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I went with CRGH due to my age 39 when I started with them and their results for our age bracket. We saw 3 clinics before making our final decision, had our tests with them and an initial consultation to see what their approach would be. One of them 100% didn't want me to go with them as my chances were low and they kept trying to get me to use donor eggs even though I wanted to try with my own first. The 2nd wanted me to do ICSI even though there were no male factor fertility concerns and CRGH were very honest and said these are the chances it will be tough and there are no guarantees.
I will be 41 in April. I have done about 10 freeze all cycles with CRGH over 15 months 3 cycles got to egg collection, some didn't start due to FSH too high, some were abandoned due to poor response to meds (low folicile count to start) and some planned break months. I got 4 embryos in the freezer which was our personal target before we started transferring. We did mild stim with oestrogen suppression, the first 2 cycles we got 1 embryo per cycle and then after a planned break month and Christmas my body was like 'nope not tricking me anymore!' We did about 7 months of cycles and nothing. So we took another break, went on holiday and switched off from IVF for a while and when we got back we decided to change a protocol to a more aggressive approach as I thoughts were the mild isn't working anymore So what the hey. We got 2 embryos from that last cycle. We had a note on our file saying proceed if only 1 folicle which they said not many people do but my AFC is so low I was willing to take the risk if they could just get the 1. Eggs collected by cycle were, 3, 2 and 2 and embryos 1, 1, 2.
We transferred 1 embryo in December, our first one that was created and are currently 13 weeks pregnant.
Other people on the forums talk about Create as they do a 3 cycle multi cycle package which is approx £12-£13k. Ours cost us about £7k a cycle incl meds. If it was abandoned it wa sjust cost of any meds used approx £1k depending on when abandoned and a £750 cancellation fee.
Someone else also mentioned that Care offer something called duo-stim, that I would 100% look into if I had to stim again. It does 2 egg collections per cycle, so any little folicles that hadn't grown enough by egg collection get boosted and collected in the 2nd collection 2 weeks later. The person who discussed this is also 12 weeks pregnant with twins and also in our age group.
The initial consultations do cost about £600 if you have the tests with them but there is also just an option of a consultation if you already have your results. If you then decide to go with them they will probably get you to rerun the tests.
Just to give all the info I wish I had known before I started a few people have been abroad to ahve their treatment as even with travel costs it worked out more cost effective.
I hope this is helpful but anything else that may be useful please let me know. X