tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481750454508390979.post7363421351551456181..comments2010-03-08T22:26:13.441-08:00Geoffrey Sher, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04400321044974355125noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481750454508390979.post-51062478398558238312010-03-08T22:26:13.435-08:002010-03-08T22:26:13.435-08:00Thank you!<br /><br />Geoff sherGeoffrey Sher, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04400321044974355125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481750454508390979.post-104924777511333772009-11-16T22:25:38.009-08:002009-11-16T22:25:38.009-08:00Dear Dr. Sher,<br /><br />Thank you for the great answer. We are very relieved! An early Happy Thanksgiving to you.<br /><br />Nancy :-)Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391715392892373041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481750454508390979.post-48176375225934708062009-11-15T23:43:23.093-08:002009-11-15T23:43:23.093-08:00There is (nafarelin, Synarel, Busereline, etc. However they all work in a similar manner with similar effects. You can avoid an &quot;agoist altogether ,,but there is a bigger price to pay if you do! I have been prescribing Lupron for &gt;20 years and in my opinion in spite of &quot;some bad press&quot;, it is one of the safest drugs around. Also, remember, much of the reports stem from long term use (as with endometriosis)where Lupron is taken for protracted periods of time. When you do this, the prlonged ovarian (estrogen) suppression can have risks. However, with ART you use it fore a few days only....no real problems at all.It is like anything else...a matter iof how you use it. <br /><br />Please read my article on Lupron, elsewhere in this blog.<br /><br />By the way,have you ever read the insert in in an aspirin package? You might become even more alarmed. <br /><br />Geoff SherGeoffrey Sher, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04400321044974355125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481750454508390979.post-37586295143605479102009-11-15T12:53:15.979-08:002009-11-15T12:53:15.979-08:00Dear Dr. Sher, This was posted under Lupron and IVF so you probably didn&#39;t see it. So here it is again my question about Lupron. Thank you very much for answering.<br /><br /><br />Dear Dr. Sher,<br /><br />Hope all is well. We had a consultation previously and I was looking to cycle possibly in December. Sorry I don&#39;t have any way to ask this privately. My husband and I would like to have a consultation on one of those Fridays but the office said you only were available next Monday and Tuesday and would be away for 2 1/2 weeks.<br /><br />So we will go ahead and ask our question here. Is there an alternative to Lupron? After Channel 13&#39;s very negative report on Lupron recently, it became a worry. So we would like to know if there is any suggestion to replace Lupron during the IVF treatment.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Nancy<br /><br />November 7, 2009 11:02 AMNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391715392892373041noreply@blogger.com