In fact, cactus plants are native only to North and South America. To successfully grow cacti in cold-winter climates, it's important to understand how they grow. All cacti are succulents -- plants that can store water in their roots, stems, and leaves. But not all succulents are cacti. It's sometimes difficult to tell which succulent is really a cactus. There's really only one way to know: All cacti -- and only cacti -- have spine cushions, called areoles.
IVF Lupron Protocol. Your fertility doctor has determined the protocol for your IVF cycle will be the Lupron Down Regulation cycle. Lupron is an injection you will take daily to help shut off your bodyâs normal process of hormone and egg development. When you are ready to begin your IVF cycle, you will contact your doctorâs office to notify them of the first day your period begins (full flow rather than spotting).
Everyone who undergoes IVF will take at least one of the suppression drugs (Lupron, microdose Lupron, Synarel, Antagon, or Cetrotide). Suppression drugs not only help bring about the beginning, or baseline stage, they also prevent you from ovulating on your own once the stimulation phase begins.In an IVF cycle, it is important that you do not ovulate for two reasons: First, if the eggs leave the ovary, the doctor will not be able to retrieve them.VF Cycle. The big difference between an IVF cycle and a regular menstrual cycle is that ovulation does not take place in an IVF cycle. Instead, the eggs are retrieved at the point of maturation and are fertilized in the IVF lab.