Hi all,
Full disclosure, I'm a bloke but desperately seeking your advice on IVF next steps.
My wife (32) and I (38) have been ttc for almost three years now. Not one single BFP at any point and essentially we're classed as "unexplained infertility".
My wife was on Clomid for 6 months and has had various tests (lap/dye, hysteroscopy, ovarian drilling, thrombophilia screening), I've had a semen analysis (low end of normal), we've both changed our diet (no red meat, no alcohol etc..), but to no avail.
We've now had three failed IVF cycles. The first cycle was TFF (lucky us being in that magic 1-3% club) and then next two cycles we were advised to go for ICSI.
The first ICSI yielded two embryos. One fresh transfer which failed and the other one now in the freezer. The second ICSI yielded four embryos with one fresh transfer that has just failed. So we're now left with four embryos in the freezer but seriously considering our next steps and bank balance.
We haven't been overly impressed with our current London-based clinic (lots of administrative cock-ups) and we are both left wondering why we've never even had one BFP. Hence why we're not sure how to proceed with our four frozen embryos. Should we keep going or should we go for more tests/procedures to increase our chances.
My questions are:
- Does anyone have any advice on next steps with unexplained infertility after never getting a BFP, even after IVF/ICSI?
- Can anyone recommend a specialist London/South East based consultant for a second opinion? As I mentioned above, we're not really sure our current clinic is doing everything it can for us and the back office function is often highly dysfunctional.
Thanks in advance!