Expert: Edward Joseph Ramirez, MD, FACOG - 10/14/2009

Question
Hi,  I was diagnosed with pcos 3 years ago and successfully conceived my daughter who is now 2.  my husband and i are trying for baby #2.  i used femara 2.5 two times a day and had a follicle that measured 2 cm on friday and my dr. gave me a hcg injection to help me ovulate.  my ovulation predictor showed that i either ovulated sat. or sun.  i was just wondering if i would have a good chance of being pregnant if we had intercourse friday, sat., and sunday.  i have a really good feeling about it but i tend to worry a lot so was just wondering if i would have a good chance of becoming pregnant.  any help would be greatly appreciated.

thank you

Answer
Hello Cherisse from the U.S.,

The protocol I prefer is for patients to have intercourse every day, once per day, only one ejaculation per episode for a four day period starting the day after HCG.  So in your case, if you had HCG on Friday, you should have had intercourse on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Sincerely,

Edward J. Ramirez, M.D., FACOG
Executive Medical Director
The Fertility and Gynecology Center
Monterey Bay IVF Program
www.montereybayivf.com

Monterey, California, U.S.A.

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