CCRM protocol

When I talked to Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, I understood my protocol would look something like this:

·       No exercise

·       No dieting

·       No alcohol

·       No caffeine (entire pregnancy)

·       Try to limit work to 55 hours or less

·       Vitamin cocktail, depending on your particular needs

·       Acupuncture

·       No travel after implantation for 6 weeks

·       Tested thyroid levels after implantation and potentially take a syntheroid

·       10 mg prednisone starting 2 days after transfer, start weaning slowly at 6 weeks 

·       Low dose aspirin entire pregnancy

·       1ml progesterone in oil every other day for 9 weeks

·       Medrol (a low dose steroid) 16 mg starting with progesterone for 4 days

·       Antihistamine treatment (Claritin and Pepcid) with the steroid for 12 weeks and then stop