by Earlsfield mummy » Tue Mar 01, 2016 7:55 pm
You have my every sympathy - I've been there and its exhausting.
Have you had your AMH tested and are you responding badly to the treatment i.e. not producing many follicles? If so, it might not be worth doing ivf at all since your chances of conceiving naturally with one egg aren't too far off that with ivf if you are only responding with one egg as well (as I was).
Do your eggs look normal and are they fertilising OK? I was told to try COQ10 to improve egg quality. There is always DHEA too although I understand that some doctors think it helps and some don't.
If you are getting a good quality of fertilised eggs then its far more likely that you will get a successful result eventually if everything else looks normal -sperm, lining etc. And take heart, I was producing one egg which wasn't fertilising because of quality issues but I eventually fell pregnant naturally - its a cliche but it only takes one good one.
NK cells are contraversial. Some doctors don't believe that they exist at all. Worth investigating though I would have thought.
Finally, it may be too early to think about and it may not be for you but have you considered donor eggs? If you are even vaguely contemplating it, its a good idea to get on some waiting lists as they can be long (e.g. Lister is 6 months plus even though they claim 3-6 months).
Good luck and take care of yourself. I think its one of the most brutal processes that anyone can go through.
You have my every sympathy - I've been there and its exhausting.
Have you had your AMH tested and are you responding badly to the treatment i.e. not producing many follicles? If so, it might not be worth doing ivf at all since your chances of conceiving naturally with one egg aren't too far off that with ivf if you are only responding with one egg as well (as I was).
Do your eggs look normal and are they fertilising OK? I was told to try COQ10 to improve egg quality. There is always DHEA too although I understand that some doctors think it helps and some don't.
If you are getting a good quality of fertilised eggs then its far more likely that you will get a successful result eventually if everything else looks normal -sperm, lining etc. And take heart, I was producing one egg which wasn't fertilising because of quality issues but I eventually fell pregnant naturally - its a cliche but it only takes one good one.
NK cells are contraversial. Some doctors don't believe that they exist at all. Worth investigating though I would have thought.
Finally, it may be too early to think about and it may not be for you but have you considered donor eggs? If you are even vaguely contemplating it, its a good idea to get on some waiting lists as they can be long (e.g. Lister is 6 months plus even though they claim 3-6 months).
Good luck and take care of yourself. I think its one of the most brutal processes that anyone can go through.
