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HELP with Injectables?????

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Hi All - i just started my first IUI cycle with injectable medications and I'm a little confused. My dr is out of town so i'm trying to find the answer on my own before bothering her. the three meds she prescribed are gonal f, cetrotide, and ovodril (sp?). I understand the gonal f is to help with ovulation and i started that last night but my dr. said to wait on the cetrotide until after the follicle scan and also to wait on the ovidrel. I am scheduled to have a follicle scan on fri and she thought we might do the insemination as early as saturday so.... when the heck do i use the cetrotide and ovidrel??? if any one has any insight or would like to share their own schedule/experience i would be sooooo grateful!!!!

Thanks!
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Ive only done Ovidrell but that is what triggers ovulation...I had to wait until my follie scan on cd12 and then did the ovidrell 36 hours before my IUI. I hope that helps!
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I used Gonal-F with IVF, but the Gonal-F is a follicle stimulator. It is what helps produce a lot of follicles.
I never used the Cetrotide, but if I am correct, that would be used if they thought your body was about to have an LH surge which indicates ovulation and they wanted to prolong it. So if you did not have enough follicles of good size by that time they may want to keep your body from ovulating.
I used a regular hCG, but I know Ovidrel has hCG in it and is used to trigger ovulation. Usually it would be 36 hours before IVF egg retrieval and I would think within the same time span for IUI. I did not use an ovulation trigger when I did IUI.
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Also, to answer your question a little better. I would assume after your follicle scan or U?S, they will give you instructions to either keep using Gonal-F and return for another scan, when or if to use the Cetrotide and they will tell you when to take the Ovidrel.
It can be confusing. Good Luck!
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