Infertility Support Group
In vitro fertilization is one of the most common and utilized ways of treating conception problems. This support group is dedicated to those beginning their journey with IVF and needing support. Join the community and share your experiences, advice, and story with people going through similar challenges starting a family.
I just found this website and I am hoping that the group/members can assist me in answering how much time does this all take, ie, starting the meds, injections, egg retrieval, and so forth. We have had all the testing done; I am 39 and my husband is 55, my FSH level is closer to 10 (apparently not a great thing but not totally a loss) and then he has something called a morphology that is at 3% (they want it around 14%). Next step, call the first day of my cycle (today) to begin the treatment. I am very new to ivf and from the way my physician made it sound as if the process was pretty easy (medically anyway) but when I started reading various postings I see a GREAT deal of mention of monitoring, blood tests and so forth. Can someone give me an idea of what the norm/average is to see your physician and obtain testing during this process?
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I am 28 weeks pregnant from IVF. I can't remember exactly how many times I went to the RE for bloodwork and u/s,but it is a lot. They want to see how many eggs are developing and they want to make sure you don't overstimulate on the meds. Good luck!
Drex
CONGRATULATIONS on your pregnancy! Thank you such much for your response. I just didn't realize that there was so much involved in the process and I will now need to look at slowing down my travel/client meetings for more flexibility. Thanks again...
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I am 17 weeks pregnant from my first IVF cycle. I was in my REs office at least 2 times a week from the time I started the stim meds to the time they discharged me at 6 weeks pregnant. I live 45 minutes from my REs office so it was quite a treck each time, but well worth it in the end. I am sending lots of baby dust your way!
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Hi! I am glad that you found this site. Its great for information and also support you need when going through IF treatments. I am just starting my IVF treatment as well, we also have morphology issues, so we will be doing IVF w/ICSI. My protocol includes Birth Contol Pill for couple weeks, injections, then ER and ET. I need to go couple of times for ultra sound and blood work to ensure that my ovaries are where they need them to be: not ovulating in the beginning of cycle and full of eggs before the retrieval ;) My clinic had an RN meet with us to go over all of the part of the IVF. I think that everyones protocols are different, but I would say that the whole process is pretty involved and I personally wanted a lot of questions answered by my clinic before I start. You are paying them a lof of money and also trusting them with very important part of your life, so I would call and ask them all the questions you still have and also meet with the RN or RE to discuss the IVF. I really hope that it works for you! I am doing the October cycle. Good luck!
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