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I think pretty quickly after, but I was pretty surprised at how long the IVF cycle actually takes. You have to get a "calendar" and it has to fit with your clinic, etc. So I would absolutely call right away...but it could take awhile.

(I hope you have a magic bfp this cycle instead!)

They wouldn't let me start BCP until I had met with the RE and he put a plan/protocol in place. I had already met with him once to go over what is involved with IVF, but because we did another IUI in between and he didn't have the official plan in place, we had to meet with him again. You have to start the BCP within the first 5 days of your cycle, so if you're sure that's your protocol (and not Lupron, which you start on day 21) then I'd make the appointment ASAP! Besides, making a follow up appointment is like buying tampons or adopting, right? It'll guarantee you're KU /sarcasm

ETA: oh also, before IVF I needed to have an updated physical (since it had been more than a year), I had to sign a bunch of consent forms, take an injections class, we had to get insurance approval (n/a in your situation, right?) and I had to get some updated bloodwork (CD 3) for insurance purposes because it had been more than a year.

@bluestriped bee: no experience with this, as you know, but I'm glad you are thinking ahead to the next exciting step! Fingers crossed this cycle ends in a BFP for you, but if not, you have a lot of women who can help you out with your IVF cycle.