Anyone do an antagon cycle then do better on long lupron?

[Brooklyne]

My first IVF was an antagon cycle. I pushed for this cycle and RE agreed because I always produced 1 egg during my IUI's, therefore, we both thought I would be a poor responder, in the sense that I wouldn't produce lots of eggs. After this cancelled IVF, we both agree that I'm not necessarly a poor responder meaning, few eggs, but more so that I always have a dominant follicle. This IVF showed 11 follicles - one was dominant.

I realize most people do long lupron or a variation first. Has anyone done an antagon cycle with no success and then done better on long lupron.

Thanks!!!

[gatorsteph]

Hello - yup, my DP had a much better cycle on lupron than on cetrotide. We had done the cetrotide protocol, not because we thought she was a poor responder but due to timing (our RE cycles women in groups and due to work/school timing we wanted to be a part of a certain group so the cetrotide protocol worked best). Here were our results:

Cetrotide protocol:
20+ follicles
12 eggs (some follies contained blood - DP has endometriosis)
6 mature eggs
5 fertilized
transfered 3 on day 3; none to freeze
result: chemical pg

Lupron protocol:
>25 follies
27 eggs!!!
20 mature
17 fertilized
10 made it to blasts!!! Transfered 3 (2 into me and 1 into DP), froze 7!!!
result: me: BFN DP: pg but m/c (blighted ovum)

We still have our 7 frozen - so we're still on this journey, but the lupron protocol definitely was better for us. I remember someone else who also responded much better on lupron after a antagon (same as cetrotide) protocol.