This post isn't to undermine anyone who thinks it's tough but I'm asking because I am considering it in the coming months and despite doing research I can't see what makes it so tough?
Im not saying it isn't tough btw but genuinely wanting to know what makes it so hard?
Im not talking about the emotional aspect of it and the possibility of it not working as I know about that but the logistics of it - is it painful? Ignoring the emotional aspect what makes it so hard?
Thanks in advanced
AIBU?
To wonder why IVF is often referred to as 'gruelling'
daysayso · 26/09/2022 14:41
candycaneframe · 26/09/2022 17:41
@Gensola
The irony calling out the op for lack of empathy
IVF isn't hard for some people, so I can understand why the OP is wondering about the process and looking for real life comments around whether it's gruelling
Also you don't need to be dramatic, 'you get embryos, you then have a painful and embarrassing embryo transfer process where a dry speculum is forced up your vagina, and a nurse presses down on your full bladder to give the Doctor a sight of your womb' this is definitely not normal, I'm sorry if you went through this but to claim it's part of the process is not accurate.
Gensola · 26/09/2022 21:48
@candycaneframe if no one pressed on your full bladder then you haven’t had an embryo transfer. Having a full bladder and using the full bladder to image the womb is an essential part of the process.
Gensola · 26/09/2022 21:48
@candycaneframe if no one pressed on your full bladder then you haven’t had an embryo transfer. Having a full bladder and using the full bladder to image the womb is an essential part of the process.
DillonPanthersTexas · 26/09/2022 14:52
I'm a bloke and I can only comment on what I observed my wife go through and I think 'grueling' is exactly what it is. She essentially became a pin cushion, most injections she administered herself in her stomach, I had to administer a very painful injection each evening in the top of her bum. After a few weeks she was black and blue with bruises. Throw into the mix the toll of a hormonal rollercoaster, the constant visits to the clinic for blood tests, the hope after small 'wins' and the crushing disappointment after bad news it essentially physically and emotionally kicks the shit out of you.
Decaffe · 26/09/2022 17:57
So, @daysayso, are you coming back to the thread?
Do you have anything to say to the countless posters who have shared such deeply personal (and, in some cases, traumatic) experiences?
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