[mbaggett]

I am going to drive myself crazy with this question until I can call my RE office in the morning, so any help would be great.

I just looked at my schedule for this cycle (my 1st cycle of meds) and I dont start the Femara till CD 8. I normally have a 23 day cycle. I am scheduled for 5 days of Femera then 5 days off then trigger shot on my CD 18. I normally ovulate on CD11 or CD12. This doesnt make since to me unless the Femera slows my ovulation process down a bunch. If not, I will have already ovulated naturally prior to when they want to give me the trigger shot to ovulate.

Does Femera stop ovulation naturally? Or did my RE office mess up?

[Mrs.H]

Did you get an answer from your RE? I've always taken Femara cd3-7. I too tend to ovulate between cd10 and 12 ~ it was the same while on Femara. I'm doing my first inj. cycle now and that seems to have delayed ovulation. KUP!

[mbaggett]

They said that due to taking Estrace this passed weekend, it should slow everything dobn. When I did my Baseline u/s on Wednesday I was flatline (no dominet follicle yet) So they said that everythnig was as it was supposed to be. But I did get a "high" on my CBEFM this morning so I am hoping that tonight when I start the Femera pills it will slow me down more as I dont want to ovulate before the follies have had time to grow. The RE assured me that it was going to be ok and I will definately need the trigger to ovulate after I get the meds in me. So keep your fingers crossed for me.

I just figured out in my mind that I am doing an IUI cycle without the IUI... LOL. I guess I dont have my mind quite wrapped around all of the proceedures yet. So I might join a IUI forum? What do you think?

[bistro]

mbaggett - I took femara days 3-7 and it sped things up for me. I looked at my RE like he was nuts when he predicted my O time, but I think he was right. Might have been off my a little, but he was mostly right and it was early for me. I guess sometimes you have to trust the docs! But it's really good to question things and do your own research. Every woman is different.