https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:11:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-993972 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:56:47 +0000 spaniellove 993972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: I lost her at some point in the conversation but I think she was saying something about stopping the progesterone and estrogen if I assumed I wasn't pregnant, or something like that.</p> <p>ETA: It seemed like they were mostly annoyed that I took the Estrace too long instead of switching to Estinyl so my estradiol didn't drop and I might have screwed up AF for this cycle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-993971 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:54:45 +0000 Mrs.Someone 993971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Your clinic sucks. You can't cause a miscarriage by not showing up for a blood test. Luckily you know that, but the nurse shouldn't be saying it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-993961 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:52:11 +0000 marionberry 993961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I'm sorry that they got mad about you skipping your beta. I could see why you wouldn't want to go and if I'd had to do many of them, I'd probably skip them too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-993941 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:42:00 +0000 spaniellove 993941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As an update - I ended up not going, and when I talked to a nurse about my CD3 numbers today wow did I get an earful about it. I got in all kinds of trouble with them! She told me that I was supposed to get my instructions (which are kind of complicated) on beta day and not following them can cause miscarriages. So I guess that's the answer to that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-981867 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:50:59 +0000 Mrs.Someone 981867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't see the point in going in if you've already tested. Might as well save yourself some $$ and hassle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-981713 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:06:41 +0000 Sunshine1810 981713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have to go for them after IUIs. My RE just has me take a HPT two weeks after IUI and call if I get my period. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-981543 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:33:15 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 981543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only did them for IVF. I would not want to go any other time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-981537 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:31:29 +0000 raintreebee 981537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only had to do them for ivfs thankfully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-981435 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:08:20 +0000 ShootingStar 981435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At my RE if you got AF before the beta was scheduled, you just went in on CD3. I had a 14 day LP and the beta was always on 15DPO, so if I wasn't PG, I always got AF first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-981421 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:04:56 +0000 TheReelDeal 981421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I skip them and wait for AF. It almost feels like they just want an extra copay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-skip-end-of-cycle-betas#post-980900 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:05:52 +0000 spaniellove 980900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last cycle my clinic had me just take an HPT since I was away the day I needed a beta and the cycle before that AF arrived on her own, so now I'm tempted to skip Saturday's beta if I keep getting BFNs before then. What's the point if I'm clearly not pregnant? </p>