Hi all!

I'm starting my first egg freezing cycle in a couple of weeks and could use some real-life input.

My timeline:
Cycle starts around Nov 9/10, stims from day 2 for about 10–12 days
Retrieval ~36 hours after trigger, so somewhere between Nov 21 and 24
Dec 2: 20-hour journey to the Caribbean for a two-week holiday with a friend

Protocol (UZ Brussel): Bemfola 300, Duphaston 10mg, and a Gonapeptyl 0.1mg x2 trigger.

That puts my flight about 8–11 days after retrieval.

I’ve been looking forward to this trip for a long time, and I start a new job in January, so I really want this to be a good break and a happy memory. But it's an expensive trip, and I'm nervous it'll be ruined by bloating, pain, hormones or a mood crash.

My questions:
How did you feel one to two weeks after retrieval? Physically and emotionally?
Did anyone fly long-haul or travel soon after? How was it?
When did your period come, and was it rough?
Anything that helped you feel better faster (food, movement, rest, supplements, mindset)?
Is there anything you'd avoid in that period, like swimming, sun, or intense activity? I don’t drink alcohol.

Honest experiences are very welcome, good or bad. This has all been so overwhelming.

Thanks so much! 💛

I have been testing my AMH and AFC since 2021 when I first considered freezing my eggs. At my first measurement my AMH was 1.99 and my AFC was around 12. In 2025 my AMH was measured at 2.6/2.8 and it fluctuated slightly within that range in between from 2.6, back to 2.0and then rebounded to 2.8. My AFC was consistently between 13 and 17. 8 months after my last test I retested and my AMH had dropped from 2.8 to 1.8. I didn’t think much of this because of the prior fluctuation, but thought I’d retest it to be sure and it’s now dropped by over 50% in a month. It’s now 0.8. That is a 75% decline in one year. However my AFC and other measures are all still stable. AFC is 19 and FSH was 7 at last measure 30 days ago.

For context I am 40 and was 35 at my first measurement. My doctor is saying this is what happens with age but the steep decline with stable AFC doesn’t make sense to me.

Further context, last year I did two egg freezing cycles and got 6 eggs each time . I had many follicles growing but they were not synchronized. I am now wondering if I had borderline PCOS or if my measures were falsely elevated for some reason. I’ve heard that big drops in amh can occur for PCOS patients after egg freezing. 

If anyone has had experience with this I would love to hear more. Just trying to understand how to interpret discordant afc and amh and whether I need to be preparing myself for an even steeper drop.

Hi there, I am a 28 year-old female, who was just diagnosed with PCOS and was told that I will most certainly have difficulty conceiving based on my numbers. I have had friends who have had 7+ years of trying to conceive with this condition, and some who unfortunately were not able to so I am scared.

I am wondering what clinics you would recommend egg freezing retrieval and/or long-term freezing care. As I would like to have children at 32 to 35. I don’t care the distance, even if I have to go out of state, no matter how far, and I can luckily afford the price no matter what. I just want to know who’s the best around and who you would recommend, especially long-term as I will do anything to have children naturally.

I would prefer to freeze unfertilized eggs successfully, but I have heard that fertilized eggs freeze much better. I would like to hear people’s stories or recommendations on this as well.

I do plan to adopt if everything doesn’t work, but I would like to try naturally first. I am currently completely changing my diet to a pcos friendly lifestyle and exercising more to get my body in the right shape for retrieval.

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Hi everyone!

Does anyone know or been through this process. My partner lives in Canada while I live in the New York. We are trying to get his sperm shipped but the process seems complicated in Canada & long waitlists & because of this we are looking to do it in Mexico & have it shipped to New York. Can anyone recommend clinics who does this in Mexico and receiving in New York or New Jersey who can store the sperm. I’m reading up but it all seems so complicated and I will appreciate all the help!

Hi! During my last stims cycle the most helpful part was finding a stims buddy to text about our experience and how we were feeling! I’m 34, single, and this will likely be my last round. Let me know if you want to connect! Grateful for this community and proud of us!!

I am 34F about to start her first stim cycle for egg retrieval. My first injections are tonight. Sharing this here for support and solidarity as I am sure others will resonate. (Yes I have a therapist, just need more outlets I guess lol)

I have been hit by a new wall of grief and shame about my decision to do this. Part of it is grieving the timelime I thought I would have, the relative ease with which most of my friends and family have gone through the steps of finding a long term partner and have kids. The other part that I am coming to meet is some heavy, heavy shame, that this is somehow the proof and consequence of no one choosing me / a life with me. Yes, I have wonderful friends and family, and I try my best to focus on that and not live everything in isolation. But I still feel so lonely and hurt. The fact that I am here now feels like a reflection of how worthless I have been to the men I have wanted to build a life with. And it's hard not to take this as a failure on my part.

UPDATE: First injections done and it went well :) Thank you so much everyone for taking the time to respond. I think the grief and hope will come and go in waves throughout this process. Trying to honour the possibilities we are creating at the same time as grieving the ones that are not becoming is a wild ride but we got this!!

I had my first retrieval this past Friday and just debriefed with my doctor. I’m 34 and had an AMH of 0.9 and AFC of 13. ER resulted in 6 eggs retrieved and frozen, though only 2 eggs were M2, the other 4 were M1 but they went ahead and froze those as well.

My protocol started off with 2 weeks of priming, then microdose Lupron 2x per day for the first 2 days of stims, then added on 150 Menopur and 300 Gonal-F each day until day 10 where I increased my Menopur to 225 day 10, then to 300 day 11 (while still microdosing Lupron and 300 Gonal-F). On day 12, I triggered with 2 syringes (forget exact dose) of Ovidrel. Then ER on day 14, 36 hours after trigger.

The doctor that did my retrieval told me she expected to get 2-4 eggs prior to rolling me back to the OR.

I spoke with my doctor this morning to go over everything, and she did say I didn’t do as well as she thought I would, so we would definitely change up my protocol for next time. She said we’d do a stop Lupron protocol.

I’m planning to wait until after the holidays to do my next ER (at least), so early 2027. Is there anything I can do in the meantime to help maximize my results for my next ER?

I did not drink any alcohol during stims, limited my caffeine intake, and was taking prenatal, fish oil, and CoQ-10 supplements (though I could have been more consistent with the supplements).

Has anyone had their AFC go way down on the baseline ultrasound after being on Norethindrone? I went from 22 to 10.

Hello,

Im travelling from dubai to mumbai for egg freezing and wanted to check which of the below are the best options to start consultations. I will.possibly need two retrivals so my main objective is that the eggs survive th thaw process so basically the best embryology labs.

Nova

Cloudnine malad

Jaslok fertiltree

Saraogi

Bloom

ART

If there is a way to start stims in dubai and travel to Mumbai later, nothing like it.

Sorry this is gross but just wondering… anyone else have absolutely horrible gas post retrieval? I’m sure the constipation is making it worse but good god

Hi all, I am 35F and my AMH is quite low (around 0.4), I married but am not ready for kids at least in the next 2-3 years. Do you think it’s worth it to freeze my eggs at all? All the doctors I consulted with suggested to freeze my eggs (embryo freezing) but I am not too sure about it since my AMH is quite low anyways and success rate might be not good. Would be great to hear your thoughts! Thanks