Day 10 of Stims

Today I received my E2 levels from my RE. I am on the L5 protocol. I was told my baseline (5/30) E2 was less than 20. I'm not sure if there are there any specific optimum ranges that SIRM prefers at baseline. I e-mailed RE to find out if it can be too low or if having a real low E2 at baseline correspond with how fast/slow you’ll respond or if having a high E2 be a sign of PCOS?

I started stims on 6/4 and on 6/11 (7 days later) at my CD9 appointment, E2 was 2135. I'm intersted in knowing what the optimum range for E2 at CD9 is. I heard that it depend on how many follicles your ovaries are producing. Since RE told me my ovaries had produced too many follicles (he said they were 10++--not sure what this means) and he was afraid of hyperstimulating me so he reduced my dose of Gonal-F. I wonder if coasting like this affect the follicles’ quality. I have sent out these questions to RE's at SIRM. I look forward to hearing a response soon.

Also, I have another U/S and E2 level appointment tomorrow. I'm crossing my fingers and praying that all will be well.

Sometimes I wonder if asking too many questions just tends to worry me more, but I also think that knowing exactly what is going on is very important.

Here are my meds for today:

• Lupron 5U SQ QAM
• .75 mg dexamethasone
• Gonal-F 75 units PM
• Heparin 5000 units BID
• Menopur 1 vial PM (FSH/LH)

Today was another day at home....very boring!