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

[Milty]

Happy Birthday Sarah!!!

 

[GreenFingers]

Yeah happy birthday Sarah x x

 

[sarahincanada]

I was looking in one of my Canadian pregnancy books last night at the IVF section, and it says that for my age group the chance of IVF working is 17.5% isnt that awful!! but I keep thinking to myself the stats are probably better for unexplained, and I do think IVF is going to give me the best chance. Right now Im randomly popping out 1-4 eggs per month and who knows what the quality of them are, with IVF they will hopefully a bunch to choose from and then transfer the best one(s), so the chances are so much greater. But I have to prepare myself for it not working either. I think I will budget 3 goes, 1 in Nov and then 2 in the new year. How many are you ladies going to budget? I know theres a couple of you saying 1 only.

 

[dachsundmom]

Sarah, that stat is low...I would go by the stats of your individual clinic.

 

[GreenFingers]

We have agreed to do 4, one Nhs and 3 self funded, how on earth you stop i really don't know......not that any of us will have to as we will all get our Bfp...won't we!!!!!

 

[Indigo77]

Happy Birthday Sarah!


Happy Birthday Sarah!


Happy Birthday Sarah!


Happy Birthday Sarah!

 

[sadie]

Happy birthday sarah!!

Have a great weekend with DH!

 

[hockey24]

Sarah - I just turned 39 and my clinic told me 45-50% chance of conceiving and I have low AMH so just ignore what you read!!

We are planning 3 total IVF's and pending the egg outcome in the first round or two, may consider the 3rd round to be a donor egg.

 

[Cypress]

Happy Birthday Sarah! Have a nice bday weekend with hubby x

 

[crystal443]

Happy birthday Sarah!! Don't go by those statistics...our clinic has much higher rates then that and I think most clinics do now Hope you had a great birthday!!

 

[Indigo77]

Sarah...

What is the success rate for your clinic? That is the info you need.

Honestly, if their success rates are low, I would find another clinic....

 

[readyformore]

I am always skeptical of success rates anyway.

Some clinics will refuse patients that are less likely to conceive, just to keep their % higher.

They might accept a 25 year old patient that has male factor, but pass up a 45 year old with a history of multiple losses.

Just food for thought.

 

[Indigo77]

IDK...If a clinic refused to treat someone because they thought their chances for success were too low, I would see that as a positive, rather than a negative.

To me, it would seem unethical to charge someone thousands of dollars to appease their desire for their own child while knowing full well that it probably wouldn't work.

Sorry, but I think there is some value to analyzing success rates. I am not saying one should take their statistics at face value. Analyze their statistics and go from there.

More food for thought.

 

[crystal443]

Hi ladies...I'm waiting on the IVF Clinic to call back, I started spotting this morning. Not a heavy flow like AF but there's red blood on the toilet paper. I only had a positive OPK last Wednesday so I have no idea what is going on. I have a headache but no cramps or anything so I hope I can find something out when they call back. Anyone had this before? Or any idea what might be going on?

 

[JanetPlanet]

I just searched back for Janet Planets chart and it says Blood Test Negative JP hope you are ok, please come and say hi

Hi, Happy Birthday Sarah!!! I think I'm a day late with the bday wishes. That's me, a day late and a dollar short. lol Sorry about your BFN. I totally feel for you.

I did have a negative beta, which I expected. What I didn't expect was the recurrence of my PMDD with a vengeance. I had the worst premenstrual depression ever, and that's saying something. I'm also having the heaviest AF I think I've ever had, and she brought her friend along, MissCrampsFromHell. I rarely get cramps normally. Is this nightmare period because of all the meds?

I’ve been considering not continuing on this fight because I feel so gutted. With that being said, I’ve already started taking my meds this cycle and have had my first u/s on CD1, which was Friday 9/30. On CD1 I already have an 11mm follicle? Confusing.

I am constantly second-guessing my doctors. (OCD?) And it makes it really hard to be positive.

Name: Janet
Age: 43
How many children: 22 year old son
How long TTC current bean: About 3 years, but about half of that I was very casual about it.
Any problems diagnosed: Is ancientness a diagnosis? AMH and FSH and SA are great, very good response to drugs. AFC not great.

Previous/Current treatments:

1 cycle on Clomid and Crinone, BFP but m/c'd the end of July 2011.

1 cycle on Femara/Letrozole, Follistim, Lupron Trigger, Crinone and Estradiol w/IUI, BFN.

I have been doing acupuncture for about 4-5 months. I take a million supplements and have lost about 30 pounds since March or April.

I also have the hubs on a million supplements too and forbid him from drinking (but I occasionally catch him with a glass of wine or a beer when he's cooking).

Future Plan: This cycle: Femara/Letrozole, less Follistim than last month and some sort of trigger, then IUI and Crinone and perhaps Estradiol.


I would do IVF immediately but it's impossible right now since we're putting a kid through college and also paying all his bills.

 

[readyformore]

Janet, my PMS was at the worst ever too. Dmom told me I had PMDD, and I am not disagreeing.

I do wonder if it's from the meds. Or maybe it's a combination of the meds and the failure after intervention.

You're not alone

 

[JanetPlanet]

Thanks ready. That's very sweet of you.

Are you feeling better now? I looked at your chart, have you stopped temping?

 

[readyformore]

Thanks ready. That's very sweet of you.

Are you feeling better now? I looked at your chart, have you stopped temping?

I am thank you. I started to feel better a day or two after AF.
And you? Are you better now?

Yes I am not temping this cycle, my DH and I decided to hold off on IUI/femara until next month.
I plan on temping to correlate trigger, IUI, and OV times, but that's it really. Since we are skipping this cycle, I decided to put away the thermometer for a month. I hate that thing anyway.

 

[JanetPlanet]

Thanks ready. That's very sweet of you.

Are you feeling better now? I looked at your chart, have you stopped temping?

I am thank you. I started to feel better a day or two after AF.
And you? Are you better now?

Yes I am not temping this cycle, my DH and I decided to hold off on IUI/femara until next month.
I plan on temping to correlate trigger, IUI, and OV times, but that's it really. Since we are skipping this cycle, I decided to put away the thermometer for a month. I hate that thing anyway.

That's so smart of you to put the thermometer away. Isn't it so stressful?! A whole month without worrying about it. I envy you!

Yes, I'm just starting to feel better, thanks so much for asking. Today is the first day in a week I've been out of bed, except for going to the dr. It was really rough. Now I just feel a little bitchy and impatient with my husband, poor guy.

 

[readyformore]

Thanks ready. That's very sweet of you.

Are you feeling better now? I looked at your chart, have you stopped temping?

I am thank you. I started to feel better a day or two after AF.
And you? Are you better now?

Yes I am not temping this cycle, my DH and I decided to hold off on IUI/femara until next month.
I plan on temping to correlate trigger, IUI, and OV times, but that's it really. Since we are skipping this cycle, I decided to put away the thermometer for a month. I hate that thing anyway.

That's so smart of you to put the thermometer away. Isn't it so stressful?! A whole month without worrying about it. I envy you!

Yes, I'm just starting to feel better, thanks so much for asking. Today is the first day in a week I've been out of bed, except for going to the dr. It was really rough. Now I just feel a little bitchy and impatient with my husband, poor guy.

Oh, wow, a week? That sounds bad, you poor thing.
I wanted to lock myself in my house for a couple of days straight. I was afraid to cry. I figured if I started, I wouldn't stop.

My husband brought me home flowers (yes, he's a gem). Imagine that, your husband has to bring you home flowers to cheer you up from getting your period.