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Chinese medicine for infertility

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Farangees2020 · 30/12/2020 18:35

Hi, Wondering if anyone has had any experience with Chinese medicine when trying to conceive. I am 40 with AMH at 3.8 and FSH at 10. Just had 3 cycles of egg batching which resulted in 9 embryos. Unfortunately all showed up as abnormal after genetic testing! so no transfer.
As you can imagine I am heart broken and after spending 30K, also skint. I have been told my best chance is using donated eggs with 65% success rate.
My husband is not keen on using egg donation and wants us to try Chinese medicine for the next few months. I would love to know if anyone has tried this and with what results. xx

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Delectable · 01/01/2021 15:11

Perhaps consider using clinics abroad. You could get it done for btw £3000 and £5000 including flights and hotel. Just that covid makes it more difficult.
Chinese medicine is good is you find the right one.

Delectable · 01/01/2021 15:19

Also, testing isn't accurate and many embryos self correct even when the test could've been 100% accurate.

Hameggnchips · 03/01/2021 07:44

Hi, as Delectable says maybe try a clinic abroad? I had two unsuccessful rounds of ICSI in the UK (unexplained fertility) then went to Cyprus for round 3 and we now have a nearly 5 year old boy. The success rates are higher because you can have more embryos transferred than in the UK. I had 4 embryos transferred. Good luck!

IslandStars · 03/01/2021 10:21

Hello, i'm doing a 3 cycle package with PGS, the worry none will be normal is so stressful. I have 9 blasts from 2 cycles, waiting to start my 3rd. I take it you got blasts from each of your cycles? If so and you're not ready to consider a donor yet, i'd do a fresh round without PGS. I appreciate this is all finances permitting, but donor eggs are so expensive, so if you're not ready to stop IVF yet, i'd give a fresh round a whirl.

I'm not going to test all of my blasts and i'm 42, i want to have at least one held back for a FET since it's included in my package anyway. I am a big believer in PGS reducing the chance of miscarriage at my age, but it does have it's drawbacks too. Other ladies on here did PGS with no normals or BFN, then went onto conceive without testing.

Delectable · 03/01/2021 19:03

Congratulations @Hameggnchips clinics in the US transfer btw 3 and 4 for over 42s in an effort to increase sucess rates. I've PMed you.

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