Bad habits and protocols

I've developed a very bad habit of second-guessing my doctors.

They recommend Course A, and I am suddenly struck with a deep-seated compulsion to research Courses B, C and D.  Passers by shoot me strange looks as I sit in the parking lot of my doctor's office, surfing Google on my iPhone.

Why is A the best? 

Does he really know what he's talking about?

Why did he rule out B, C and D?

And what about E or F??

I've come to wonder what crazed, type-A infertiles like myself did in the world before Google.

This is often followed by a ritual known as, "getting a second opinion."  Or a third.  Or a fourth.

I'm embarrassed to report that in 2 1/2 years, a total of 4 REs (and an Ob-Gyn!) have had the dubious honor of probing my nether regions with the ultrasound wand. 

Of course, we all know where this bad habit has gotten me.  Doctors #1 and 2 advised me repeatedly not to have surgery for my endo.

"Your follicle count is too low already," they warned, punctuating their opinions with appropriately solemn head-shaking. 

But did I listen?  Nooooooooooooooooooo.

Instead I ran home and surfed story after compelling story of women who miraculously conceived (only one month later!)(twins!!) following their laparoscopic surgeries.

And I had a lap.

And was miraculously successful in raising my FSH from 5.6 to 17.2 in only two months!  Who says miracles don't happen?!

So I learned my lesson, right?  No more second guessing.  A Master's in Public Administration does not a medical expert make (duh!).    

Except... 

Doctors #1 and 2 also told me I didn't have immune issues.  No such thing.  No siree, Bob.  Only an unscrupulous quack would even think to recommend such a waste of money as expensive immune testing.

And they were wrong.

And I was right.

How do I know?  Because those expensive and unscrupulous tests (can a test be unscrupulous?) told Doctor #3 my NK levels were some of the highest she'd ever seen.  And all the symptoms that doctors #1 and 2 attributed to endo, or a bad period, or a hysterical-infertile-who-doesn't-know-what-the-heck-she's-talking-about, suddenly disappeared after I began immune treatment. 

And here I sit, surfing Google yet again.

So here's the "protocols" part of tonight's post.

With all the hours upon hours that I've spent researching implantation issues over the last 2 years, I've spent very little time paying attention to anything IVF related.  I'm an IVF newbie in the truest sense of the word and all the endless permutations of different protocols literally make my head spin.

Like the the Micro-Antagonistic LV2A Conversion or the Long Flare GnRH Agonist + Menopur, or the...

OK, so I made those up.

But you know what I mean, right?

So here's my question.  Has anyone else here ever tried a Femara protocol with IVF?  My current doctor (who I really do like and respect) has me on a modified Estrogen priming protocol that starts with the patch on Day 16 of my current cycle (next Thursday) and adds Femara on Day 2 of the next.  Shortly thereafter come a mix of Gonal-F and Menopur every day, and it looks like I eventually add some Ganirelix too, although I'm not sure when?

The problem is I've read several places that Menopur can negatively impact egg quality due to increased LH/androgen production, and Dr. Sher recently responded to a question on his message board saying he doesn't ever recommend Femara with IVF for the same reason.  Not to mention, my LH already seems a bit high (6.1).

So are there any IVF vets out there who'd like to weigh in with their opinions on this?

Should I be concerned or should I (for once!) trust my doctor's expertise?

Edited to say:  Thank you all so much, by the way, for your comments on my last post.  I really wasn't expecting to have much in the way of followers so it's been a lovely surprise.