It could be a couple of things. I know sometimes clinics have many people in line, so they want to space treatments apart. Many clinics close around the holidays. Good luck!

It takes a bit to schedule everything for ivf, so it's usually a month or two until you can do it anyway, so that's probably just a convenient time. I'm waiting right now to do it in January, so I know that agonizing wait!

my clinic has found in the past that not a lot of people do IVF during the holidays. So they close the clinic down mid Dec till the first of the year for cleaning, they clean all the machines including the incubators. They won't let us start after a certain point

My clinic only does IVF in 6 week cycles, you may miss all that with you timing as of now. One positive thing, all the money you spend is a tax write off so save those reciepts for 2008.

I have to start IVF in Jan as well because my clinic is closed for 2 weeks during holiday. How beautiful. I think all these people think about is money they really don't think about their patients. My Clinic has 5 more branches in the area so they can alternate the holiday closing but they don't.

My clinic closes for the holidays as well. I can understand that the doctors and nurses want uninterrupted time with their families.

Most likely by the time you start you cycle and 1 month BCP it will throw you into the holidays. At my clinic from the week of christmas into new years they don't do any retrivals or transfers so you got to finish up before that week. So you wait... as you been doing forever!!

Most clinics close during Christmas. Mine does and if my AF had not come by 10/27 I would of had to wait until after the holidays. I know the wait is hard. After I did a cycle of IUI and then was going to IVF I thought we would just go the next month. Then they told me I had to wait for insurance approval, had to take an injection class and that an IVF cycle is actually a two month process. I was crushed, but tried to tell myself I would be going when I was meant to go (I know that does not help much).
Try to enjoy the holidays and get ready for IVF cycle. Good luck and baby dust to you when it starts!!

My clinic will not start you if there is a chance that you will need your transfer during the Christmas holiday. They are closed the last two weeks in December. That is the only time of year they are off.

My clinic had a cutoff for starting a cycle, that was 10-19. It's because their lab does inventory the last 2 weeks of the year, plus the holidays. That's probably why most do it.

My clinic told me that they have to do a "deep cleaning" of their equipment once a year. This includes the incubators. Since the incubators are being cleaned they can not use them to keep your embryos warm. They choose the last 2 weeks of the year because most people won't do their ER/ET those 2 weeks anyway with the holidays and travel. Also, one nurse mentioned that is a stressful time of year for most people and they want you as stress free as possible for a successful IVF cycle. My clinic has a cut off date of Nov 1st, for day 1 of your cycle.

I guess I am the odd ball. My clinic is taking me in during Dec. I should have my egg retrieval l around Dec 10th or a few days after. My clinic is also inside of a major hospital in a big city (Atlanta, GA) so I am sure that has a lot to do with it.