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Stimulation dose interpreter

What the dose you were prescribed means against your reserve markers.

InterpretationExplains a result or decision you already have. It recommends nothing.

IUDaily dose prescribed÷ng/mLYour AMH÷folliclesAntral follicle count÷yearsYour age=resultStimulation dose interpreter (IU per day)
In short

Reads back the gonadotropin dose you have already been prescribed and places it against normal practice. It does not suggest a dose. Two people the same age can be prescribed doses differing threefold and both be correct — what matters is whether yours fits your ovarian reserve markers.

Source — Interpretation only — this reads back a dose already prescribed and does not generate one. Starting dose is set from AMH, antral follicle count, age, weight and above all previous response, then adjusted from monitoring during the cycle. Typical starting ranges are indicative of common practice, not a standard. Your clinician has information this form does not.

Reference ranges awaiting clinical sign-off

The bands on this page are drawn from published sources but have not yet been reviewed by our medical team, and some vary by laboratory or assay. Check against the reference range printed on your own report.

Enter your values

From your prescription, e.g. 225

0 if you do not know it

0 if unknown

225IU per day

That falls in the 150 to 250 IU band.

Prescribed dose225 IU per day
Your reserve markers suggestaverage reserve
AMH2.5 ng/mL
Antral follicle count12 follicles
How these fit togetherA common dose for average reserve markers.

Where this sits

Your result of 225 IU per day sits in the highlighted band. Bands are reference points used alongside clinical findings — not a diagnosis.

below 150 IU150 to 250 IU250 to 375 IUabove 375 IU
Expected Borderline Below expected Worth discussing
150 to 250 IU IU per day

The commonest starting range for average ovarian reserve. Most first cycles begin somewhere in this band.

Interpretation only — this reads back a dose already prescribed and does not generate one. Starting dose is set from AMH, antral follicle count, age, weight and above all previous response, then adjusted from monitoring during the cycle. Typical starting ranges are indicative of common practice, not a standard. Your clinician has information this form does not.

Where this sits in the process
Planning
Testing
Cycle
Stimulation
Laboratory
After transfer

These tools apply across the process rather than at one point in it.

Questions this usually raises

What actually sets my starting dose?

AMH and antral follicle count estimate how many follicles are available to recruit; age and weight modify it; and previous response outranks all of them. The dose is a prediction made before there is evidence of how you will respond, which is why it is often adjusted mid-cycle.

My dose was changed mid-cycle. Did something go wrong?

Usually not. Scans and blood tests during stimulation show whether the response matches expectation, and adjusting is normal practice. It is worth asking what they saw and what they are now expecting.

Why is my dose different from someone the same age?

Because age is only one input. Two people at 34 with AMH of 0.8 and 4.5 should not receive the same dose — one needs recruitment, the other needs restraint to avoid OHSS.

Is a higher dose better?

Not beyond a point. Above roughly 300 IU the evidence for recruiting meaningfully more eggs in poor responders is weak, while cost and side effects continue to rise.

What should I ask my clinician?

What is my dose based on — AMH, antral follicle count, or a previous cycle? What response are you expecting? At what point would you change it? And if I respond more strongly than expected, would you switch the trigger or freeze all embryos?

Or ask someone
  • A free first consultation covers this properly, with your actual results rather than an estimate
  • Both partners assessed together — male factor is involved in roughly half of cases

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This explains a prescription you already hold. It recommends no dose, and a dose should never be started or changed without your clinician. Nothing here is a diagnosis or a substitute for assessment by a clinician.

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