prog 26.4; 8/18 IUI #6 - HMG 150 IU 8/22 - 8/27; U/s 8/27 - RO 17.8 mm LO 16.3 mm - trigger; IUI 8/29; 6m sperm 6% morph; Prog 45.9; 8/9
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08-11-2008, 08:26 AM
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I use Follistim, and I totally prefer it to Gonal F for convenience of use reasons.
1. Less waste, you replace a tiny cartridge, not the whole pen, if they're even giving you a pen. (Gonal F also comes in vials with prefilled syringes which are a pain in the butt) 2. Comes in a carrying case, good for travel. 3. Needles are super small, and pen is easy to use. 4. Self priming!!
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~*jess*~ TTC for five long years...all of our younger siblings have children me - 28, one tube, very few eggs, good ones almost always on the wrong side DH - 31, awesome, but not always available due to his military service (luckily, the Navy does IUI's  ) Mali - 4 year old beagle princessHistory 10/07 - Lap, removed diseased left tube 11/07 to present - total 8 Follistim cycles, 225IU, 5 of which DH was able to 6/20 - IUI#1 - 7/23 - IUI#2 - 9/22 - IUI #3 - Current Cycle 10/4 - AF 10/6 - start BCPs till 11/16 so I can do a semi-natural cycle (with Follistim) when HUBBY GETS HOME!! 11/17 - baseline ~~I miss my husband right now more than any other Navy wife can possibly imagine~~ www.myspace.com/jessicaleas www.myspace.com/california_beagle
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08-11-2008, 09:05 AM
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I prefer follistim also for all the same reasons as fairiedust.... plus I did 6 Gonal-F iui's all BFN. My 1st follistim I got a BFP. Probably random, but true the same.
Good luck!
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ME (33) pcos, one tube wonder, one functioning ovary DH (33) no problems DS (2001) & now DD (2008) Dodger (rescued at Humane Society)TTC #1 - 2 years, natural, clomid... 1999 - ectopic, methotrexate, but lost tube in emergency surgery 10/2001 - DS born TTC #2 - 3+years clomid, injections, iui's, natural, and FINALLY.... IUI #7...... It's a GIRL! LYLA KATE EDD 8/8/08.... C/S schedule July 30th!! LYLA KATE 7/30/08 8 LBS 9 OZ.!!!  
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08-12-2008, 06:45 PM
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I used Gonal F and had no problems! Good luck!
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Me: 33 PCOS Dh: 32; low motility 1st IUI with RE: May 2005 Gonal F and ovidrel DS: 2 years old and my sweet boy! 1st IUI 10/07 gonal f and ovidrel 2nd IUI 12/07 gonal f and ovidrel but was bleeding. Turned out to be either ectopic or an abnormal pregnancy...  3rd IUI 3/28/08 gonal f and ovidrel Started gonal f injections 5/15 IUI on 5/26 6/9 - 1st Beta - 86 2nd Beta - 247 3rd Beta - 1,179 4th Beta - 2,799 U/S on 6/20 - saw one sac! U/S on 7/3 - heard hb 162! U/S on 7/31 - saw lots of movement  NT Scan on 8/4 - hb 175! Ob appt 8/28 - everything looks good! Anatomy scan 9/25 - still looking good! 
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