I need your help, my lovely IF gurus.
I had my baseline ultrasound today, and it's official, this will be my first cycle with injectibles. I was told to call around to different pharmacies to find the best price, and I can choose from follistim, gonal-f, fertinex, repronex, or humegon - whatever costs least. I don't even know where to begin in my search for these drugs. Help!
nectarine / 2705 posts
http://www.freedomfertility.com/
This is who I used. We got pregnant on our first injectibles cycle. Best of luck to you! Let me know if you have any questions!
clementine / 770 posts
I used freedom fertility too. I went with them based on my RE's suggestion tho. I didn't bother shopping around.
persimmon / 1081 posts
My RE used village fertility pharmacy, but my insurance mandated we use cvs Caremark, which was fine. I took gonal-f, with which I had no side effects. I used the multidose pen, which was very easy to use. Good luck! Happy to answer any more questions.
coconut / 8472 posts
Just like @sweetooth: I used Freedom Pharmacy at my RE's suggestion and got pregnant the first cycle with injectables too. I used the gonal-f pen like @mrsmate: and it was great - painless, easy to use, of course best of all is that it worked!
pear / 1823 posts
I used a pharmacy in NJ (Mandell's) and it was all mailed to me. I used Follistem and got pregnant on my first cycle as well. Good luck!
nectarine / 2765 posts
I also used Mandells (877) 252-0553) & it was all mailed to me. They were very easy to deal with & had great customer service. Of the meds you listed, I used Follistim. It came in a pen & was easy to use. Good luck!
honeydew / 7916 posts
I used Village Fertility but have also heard great things about Freedom Fertility! If you order a certain amount they throw in the trigger for free. Is Bravelle an option? I feel like I remember hearing it was less expensive than Gonal-F and Follistim. It doesn't come in a pen, but it's not really that hard to draw up.
cherry / 195 posts
This is why I love Hellobee, especially the IF ladies :). All of these responses have been a great help! I'm going to look into things tomorrow, so watch out for my follow up questions 
@spaniellove: Bravelle wasn't on the list I was given, but I'll definitely have to ask the nurses at my clinic about it.
nectarine / 2152 posts
I used Freedom Pharmacy, did Gonal-F and we got pregnant with twins on our first cycle...good luck!
pear / 1723 posts
I had a great experience with Freedom. They usually have a $100 off coupon too. I also used MDR, but liked Freedom better. You can mock up an order online to see what the cost is too.
I used gonal-f on your list. Had a good experience with it during ivf. Used the syringe and bottles instead of the pen. Depending on your dose I think the bottles can be cheaper.
persimmon / 1135 posts
i used freedom also. was pretty nervous about ordering from an online pharm, but after cvs wanted $2,300 for my hcg trigger i had to find an alternative option for purchasing!
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