IVF ICSI ABROAD TURKEY

[Uklondon786]

Ivf /icsi procedure in Turkey . Can anyone share their experiences and give advice to ppl who may b thinking about going abroad the benefits and negatives . Thank you

[Ivfabroad]

Hi I never tried turkey but went Greece and in the first attempt am 5 and a half months pregnant.

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

Which clinic did you choose ?and how difficult was this decision ? What sort of research did you conduct . How much did it cost ? Thank you hope you don't mind me asking questions.

[Ivfabroad]

My best friend recommended it and she went and conceived with twins with her own eggs and husband sperm in the first go .

I did ivf with icsi which is €4000 but the medication is on top of that which varies how much dosage one needs mine cost around €1500.

All I can say with the daily scans and blood tests and monitoring of the dosage of medication it’s definitely well worth the experience and outcome. Only for this reason I went abroad because in the Uk it seems like trial and error if it works it works but they don’t go that extra mile .

Clinic was Embio medical centre in Athens x

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

So you partner had low sperm count ?Your procedure was quite expensive , don't you think so .

So run me through the process how long were you there for and how many eggs did you get? . Thank you

[Ivfabroad in reply to Uklondon786]

In total with flights accommodation food and everything we paid around €7000

We never had anything done in Uk ever except the tests on NHS which showed my tubes was blocked . So we stayed in Greece for 24 days from start to finsih . Treatment started on day 1 of period which was 15/2/2020

On day 14 they have me the trigger shot which makes the follicles mature

So I had 12 eggs out of which 6 was the right size . We wanted 100% success chance so they recommended us ivf with icsi is where at egg retrevial they injected my husbands sperm in each egg . In the end we had 3 good grade eggs left so I had two transferred. One frozen for future use . At embroyo transfer I was asked if I want one or two I said two . Anyway I conceived with twins but one didn’t stick as I had bleeding in first 6 weeks . But one did which was good enough for us . Now I’m 22 weeks with a baby boy and ever is fine so far x

[Nadoush in reply to Ivfabroad]

Hi Ivfabroad

Please could tell me which test have done on NHS ?

Thank you

[Ivfabroad in reply to Nadoush]

Hi I had a blood test on day 1 day 3 and day 5 of my period and then again day 21 of my cycle to measure the amh levels and the day 21 was to check if I was ovulating .

All that was fine

Husband has sperm analysis which was normal too

Then I had my Fallopian tubes checked which was blocked and I was told they can’t be unblocked unless I lose the 35 kg .

I mean I’m 101 kg weight but I’m tall so I’m overweight but that’s the excuse nhs used to refuse us ivf

Unless I dropped down to 79kg which was the maximum for my height

[Nadoush in reply to Ivfabroad]

Ohhh congratulations and thank you for explain , chairing . I wish you smooth labour

[Ivfabroad in reply to Nadoush]

Thankyou

Good luck to you with which ever way you choose .

Not sure I’m looking forward to the labour part of this whole process xx

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

Also you need to pay for flights and then accomadation which all adds up

[Ivfabroad in reply to Uklondon786]

Yeh it all does add up

But my case I had blocked tubes and were both smokers and I am overweight with a BMI of 40 so no way nhs would treat me . They told me to lose 35 kg for treatment

I lost 7kg and that wasn’t easy at all.

It is expensive but I wouodnt ever waste that money in the Uk . So many friends have wasted so much money here is unbelievable. I mean we’re not rich lol

Me and my husband saved every penny for one year to make this move x

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

Such a refreshing story . Yeah it is quite expensive I guess if I knew my procedure was guaranteed success I would pay it . What is your age ? Thank you for answering my questions

[Ivfabroad in reply to Uklondon786]

I’m 35 he is 32 even I feel it’s too old but it worked x

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

It's not too old but your lucky . Guess that's all you really need . I had a look on their website and it says 2000 euros ?

[Ivfabroad in reply to Uklondon786]

You can email them for more info

The dr who does all the scans and embryo transfer himself

You can say anisah from Uk recommended you and he usually responds in a day to two .

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

Thank you anisah for the advice I will defently message him . What's the doctors name ?

[Ivfabroad in reply to Uklondon786]

Dr thanos parachoas

I will definitely go again end of next year because like I said I’m already 35 and it wasn’t an easy move to go for ivf but I just went with all the advice of the dr and he said you will leave Greece with a baby . They been doing it for so long along like a lot of clinics worldwide but the Uk experience has been if it doesn’t work first time try again not everyone can afford constant tries and even then your body gets tired too from the medications . It’s not easy experience. Good luck message me if you need any more information x

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

Thank you anisah I will do . To be honest I was considering a clinic in Turkey but my options are opened .

I will defently contact the clinic and if it's with in my price range I will consider them based upon the Information you have provided .

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

What he guaranteed you success before the procedure began ? Me and my wife are 30 this year . I agree with you regarding the process in the UK we have experienced it. We felt like the clinic just wanted the money from the government who granted us a free try. We felt like we were just another nunber to them.Wasn't nice at all , they didn't discuss any options or anything they just did the treatment and what ever the out come was it just was.

[Ivfabroad in reply to Uklondon786]

To be honest I guess because my friend had twins and recommended it I went with the same clinic . The guarantee was because my husband sperm was fine And My uterus lining was good already

My periods was regular and we had no health issues except my blocked tubes and ivf was the only option

All my blood tests etc which need to be done for ivf prior and uterus and ovaries scans was fine

I think that’s fine .

[Ivfabroad in reply to Ivfabroad]

You guys are still very young

We been trying for five years and had no luck so this was the only option left.

I guess with blocked tubes the chances at zero x

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

We did tests here in the UK before doing the procedure and the doctors said my sperm count was low but my wife was ohrite so I don't know what the outcome of that is going to be .

[Ivfabroad in reply to Uklondon786]

So if your sperm count is low they could of done ivf with icsi and used the best sperm to inject into the eggs directly to create embryos . The reason we used ivf with icsi was we just 100% wanted a successful implantation

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

Yeah we did icsi . Managed to get a 5day embryo which didn't stick and the other three didn't develop

[Ivfabroad in reply to Uklondon786]

Awww

So my dr recommended me 3 day transfer as I had only 3 embroyo that made it and it was very risky to lose them to wait for 5 days

[Ivfabroad in reply to Ivfabroad]

We had two transferfered one stuck other didn’t and 3rd one we froze

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

3 day is that based upon how good the egg and sperm is ? My Dr at the time didn't recommend any thing

Also is it possible they can get multiple sperm samples to create embryos because my sperm isn't good so if they get one sample the chances of creating multiple good embryos is very low .

But they just mixed it all up weak sperm with good one and just hoped and it's not always about money and time it's a stressful procedure to take the injections and you can relate to that.

[Uklondon786 in reply to Ivfabroad]

We've been trying for around 4 years now . Doesn't feel like a long time but defiantly sounds like a long time ago . Time just flies

[Layla2008]

I am from the USA and I have been living in Egypt I just finished first cycle of Ivf I am in my 2 weeks waiting period I also had 3 cycles of Ivf in the USA and they all worked for me but it was very expensive this time in Egypt the process was short and everything cost about $2200 and I have to wait for 2 more days to know if it worked

[Uklondon786 in reply to Layla2008]

Mashallah that's very good to hear. Which clinic are you with if you don't mind me asking .

[Layla2008 in reply to Uklondon786]

Royal fertility center

[Hopeful120 in reply to Layla2008]

£

Hi, how did you treatment go?

[Hopeful120 in reply to Uklondon786]

hi, did you decide where to go for treatment? I too am considering a clinic in turkey

[Strawberries7 in reply to Layla2008]

I hope it's all going well.

[alockie]

Me and my friends had success with IVF clinic in Poland, affordable prices, top-notch treatment, and excellent service. If you might want to know more, pm. Good luck with your treatment.

[Hopeful120 in reply to alockie]

what clinic is this?