What does Gonal F do to follicles?

What does Gonal F do to follicles?

Gonal-F (follitropin alfa) Injection is a naturally occurring hormone used to stimulate a follicle (egg) to develop and mature. Gonal-F is used when a woman desires pregnancy and her ovaries can produce a follicle but hormonal stimulation is not sufficient to make the follicle mature.

How many days Gonal F shots IVF?

If everything has gone to plan, the patient then starts daily injections of stimulation drugs, which are designed to stimulate follicle growth (e.g. Gonal-F/ Menopur). You will take these injections for 12 days, and may continue with the Buserelin too during this period.

When do you ovulate on Gonal F?

When the follicles reach a state of maturity as evidenced by your ultrasounds and estradiol results, your physician will have you take your hCG injection to trigger the release of the eggs from your ovaries. Most patients will ovulate 36-40 hours after the injection.

How big should follicles be for trigger shot?

Your doctor will likely give you the go-ahead to do the shot when your follicles reach between 15 and 20 millimeters in size and when your endometrium (uterine lining) is at least 7 to 8 millimeters thick.

How big should follicles be for egg retrieval?

The stimulation must result in a minimum of 3 mature (or close to mature) follicles (we consider follicles to be mature if they are 16-20mm in average diameter on the day of HCG). Alternatively, if there are 2 follicles 16-20mm and at least 2 more that are 13-15mm, we can proceed to the egg retrieval.

How can you tell if Gonal F is working?

The only way to know whether Gonal F is working is to monitor with blood tests and ultrasound.

How does Gonal F make you feel?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank. SIDE EFFECTS: Headache, nausea, vomiting, mild stomach/abdominal pain, bloating, redness/pain at the injection site, or breast tenderness/pain may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.

Can a 15mm follicle release an eggs?

Keep in mind that we will always empty every follicle that is over 10 mm, but generally only those follicles that are over 15-25 mm at FCI have a >80% chance to even produce an egg. Smaller follicles 10-14 mm usually do not give us an egg, and if they do, the egg is most often immature.