anyone over 35 going for fertility treatments this year? IUI, IVF etc

[dachsundmom]

LL, my doc told me that Downs levels off after 40, the big rise is between 35-40...did yours say otherwise? I hate to have another reason to dislike my doc, lol

 

[sarahincanada]

my temp is really low and I have some spotting, so I think I will have another 13 day LP and my period will come tomorrow not thursday. but thats good as then I will have my CD3 apt on friday and not saturday. I feel down today but its the pms more than anything, its amazing how your body physically can change so much from hormones as Ive really been fine this whole cycle

thanks...I feel 22 HAHAHA

There is a cut off because even though you may have a ton of eggs left over they start to spoil and creating abnormalities (hence why Downs increases with age) If I get a bunch of eggs I can freeze them and use them up to about 50 I believe I was told...so the age for being pregnant is fine ...just not your old eggs... A friend of mine had suggested years ago (before even meeting my husband) I do that and freeze eggs for later...but it was not in my budget at the time... I did meet a lady at the place that is doing exactly that!

I am going to ask my FS about this on my next follow up...right now Im being taken care of by nurses and see her again in October. If I could afford it I would be doing it sooner as I love the idea of freezing my eggs or even embryos if theres extras. In 2 months Ive popped out 7 eggs and I wonder how many were good and bad.

so what is your plan for the next few months, when will you be starting?

 

[hockey24]

Hey Sarah -

The witch was nice enough to come today so we will be trying IUI next month. I am having my follicles monitored as well. I know you go in before the IUI for ultrasounds to check for dominant follicles, etc. but do you go in after the IUI for any more monitoring?

Sorry to hear the witch may be heading your way! I hope her broom breaks on the way and she falls off so she doesn't reach you!!

 

[dachsundmom]

Sarah...I know you said last cycle not to send them, but I am not listening to you this time, lol.

 

[LLbean]

LL, my doc told me that Downs levels off after 40, the big rise is between 35-40...did yours say otherwise? I hate to have another reason to dislike my doc, lol

Well maybe your doc knows something we don't know...look online lol

I am going to ask my FS about this on my next follow up...right now Im being taken care of by nurses and see her again in October. If I could afford it I would be doing it sooner as I love the idea of freezing my eggs or even embryos if theres extras. In 2 months Ive popped out 7 eggs and I wonder how many were good and bad.

so what is your plan for the next few months, when will you be starting?

Hopefully we start in September...lets see what they tell me next week

 

[Desperado167]

Sarah good luck ,hope the witch stays away,

 

[Desperado167]

Hey Sarah -

The witch was nice enough to come today so we will be trying IUI next month. I am having my follicles monitored as well. I know you go in before the IUI for ultrasounds to check for dominant follicles, etc. but do you go in after the IUI for any more monitoring?

Sorry to hear the witch may be heading your way! I hope her broom breaks on the way and she falls off so she doesn't reach you!!

 

[LLbean]

Dmom...I looked online...Sorry everyone, not looking to scare you...but here goes:

Maternal Age-Related Risks for Down Syndrome and Other Trisomies

 

[sarahincanada]

Sarah good luck ,hope the witch stays away,

thanks lovely but she is definitely coming! its all good, why should this month be any different to any other

 

[sarahincanada]

Sarah...I know you said last cycle not to send them, but I am not listening to you this time, lol.

haha thank you!
how are you doing? glad we have eachother to go through another cycle.
its just crazy, 29 mil sperm placed into my uterus right before 4 follicles are about to pop...and nothing!
rona I think you had 3 follicles and also got AF.....hope this next month is our month!
fallen ambers how are you doing, you had 9 follicles so Im hoping you did it!!

 

[dachsundmom]

Sarah...I know you said last cycle not to send them, but I am not listening to you this time, lol.

haha thank you!
how are you doing? glad we have eachother to go through another cycle.
its just crazy, 29 mil sperm placed into my uterus right before 4 follicles are about to pop...and nothing!
rona I think you had 3 follicles and also got AF.....hope this next month is our month!
fallen ambers how are you doing, you had 9 follicles so Im hoping you did it!!

It all makes you stop and think, doesn't it, lol.

I am doing a soy cycle right now and will bite the bullet and head to IVF in September, however, I will change my mine over and over again between now and then!

 

[sarahincanada]

Hey Sarah -

The witch was nice enough to come today so we will be trying IUI next month. I am having my follicles monitored as well. I know you go in before the IUI for ultrasounds to check for dominant follicles, etc. but do you go in after the IUI for any more monitoring?

Sorry to hear the witch may be heading your way! I hope her broom breaks on the way and she falls off so she doesn't reach you!!

very excited you will also be trying IUI this next month! try not to get your hopes up the first time as it seems to take a few goes from what Ive experienced on here. but you could be one of the lucky ones that it happens to first time!
and no, I didnt go for any other monitoring after the IUI.

 

[canuckgirl]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to give a bit of an update. I am 8dpiui. Unfortunately I am not feeling anything - well aside from the odd twinge but who knows what that could be. I went for my progesterone test today. Does anyone else get the prog test 7dpo? I like to confirm that I have O'd. It may not be necessary, but I like to find out.


Have a good day ladies!

 

[LLbean]

Canuckgirl, I believe anything over 10 is good...I was 9.6 and that was called borderline and they should have put me on progesterone...it did not stick...

Ok I have returned from the dye test...completely painless for me...all looked good apparently so now our appointment to get a plan of action is on Wednesday the 10th!

While there I saw a couple with their brand new baby, they took him there so the doctors would see the baby. I had a chance to catch them outside later and asked... they did one cycle of full on IVF, it did not take but they still had embryos left so they did a transfer and voila! They could not praise the group enough and said his sister also had to go through IVF and also was successful after 2nd try but at a different center which cost her twice as much! (although she is expecting twins lol)

Sounds like I am in the right place indeed!!! :-D

I guess the average for success is 2 tries...so it seems...

 

[sarahincanada]

Canuckgirl, I believe anything over 10 is good...I was 9.6 and that was called borderline and they should have put me on progesterone...it did not stick...

Ok I have returned from the dye test...completely painless for me...all looked good apparently so now our appointment to get a plan of action is on Wednesday the 10th!

While there I saw a couple with their brand new baby, they took him there so the doctors would see the baby. I had a chance to catch them outside later and asked... they did one cycle of full on IVF, it did not take but they still had embryos left so they did a transfer and voila! They could not praise the group enough and said his sister also had to go through IVF and also was successful after 2nd try but at a different center which cost her twice as much! (although she is expecting twins lol)

Sounds like I am in the right place indeed!!! :-D

I guess the average for success is 2 tries...so it seems...

thats so exciting! if I had the money now Id already be doing it! I think its good to expect it might take more than one go, although its going to be so hard if we are paying that kind of money. I think I will have to decide ahead of time how many cycles I am prepared to pay for and get into my head that we might lose it all. but at least we have then given it a good try. How many goes do you think you will do and will you also have to pay for everything? dachsundmom so exited you are headed there too, its going to be an exciting fall/winter in here!

 

[dachsundmom]

Sarah, what does IVF run in Canada?

 

[LLbean]

well it is hard to tell now...depending on how many eggs they can get out in one cycle...hopefully a bunch of good ones to fertilize and save for later use...if that is the case the transfer only is $3,400... So I hope lots and lots of eggies come out of this and all do what they are supposed to do so they can be transferred...

 

[dachsundmom]

Elizabeth, does your DH have to do another SA?

 

[sarahincanada]

Sarah, what does IVF run in Canada?

I think its about $6000 you pay for the clinic and then the drugs can run anything up to $5000. is that around the same as you??

Ive read some people mentioning coming up here, but I think its cheaper for us as we have lots of things covered by the national health care and so it would be more for non canadians. like I only pay $325 for IUI (plus drugs) which is soooo much cheaper than the states as lots of it is covered (ultrasounds, bloods etc) and we are just paying for the sperm washing part (I think even the nurse doing the IUI is covered).

 

[dachsundmom]

Sarah, what does IVF run in Canada?

I think its about $6000 you pay for the clinic and then the drugs can run anything up to $5000. is that around the same as you??

Ive read some people mentioning coming up here, but I think its cheaper for us as we have lots of things covered by the national health care and so it would be more for non canadians. like I only pay $325 for IUI (plus drugs) which is soooo much cheaper than the states as lots of it is covered (ultrasounds, bloods etc) and we are just paying for the sperm washing part (I think even the nurse doing the IUI is covered).

My quote is around $30k. The clinic only has about a 30% success rate, so I would have to plan on more than one round.

With the exchange, going over the border might not be any cheaper. If we do this, I would go to a clinic out of state that has better success rates.

That's the thing, the pricing in the US is all over the place.