Comments on: Cyst vs Egg vs Follicle: Clearing up the confusion

By: Kenzie

Kenzie — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:48:53 +0000

No need to respond as I have read further through some of your other post which has now answered my question.Thanks.

By: Kenzie

Kenzie — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:42:59 +0000

I had a sonogram done on day 7 of my cycle which was done as a routine exam for my first visit with the fertiltiy doc. Everything looked great and I had 13 to 17 follicles in each ovary which according to the doctor was great for a 31 year old. I went in to have another sonogram on day three of my cylce and this time there appeared to be a very small cyst. They did a bllod test to check my FSH levels and as long as that came back okay then they werent going to be concerned with the cyst since it didnt show up on my previous sonogram. The bloodwork did come back fine so I am going to start the chlomid tomorrow but am a liitle concerned since I have heard that if you have a cyst and you take chlomid, the cyst will be the only thing that grows. I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks for everything you post as it has been very helpful and informative.

By: IVF-MD

IVF-MD — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:46:57 +0000

First of all, it’s not known for sure that it did not change in size. It’s possible that the follicle you saw on D#13 was a different one from the cyst that you saw on D#3. The decision to move on to injectables should be based on your age, how many cycles of Femara you’ve already done, your total duration of infertility, the suspected cause or causes of your infertility and many other factors, not specifically on this one particular cyst/follicle. Good luck!

By: Kyra

Kyra — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:44:16 +0000

As the others said, thank you for this informative post. I do have a question…as my particular scenario was not represented in your examples. I had a 13mm “leftover follicle” at my CD3 ultrasound. The R.N. in the room told me it was fine to proceed with Femara this cycle. Unfortunately, my CD13 ultrasound revealed that same follicle still measuring 13mm and no other follicles had matured (the next largest was .7mm). My RE is suggesting I move on to injects. But I am concerned that the poor response this month was due to this residual follicle, and we may be jumping the gun. What does it mean if the follicle does not change in size over a 10 day period? Thank you so much!

By: Kristine

Kristine — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:21:26 +0000

This was a GREAT explaination!! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this process!

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:20:52 +0000

Thank you also. I have an IUI scheduled for Saturday and didn’t know what the difference was. Thanks!

By: Alisha

Alisha — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:56:40 +0000

Thank you so much for this awesome explaination. I was confused about follicle vs eggs in my upcoming infertility / probably IUI quest. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain it.