https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 03:42:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1505867 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:10:02 +0000 FaithFertility 1505867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: Wow, 19!!!! Prayers to you!!!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1505641 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:31:44 +0000 kentuckygirl 1505641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: YAAYYY for 19 eggs!!! So hopeful for you! Hope you are feeling better by tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1505466 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:20:24 +0000 swedishfish 1505466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: 19 is a great number!! My fingers are crossed for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1505301 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:58:56 +0000 Shutterbug 1505301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GreenThumb: thanks for checking in! I'm doing ok, the cabergoline has been fine, but I'm feeling crappy from my ER this morning. They got 19 eggs, so hopefully it'll be worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1505286 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:50:42 +0000 GreenThumb 1505286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: Just thought I would check and see how you are doing… hope all is well!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1499437 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:54:01 +0000 spaniellove 1499437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: You're at &gt;200 per mature follicle which is great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1499425 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:46:00 +0000 Shutterbug 1499425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. 64: thanks! I figured there were other reasons to take the drug, but I didn't know what they were. I'm sorry your side effects on the new drug were so bad! We're you able to find a replacement without the terrible side effects?</p> <p>@spaniellove: that's what I'm hoping. My E2 was an abysmal 750 with 13 follicles last time, so hopefully the quality will be better this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1499360 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:14:53 +0000 mrs. 64 1499360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Forgive me, because I don't really know the IVF side of things, but I thought I would tell you about my experience with it. I took cabergoline for years for a pituitary tumor. I don't remember having any side effects, even at the beginning. I switched to bromocriptine when I started ttc because it was considered better for pregnancy, but the side effects of that were absolutely terrible. I'm not sure if the dosage is different for IVF, but I really wouldn't be concerned about side effects on the cabergoline. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1498593 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:56:17 +0000 spaniellove 1498593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: If nothing else, I'm thinking maybe the higher E2 with a similar number of follies means good things about those eggs? My fingers are crossed for you that you don't have much discomfort and everything goes very smoothly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1498541 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:39:16 +0000 Shutterbug 1498541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GreenThumb: thank you for responding! I hope they're just being proactive and I don't really get OHSS too bad, but nice to hear the cabergoline isn't too bad.</p> <p>@spaniellove: Not too high, really. This morning it was 3902, and I had 18 mature follicles and several smaller ones. I think part of their concern is the HCG trigger will probably make it worse. From what I understand, I wouldn't be able to do the Lupron trigger since I've been on Lupron all month already to suppress ovulation. I had very mild OHSS last cycle (gained ~4 lbs, painful to lay on my side), and that was with an estrogen level of 750 at the time of my trigger (but 16 eggs were retrieved) so I hope that it isn't much worse than that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1498519 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:33:21 +0000 spaniellove 1498519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't have any advice about Cabergoline, but wondering how high your E2 is? Hope you're doing okay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1498505 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:29:48 +0000 GreenThumb 1498505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: I took it during my fresh cycle and still had mild OHSS. The biggest issue I had with it was really bad constipation, but I think the OHSS would have been much worse if I hadn't taken it. I started it two days before my egg retrieval (my E2 was 6350 at the time). I really hope it helps you! Sorry about the possibility of OHSS - not fun!! Let me know if you have any other questions. *hugs* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cabergoline-for-ohss#post-1498416 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:04:49 +0000 Shutterbug 1498416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone been ever taken Cabergoline prophylactically to prevent OHSS (or for any other reason)? </p> <p>My RE just prescribed it to me ahead of my egg retrieval and so of course I googled it... the side effects sound horrible, but I guess OHSS is worse. </p> <p>I'm also just not sure how common it is to be given Cabergoline during IVF. During my last cycle I didn't need to, but my estrogen is about 5x higher this cycle (it was low last time). </p>