A typical timeline for a regular IVF cycle is outlined here.
IVF Registration
Conventional IVF Cycle Time-Line - Step 1: Downregulation
Female partner calls day 1 of each month of cycle
Treatment will not be offered untill all testing completed
| Menstrual Cycle Day |
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| 1 |
Patient calls clinic (403) 284-5444 |
Package mailed to patients
- Contains timetable consents |
| 7-10 |
Treatment offered by clinic |
| 11-20 |
|
| 21 approx. |
Downregulation
- Suprefact® nasal spray five times per day |
| Menses(may be usual) |
Baseline ultrasound
- 14-16 days after commencement of Suprefact
- may be done out of town
- If normal, patient will be instructed when to start FSH injection (stimulation) |
| Within 1 - 2 days of ultrasound, start daily FSH injections as directed by clinic (see next table)
From start of menses to baseline ultrasound is approximately 5 - 5½ weeks |
Conventional IVF Cycle Time-Line – Step 2: Stimulation
Following normal baseline ultrasound, patient will be told when to start daily FSH injections & decrease Suprefact to three times per day
| Stimulation Day |
Monitoring |
Medication / Treatment |
| 1 |
|
Suprefact ® nasal solution three times per day and daily FSH injection
Average length of FSH injections is 11 - 12 days |
| 2 |
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| 3 |
|
| 4 |
Blood test in Calgary or out of town to check FSH dose |
| 5 |
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| 6 |
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| 7 |
Patient in Calgary ;
Blood test ( 8:00 am )
Ultrasound ( 8:00 – 10:30 am ) |
| 8 |
|
| 9 -18 |
Daily / every other day blood test & ultrasounds until follicles are mature (Follicles may be mature any of these days) |
| HCG given when follicles are mature |
| |
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35 hours |
| |
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Egg Retrieval |
| |
|
3 Days |
| |
|
Embryo Transfer |
From Day 1 of the cycle when IVF is offered to embryo transfer is approximately 7 - 7½ weeks.
Patient will perform pregnancy test approximately 16 days after embryo transfer. |
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