PGD / IVF - feel like a let down

[peanutbutterqueen]

Hi,

I am not thinking about conceiving until at least 2 years time. However, I have recently discovered I have a balanced translocation and am subsequently at a 20% risk of giving birth to a child with an unbalanced translocation. I have been told that it is very likely I'd get NHS funding for PGD, but that a referral can only really be made when I am ready for pregnancy.

I'm quite sensitive and this news has just made me feel anxious and as though I have failed in my relationship. My partner is incredibly supportive and I know he will be there with me all the way, but I can't help the way I am feeling. I also have terrible hospital phobia so the process of PGD/IVF seems even more daunting.

I don't really have anyone I can share this with, and so I just wondered whether anyone on here has had any similar feelings, and whether it is normal to feel this way?

Hi there, @peanutbutterqueen - we're so sorry to hear that you're going through this. We're just bumping your post in the hope that someone will be along with some advice very soon.

Best of luck with it all.

Hi OP how old are you if you have decided to wait another 2 years? Balanced translocations can cause miscarriage as I'm sure you know - we did PGS on our last cycle due to history of current miscarriage and didn't get any completely normal embryos. I would advise starting sooner rather than later as you may need multiple cycles to collect sufficient embryos for testing? There are lots of funding options available now and also interest free loans if the cost is daunting. You may also want to look at short protocol mild stim ivf - the whole process from starting injections to egg collection is over in less than 2 weeks instead of the usual 6 x