Last ditch attempts before IVF??

[Ralphstar]

Hello
I'm after any suggestions, however crazy, that we might not have thought of before we sell our house and move to Devon to pay for IVF!
My husband and I have been trying for a second baby for just over two years and I have a diagnosis of unexplained fertility. My hormone tests were fine, my internal scan looked great, my HSG showed I had patent tubes and my husband's sperm test was better than normal - he was delighted!
We have tried cycles of clomid but no luck! Everyone is now pushing IVF. Because we have a 5 year old son already (he is the most fantastic human on Earth - why wouldn't I want another!??!), we cannot get NHS funded IVF and I have looked into egg sharing schemes (and subsequent free IVF) but I have been rejected from those schemes due to an unrelated but genetic health condition.
I find it really hard to accept my diagnosis of infertility - which I know is my problem - but because I have fallen pregnant once (we lost the baby at 5 weeks), I feel like there is still a chance I might fall pregnant naturally!
Has anyone had a similar experience? Can anyone suggest something we could try? We've done ovulation tests, fertility gel, no caffeine, alcohol - I have a sugar free diet! We have also tried the opposite and relaxed the diet, mind, had acupuncture, etc. Nothing seems to have worked so far!
Has anything worked for anybody out there??
I'm open to anything!!
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH! X X

The main cause of problems is conceiving is stress?

How is a foot rub going to overcome a blocked tube?

Or low sperm count?

Or diminished ovarian reserve?

Or endometriosis?

Infertility is a disease

Would you tell someone with cancer the main problem in them being ill is stress, and a foot rub would cure their cancer?

Is there no in-between in the UK between Clomid and IVF? I am in the Middle East and Clomid didn't work for me, so I had fertility treatment (which was successful on the first cycle) where I took something to boost my egg production for a couple of weeks, then I had to give myself an injection once the follicles had ripened, then we DTD over the next 3 nights and then took progesterone until 6-8 weeks into the pregnancy.

It was really easy and highly effective. Why don't they do this in the UK?

They do

Ovulation induction with injectables and a trigger shot

You can get this at any fertility clinic

If you have male factor then the chances may be reduced for timed intercourse vs ICSI but most fertility clinics will great for ovulation induction with timed intercourse

*will offer ovulation induction

But the cost of a few ovulation induction cycles with tracking scans and meds is pretty high

This would be self funded as you're unlikely to get ovulation induction with injectables on the NHS unless you have anovulation

Have you had your amh tested? My hormones were all ok but my amh was very low. We had a disastrous ivf round and were about to start another but I started taking lots of supplements to boost egg quality including omega 3 and reservatol mentioned already but also dhea. This is only recommended if you have low egg reserve. I got pregnant twice in 3 months naturally after that, the 2nd one is now 7 months old. I had immune treatment with him too at Argc although it was less full on, only steroids and intralipids. Might be worth checking this as with a low amh you are likely to have a poor response to ivf too but there are lots of things you can do to boost the quality of the eggs you do have

Would definitely recommend the book 'it starts with the egg' - lots of great advice for supplements to improve egg quality