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Assessment and planning

Before stimulation, the clinic checks how your ovaries may respond and agrees a plan with you.

What happens

Ovarian reserve tests, such as an AMH blood test and an antral follicle count on ultrasound, help a clinic estimate how your ovaries may respond to medication.
On their own they cannot tell you egg quality, whether you could conceive naturally, or whether frozen eggs will lead to a baby.
The clinic reviews your history and medicines and confirms the medication plan, start date and consent forms.

Confirm with your clinic

What your results mean for your plan
Your medication and start date
Whether more than one cycle may be considered, and why

Who to contact

Your clinic’s fertility specialist. Results and suitability decisions always come from your team.

Questions to bring to your clinic

What do AMH and antral follicle count tell me?Could I need more than one retrieval?How many eggs should I freeze?

What stimulation involves

Questions people ask

General education from the MYOS patient guide. Every answer is in clinical review and not yet approved by a clinic. Your clinic's own instructions come first.

What tests might I need before starting?

The team may review menstrual and medical history, order blood tests or ultrasound, and assess the uterus, tubes or sperm as relevant. Infectious disease screening and consent requirements depend on the treatment and location.

In clinical reviewGeneral educationVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: ASRM: Fertility evaluation committee opinion Also in IVF

What do AMH and antral follicle count tell me?

They help estimate how your ovaries may respond to stimulation. They cannot by themselves tell you egg quality, whether you can conceive naturally, or whether treatment will result in a baby.

In clinical reviewGeneral educationVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: ASRM: Evidence on planned oocyte cryopreservation Also in IVF

What should I do before starting treatment?

Complete the clinic checklist, review your medical history and medicines, confirm your pharmacy, and save the clinic's daytime and after-hours numbers. Tell the team about allergies, previous anaesthesia issues and relevant health conditions.

In clinical reviewYour clinic’s instructions applyVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: NHS: IVF overview and complications Also in IVF

Do I need to change medicines or supplements?

Give your clinic a list of prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines and supplements. The clinic and prescribing clinician can advise on what to continue or change and discuss preconception supplements if pregnancy is planned.

In clinical reviewYour clinic’s instructions applyVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: NHS: IVF overview and complications Also in IVF

How many eggs should I freeze?

There is no universal number. Ask for an estimate that uses your age at collection, the expected number of mature eggs, lab experience, desired family size and the uncertainty around live birth.

In clinical reviewYour care team decidesVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: ASRM: Evidence on planned oocyte cryopreservation

Could I need more than one retrieval?

Possibly. Your specialist can explain the expected range of mature eggs in one cycle and how the first retrieval result might change the value of another cycle.

In clinical reviewYour care team decidesVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: ASRM: Evidence on planned oocyte cryopreservation

Assessment and planning

Before stimulation, the clinic checks how your ovaries may respond and agrees a plan with you.

What happens

Ovarian reserve tests, such as an AMH blood test and an antral follicle count on ultrasound, help a clinic estimate how your ovaries may respond to medication.
On their own they cannot tell you egg quality, whether you could conceive naturally, or whether frozen eggs will lead to a baby.
The clinic reviews your history and medicines and confirms the medication plan, start date and consent forms.

Confirm with your clinic

What your results mean for your plan
Your medication and start date
Whether more than one cycle may be considered, and why

Who to contact

Your clinic’s fertility specialist. Results and suitability decisions always come from your team.

Questions to bring to your clinic

What do AMH and antral follicle count tell me?Could I need more than one retrieval?How many eggs should I freeze?

Questions people ask

General education from the MYOS patient guide. Every answer is in clinical review and not yet approved by a clinic. Your clinic's own instructions come first.

What tests might I need before starting?

In clinical reviewGeneral educationVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: ASRM: Fertility evaluation committee opinion Also in IVF

What do AMH and antral follicle count tell me?

They help estimate how your ovaries may respond to stimulation. They cannot by themselves tell you egg quality, whether you can conceive naturally, or whether treatment will result in a baby.

In clinical reviewGeneral educationVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: ASRM: Evidence on planned oocyte cryopreservation Also in IVF

What should I do before starting treatment?

In clinical reviewYour clinic’s instructions applyVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: NHS: IVF overview and complications Also in IVF

Do I need to change medicines or supplements?

In clinical reviewYour clinic’s instructions applyVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: NHS: IVF overview and complications Also in IVF

How many eggs should I freeze?

There is no universal number. Ask for an estimate that uses your age at collection, the expected number of mature eggs, lab experience, desired family size and the uncertainty around live birth.

In clinical reviewYour care team decidesVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: ASRM: Evidence on planned oocyte cryopreservation

Could I need more than one retrieval?

Possibly. Your specialist can explain the expected range of mature eggs in one cycle and how the first retrieval result might change the value of another cycle.

In clinical reviewYour care team decidesVersion 1 · effective 2026-11Source: ASRM: Evidence on planned oocyte cryopreservation