Has anyone done a mock cycle/ERA, and did it help?

I have never done an era. I've done three mock transfers with saline ultrasound. I've also had two hysteroscopies. My embryos were from when I was 32. I did two transfers when I was 32 and my last transfer I was 35. I did a modified natural cycle with a week of Prednisone and I also did acupuncture for almost my entire pregnancy, but I started a month before transfer. I also ended up switching clinics between transfers 2 and 3 because I asked my original clinic to try something different and was told no. So I took my five embryos and went to Hopkins

I did the same!! Left the clinic that told me my eggs were “just old”… they very well might be, lol, but to not even offer any other tests/ try anything new when we’re down to our last embryo?!?!? Was beyond frustrated. The dr I’m with now is amazing, immediately set me up for the ERA and introduced me to a Rheumatologist who specialized in infertility and had gone through IVF herself. It was soooo refreshing!!! And definitely a hard lesson in advocating for yourself.
I’ve done saline ultrasounds as well as a hysteroscopy before each transfer, and acupuncture…which I think actually helped with my follicle count during retrievals as well, not to mention just my sanity. Planning to do the same before this transfer as well. Just really curious about this receptivity test and whether adjusting the timing of our transfer might be what turns the tables 🤞

Yes!!!! I asked the “terrible” Dr about doing steroids since I got blood work back that showed possible immune system issues and he said no as well 🙄.
But now that I have my new Rheumatologist, that’s on the plan for this time around!! Along with some sort of drip that I’m not super clear on yet?? Did you do anything like that??
So we’re hitting this next round from two directions and hopefully one of them (or both) will have been the culprit!
I’m so sorry to hear about your struggles to be heard! And can’t believe they weren’t more open to steroids for your transfers when you KNEW you had MS. I really feel like some of these clinics go into auto mode and just figure if they do the same plan for everyone it will work more often than not. Like it’s a numbers game. But when you’re the “not”, it’s your whole world getting put into the “oh well it didn’t work” category, and it’s heart breaking.

I didn't have a drip for IVF, but I've had medrol drips for the MS several times. IV medrol doesn't make sense for IVF though.thats also super hard on your veins. I know there are some people who get intralipid IV therapy for IVF who have had reoccurring loss. So maybe that's what they're thinking?
My original clinic let it slip that they were planning on "for" me as a client because I was making their numbers look bad😡

Yeah maybe it’s the intralipid IV??? That sounds familiar. It kinda sounded like a “prob doesn’t do much, but why not” option, and we were still a ways out from a transfer when I spoke to her so I wrote it off as “ask more later” lol.
THE WORST!! I’ve heard of them not taking on patients to help with numbers, and am sadly not at all surprised. I overheard my clinic talking about how they’d give us our meds in a way to “group” our cycles around the doctors schedule… I was pissed. As someone with diminished ovarian reserve who’s fighting against time… if something worked once, I don’t have wiggle room to change up my meds. Im all for work life balance, but give me a different doctor if needed… don’t touch my meds.