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doingallthething t1_iwx3dng wrote

Reply to comment by imposter_syndrome1 in I'm Dr Joseph Davis, Medical Director at Cayman Fertility Center. AMA about fertility, reproduction or IVF treatment. by DrJosephDavisDO

You read my mind! It was the same for me. They were monitoring and were ready to freeze embryos and switch to an FET instead of fresh transfer, but I was already there... I know sometimes implantation can trigger symptoms to get worse, so maybe that's what he's implying??

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DrJosephDavisDO OP t1_iwxobmf wrote

Good follow up question! See my reply above but yes, hCG worsens OHSS. This is not only from an hCG trigger but also from a fresh transfer that implants and begins making hCG. This is the theory behind using agonist triggers and avoiding fresh transfers when OHSS is suspected.

Unfortunately not all OHSS can be avoided. We can just use certain approaches to lessen the duration of the OHSS and reduce the risk of worsening symptoms.

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