ARGC clinic London - your experiences please?

[Dalesgirl16]

Please can I hear from anyone who has had fertility treatment at ARGC clinic in London? I am looking for a clinic that will offer highly personalised treatment and this one was recommended. I did a Google search and read a terrible paper article about it . I would really appreciate any honest feedback from people who have been treated there.

Hi. I was wondering if anyone here have had the natural cycle IVF and what was the success rate?

I am in my mid 30s and to do small number of follicles and high level or FHS and other hormos the doctor advanced that simulated cycle ivf it won’t work so we will need to try with natural cycle.

Any feedback it would be much appreciated?

Simona

We are outside london and interested treatment in ARGC, Where did you stay in London for the treatment period. Please give us your advice. Do I need to stay in London for whole treatment as we are living in Birmingham.

Thank you
james

I have treatment at ARGC, first cycle I got pregnant with twins, I lost them both at week 11, I then had a second cycle that failed.

I am one of the unlucky ones with elevated cytokines which ARGC treats with IVIG (unlicensed treatment for fertility) each drip cost £3000, I am not sure why the pregnancy didn’t continue as per all the immune results after the IVIG treatment were under control. We spent over £40k on both cycles and didn’t have a baby.

There isn’t any academic evidence suggesting that immune treatment improve live birth. In my own experience I consider ARGC treats every one on the bases of immune and disregards other posible problems - embryo quality or endometrial receptivity for example is more relevant in failed cycles than maternal immune status. I wouldn’t come back to ARGC.

These people are homophobic and refused to provide me with their complaints procedure. The whole IVF experience with them was awful from the start, they run a factory-like business instead of a professional medical entity and are rude, disorganised and only care about their statistics. They've given me steriods without monitoring the effect on my blood (which were abnormal due to it and luckily hospital tested it) and instead kept on only doing blood tests of my progesterone because ticking their "viable pregnancy" box to add to their statistics is all these people care about, complete lack of care of the patient's wellbeing. Their clinic is disgusting, with paper folders falling apart & no air ventilation (windows don't open) and their staff overcharging you (be careful & check the daily blood tests what they deduct from your mandatory £5k account because they are very sly). Spent almost £10k and treated like rubbish throughout and refuse to investigate their homophobic doctor. Will be taking my complaints to HFEA and suggest you don't use ARGC because the only reason they have high birth rates is because they transfer multiple embryos instead if single most other clinics do!

@Laniakea when you say "Next cycle I did a simple very low stim cycle - couldn't afford another full IVF but wanted to take advantage of the immune drugs - with trigger & timed sex." is that a service they offer, prescribing immune drugs and monitoring while you try to conceive with timed intercourse alone?