What next?

[louisear]

just had our second follow up appt after failed ICSI. Had blood tests for immune, chromosome, thyroid and everything fine. They didn't test amh and apparently that's £66. Wanted to know what our chances are of natural conception given am 41. Consultant touched on doner eggs and clinics in Barcelona and eastern Europe. Been referred for a follow up appt to discuss options. Just wondered if anyone had any advice on their experience?

[Sprinkles86]

Hey Louise it’s so lovely to hear from you. I know you said you’d had immune tested, was this NK Cells test? I had mine done recently (I’ve had 4 miscarriages) via biopsy of lining at a clinic in Coventry, Just wondered if You’ve been offered this? Mine cost £540 for two biopsies and follow up phone consultation.

I’ve also been looking at getting something called the sperm comet test done for hubby, which looks at dna fragmentation of the sperm, as some of the latest thinking is that 65% of miscarriages are down to the sperm... it’s about £300 I think.

I’ve also been asked to get Vitamin D blood test done, as low levels can contribute to miscarriage. I’ve just sent my blood sample off to a company called medichecks, they send you a finger prick kit out and you post it off! It was about £30 I think.

Hope you and your OH are doing okay xxxxx

[louisear in reply to Sprinkles86]

thank you for your reply. I haven't had NK tested, just about every other test tho! Where does it end! Just exploring options at the moment. I'm considering just drawing a line under everything and just accepting it's not meant to be. It's becoming too stressful and upsetting especially now Christmas just round the corner and my due date was 15 Dec. Hope you're ok as can be xxxxx

[Sprinkles86 in reply to louisear]

We end up being experts at all of the testing you can have done don’t we!

It’s so hard when you pass certain dates... I would have been xx weeks now etc... just heartbreaking. I totally understand your feelings, it’s so hard to keep going sometimes and it has crossed my mind too. I’m not ready to give up yet but I know I can’t keep going through this. We give so much of ourselves to this journey and it changes who we are I think.

Know we are here for you in whatever you decide to do, take care xxxx