hello every one i need some help im 22 im four years married to my partner and am trying to concive and im not regaurly ovulating any tips?

[megan1231966]

were looking into geting ivf or icis does anyone know where is the best place to get it done and cheapest and has a good success rate thanks

[Rachael88066]

Speak to your doctor they will run tests and then you may be referred to a hospital I live in Norfolk an was eligible for 3free lots of ivf through the NHS but every where is different luckily it worked first time and I have a daughter now .

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Hi Megan, you don't give much info on what you have already done. As Rachael says, have you been to your GP for initial tests, and then a referral to your hospital? Is your official diagnosis that you need IVF, or is this your own diagnosis decided based on Ovulation Prediction kits?

If you've been charting (temperature, cervical mucus, or through home ovulation predictor kits) and this is showing an inconsistent approach, you need to discuss this with your GP and/or hospital if you have been referred to get a proper diagnosis.

Your husband would also need to get checked out to ensure there is no issue on his side too.

It could be you have PCOS or something, and therefore they would prescribe some drugs to make you ovulate such as Chlomid. Other options before IVF would be IUI.

I've had ICSI, and one of the big things you need to factor in is whether you can actually get to the clinic easily - I have a lot of 8am scans during the process, as well as being able to travel for egg collection (which you are looking for needing to be there several hours) and embryo transfer, which is a good hour. So, we really only looked at clinics that were nearby as I wanted to reduce the stress of travel.

You also may be eligible for NHS funding - again, you would need to discuss with your GP/hospital. If that is the case, then you wouldn't need to pay for your treatment. Rules for funding are dependent upon where you live.

Total IVF costs are about £4-5,000 and ICSI is about another £1,000 if you need that. Therefore, please do get the right diagnosis (which you should be able to get on the NHS) before committing to going down that route.

Hope this helps

FG x

[megan1231966]

thanks guys and i was seeing my gyno and was on clomid for 9 months was geting bloodtests on my 21 day then getting scans on my fourteen days everytime i went for my scans my focuciles wernt the right size then a new gyno started and said the amount of clomid was dangerous in later life she said that your only meant to get twelve months of clomid in a lifetime as it could cause cancer in the future and was told that i should go private as i had two misscariges one last year and the other two years ago is geting ivf abroad cheaper thanks

[DianeArnold Partner Nurse Fertility Network UK]

Hi Megan. All the “above” is good advice. If you have a look at our website infertilitynetworkuk.com and go to the “NHS Funding” page, scroll down towards the bottom and you will see a link to click on to the “interactive map”. Hover over where you live and click on it. You will then be able to see whether you meet the criteria for NHS treatment in your area on the NHS. If there is none available, and you don’t meet the criteria, then here are links to other clinics, where if you choose to go privately, you can go anywhere in the country, but do take any travelling into consideration and good luck. Regards Diane