Yes, the numbers usually change. My first call about how many and sizes were low, then there were 6 and some small onces. The last day there were 9. BUT the day of ER there were 19! They grow about 2mm a day. Most dr's wont move forward so soon. You will probably have a few mor tests. When they think there are enough around the right size and your labs are high enough, they will schedule ER. Everything will be fine. :-)

Thank you, thank you, Lioness. If you were close by I would hug you! I was really getting upset at the low numbers, but I feel so much better now.

Don't worry. You haven't even started your stims. yet. I'm not sure that it's those antral follicles that grow into the follicles accessed in ER. For my IVF cycle, my RE didn't do an antral follicle count. In fact, I was on BCPs for the 1st 15 days, to make sure there were no follies developing before stims. Also, I thought that 1 & 2 were the "low" counts, and 9 was the "normal" - so you're much closer to "normal."

You might want to ask your RE more about the significance of your #s.

Oh - I see. I didn't scroll down far enough. I still don't think you have anything to worry about now. Ask your RE about your concerns. And as Lioness said, follicle #s can increase greatly! I only had 7 follies on the 3rd day of stims, but had 14 on the day of ER.

Also, egg quality is as important as egg quantity. My understanding is that certain protocols are more likely to produce quantity, while others are geared to produce better quality. It only takes 1 good one!

Good luck - keep us posted!

I had my u/s yesterday to tell me when to start stims. I can't start them for at least 2 more weeks because there is a leftover follicle from the last month that I ovulated. RE wants ovaries at "complete rest" before stims start.

Thanks ladies, I am going to e-mail the IVF coordinator and ask. I will let you know what she says.

even at 40 my follies went way up and my RE "was very surprised at my response", don't worry. ggod luck with meds!

I go in for ER this a.m. and I only have 4 follies. But I only have 1 ovary, so I think they are cutting me a break. I think if you haven't taken the stims yet, there's time to make a bunch more!

Thanks guys, I sent off a big crazy e-mail to my RE last night. I hope he does not think I am a complete nut case - too late!

Rach --

The antral follicle count has to do with your general ovarian reserve. Before my first IUI I had a baseline that showed 7 follicles (4 and 3). This is actually pretty good at my age (41). It isn't ideal, especially if you are younger, which would imply premature ovarian failure. However, that doesn't mean that it won't work in the end. Also, since you have been on BCP waiting to start stims for IVF, I think that can affect the baseline. I think they are mostly looking for cysts or some other reason not to stimulate.

Good luck!! I have my baseline U/S tomorrow, although I do a booster on Saturday and don't start stims until next week.

Thanks Susan. I am really hoping that the number goes up. I decided to do that shared risk thing - so glad I did.

I'm glad you were able to. We *definitely* would have done it, but weren't eligible because of my age. :-(