Hi there, I have just started thinking about IVF after DP says we could afford it.
I have PCOS and DP has low morphology after his last test - although we have had three pregnancies but we lost all three babies. I also wonder if it was taken at a bad time as he'd been on a big stag week so, despite leaving it 48 hours between drinking alcohol and the test, he had had a very heavy week previously. So I'm not sure how true to life that test was.
Anyway, my biggest problem is my age. I'm 40 . We lost our first baby 3.5 years ago so this has been going on for a very long time and I've just about had enough of waiting, while every other man and his dog (literally) has babies. And obviously I also have PCOS whihc I control as much as I can with diet, Metformin, and supplements.
I've been researching clinics and costs but it's such a minefield. How can I possibly know what we will need exactly, as all treatments are broken down?
Speaking to a friend who has been through it she said we will definitely need, at least:
IVF+ICSI
HEFA fee
Embryo freezing + 1 yr storage
Virology tests for both of us
Blood tests x 3
Initial consultation.
Is there anything else we will most likely need?
Which clinics should we be avoiding and which ones should we be seriously considering. It's such a huge cost that I would hate to make the wrong decision. My friend says they spent a good £7k at the Lister and is pregnant now after the second go. I've looked at Zita West, Lister, CRGH, and ARGC (which I have found on MN to be super expensive)
We are London/Kent based if that helps at all. My RMC consultant is Maidstone who we are seeing again in Nov.
Any help would be gratefully received.
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IVF+ ICSI - Overwhelmed by choice and cost. Help!
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Frazzlerock · 16/10/2019 10:59
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