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I take Ibuprofen 800mg for a herniated disc in my neck. My Re's office said absolutely no Ibuprofen/Advil from day 1 of my cycle on. They told not to even take over the counter strength because it can thin the lining of the uterus. They actually made a big deal about it in our IVF class. Told you all the names etc, like Ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin. They really made it a point that they were all not good to take when doing IVF.
I know this sucks because when you are used to Ibuprofen, Tylenol just does not cut it.

Yup, I was told the same thing.

I've got chronic back pain and have the same dilema. My RE said it's ok to continue using ibuprofen until ER. My lining has been great in the past - so maybe he's not worried about that with me. Not sure why the different answers. I'm tapering it just in case - I'm going to see how little I can possibly get away with - and now that I'm 1 week away from ER I'm going to try my best not to use any - we'll see how it goes!

That's very interesting. My RE never mentioned not taking ibuprophen, but my lining is fine too, wonder if that is the coorelation?

My RE said no Ibuprofen because it can prevent you from ovulating. But I only found out cause I took some the day of and after my HSG and I mentioned something to him and that's when he told me to stop taking any

I was told no ibuprofen but acetometaphin (tylenol) was ok. I had lots of follicles and eggs so it didn't seem to hurt me any.

I was also told no Ibuprofen. The only time I was allowed to take it was right before my ER and ET, but I am also taking baby aspirin. The only thing I am suppose to take for pain is Tylenol. Good Luck.

I am going through the IVF process right now and was told I could only take Tylenol - nothing else.