IVF clinic recommendations - aged 43

[Newhouse76]

I really hope that I havent run out of time 😳. Have a DD 14 from my first marriage and would love to have a second with now DH.

We havent been trying for very long to be honest but realise that Im running out of time so IVF may be the best option.

Could anyone recommend a clinic in London? Ive seen Evewell and Create recommended here

Thank you

Create have the best success rates for older women. To be honest I wouldn't go anywhere else - success rates for other clinics are about 2-3% I think you need to be very very realistic that you will spend £1000s and odds are it won't work? If anything they aren't much better than trying naturally?

Thank you.

Oh gosh - is is trye that using IVF now is as likely to work as trying naturally ??

@Newhouse76
Unfortunately so. Age 43+ just 5% of your eggs are expected to be chromosomally normal compared to 25% age 30.
I'm 37 and have done 5 rounds of IVF in the last 18 months and spent £35k. To be honest If I was over 40 I wouldn't have put myself or my family through it. At your age you'd need to factor in at least 3 rounds of IVF to get a chance of having something viable to transfer probably more

Oh gosh - is is trye that using IVF now is as likely to work as trying naturally sad ??

As @ivfgottostaypositive says the odds are not in your favour, however you don't know if you dot find out more.
For example, you could have an issue with tubes or your DH with his sperm that no amount of trying naturally could overcome, and have a chance with IVF, or maybe considering donor eggs or sperm. But those are discussions you need to have. Give a wide berth to any clinic saying you have a high chance of success but if you want to find out more have a consultation.

My grandmothers conceived in their forties so it is not impossible but it is vastly less likely. Why not have some initial tests and a consultation then take it from there.

Ok thank you - im really staggered by these figures and which that i had met now DH sooner 😞
I will definitely complete some tests - would anyone have any other recommendations in London?

@Newhouse76

I would have a look on the HFEA website and in the clinics section you can filter on age group and you'll see whether the clinics have below national average, in line with national average or above national average success rates. What ever happens the national average is much much lower in your age group

Be aware that MOST clinics fudge the figures as most push women over 40 down the route of donor eggs and you can hardly compare a 44 using their own eggs vs a 44 year old using a 20 year olds eggs

Create are good for older women Or probably ARGC but you will pay £20k for a cycle there compared to £2.5k at Create

Donor eggs and sperm are a big decision and I would question what's the point if you are going to have to use a donor for both and neither of you will have a genetic link with your child?

I've attached the HFEA statistics for both clinics - first one Create St. Paul's second is ARGC but the data can be a couple of years old and the numbers do change if you change it to births per egg collection

Hey ladies!

I didn't realise the numbers were like that. I'm 43 and ttc DC2 for more than a year now, now I feel guilty for not going to fertility clinic sooner.