Hi, does anyone know if you have to take birth control pills during IVF?
Only asking as went to fertility clinic she said no, you only take the same hormones you do as if your freezing your eggs.
Apparently if you use a doner egg you take birth control pills eotrogen to prepare the lining your womb.
I've been reading that you do take birth control pills during IVF .
So I'm confused.
Thsnks
The hormones to prepare your womb for receiving the embryos are not birth control pills.
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