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Hi everyone, hope you are all surviving this horrible journey of IVF. We are about to start a second round of ICSI (self-funded in UK). We got 4 good quality embryos from our first cycle in 2023 but had 3 failed transfers and 1 missed miscarriage at 8 weeks. Due to my age (42) we've been advised

Hey ladies Alls I keep seeing is negative posts I know this is rough & hard journey the hardest you will ever face, but please try an remain positive because we all need HOPE to keep us going xx I have endometriosis & pcos done IVF 7 times over 6 years ... I now have 2 year old twin boys & I count myself

Embryo grading with CARE fertility. I have 2 embryos left with CARE that I want to use for a sibling next year. They are; FB22 and FB23+ These gradings seem different to other clinics. Has anyone got pregnant with these gradings? It was the same egg collection (39yrs) that I got my son (he was

Has anyone done preimplantation generic screening test. I'm 40 years old and my IVF journey started 2 year ago. I have been through two IVF cycles, a total 3 transfers (one fresh & two FETs). The last one was done on 4th Nov and I found a positive result on 14th. However, it turned negative the following

Good Morning I'm looking for any positive stories or experiences on using embryo donation. I'm still looking at both donor eggs and embryo donation,but confused which way to go plus still very unsure to do IVF again Thank you

Hello everyone, This is my first post on this platform, though I’ve done a lot of reading. My husband and I have been offered IVF treatment due to a low sperm count but we’d rather find the cause and treat that rather than jump straight into such a stressful option. I’ve heard people talk about

My period started on day 10 after embryo transfer 😭 Had this happened to anyone else? Is it common? I'm trying to understand why this happens and why I didn't make it to official test day.

Hello ladies! We are doing our IVF treatment abroad and I wanted to ask if any of you know a place in the UK (London/ Reading/ Oxford) that can do a private progesterone blood test with a 24h turnaround? If If I can get that done in the UK it would save me flying back and forth for my next transfer.

Hi all, I’m feeling anxious and disappointed as only 2 were fertilised were formed out of 11 eggs. I’m so saddened with the numbers and apprehensive about the chances to reach to the blastocyst stage. I’m 32 years and my AMH is normal. I also have endometriosis too. Could you share positive stories

Hi everyone, feeling a little low this week, me and my wife embarked on IVF in October and we managed to get pregnant in the first cycle. Unfortunately we miscarried on our 8 week scan, which was really tough to take. Looking for some positive stories from this situation. This has really broken us

hi Has anyone experienced this before, my first ivf resulted to an ectopic pregnancy and my right removed, t really hurt, jus want to heal and start again and I heard natural pregnancy can occur after failed ivf

has anyone been on a long cycle of ivf ? Consultant has said it might be an option for me to get more eggs and to increase overlap to 450

Hi all, I'm 43 with PV (on interferon). I had IVF and now wondering if I'm entering perimenopause... Anxiety is on the up! I've been having a look at diet and supplements. Magnesium seems to be recommended a lot. Are there any supplements we shouldn't take? (Apart from iron!). Thank you 😁

37 year old woman. Severe stage 4 endometriosis. Unable to conceive. Surgery May 2024 revealed bilateral endometrioma 9cm and 10cm inside ovaries plastered to back of pelvic wall and attached to bowel. Left fallopian tube wrapped round and stuck to left endometrioma and left endometrioma receiving blood

I am due to start my next round of ivf in the new year and as part of my protocol (following emma, alice and era test) I am to take metronidazole while on my period followed by canesflor vaginal probiotics. The problem is this is now no longer being sold and a lot of the other recommendations have also

TL;DR: I have a phonecall with the Medical Director of my new IVF clinic today. Looking for advice on treatments have you had for thin lining, particulalry those used during a fresh cycle. My new clinic refusing to prescribe Viagra/Sildenafil even though I have had during previous rounds. Hi, I'm in

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has been in this situation and able to say what the outcome was- even if bad? It’s an IVF pregnancy so the dates of what I should be are in stone. 1st Nov Scan: EPU; put me as 5.1 when I should have been 5.5. (EPU scanned me because there were concerns I was having

I'm 34 yo, diagnosed with severe endometriosis and trying to conceive naturally. I met with a consultant from UCLH (Dimitrios Mavrelos) and he suggested IVF. My heart sank when I heard it. It's been almost 8 months since we've started trying but no luck so far. I'm now looking into alternative medicines

I have stage 4 endometriosis with bowel bladder adhesion. I have also adenomyosis as well. I had one miscarriage at 13 weeks. I developed sepsis with this miscarriage. Is there anyone has become successful with this health issues? Any IVF centre recommended in the UK?

Hi, just wondering if anyone is in the same boat? I don’t test till 26/11. At the moment I have no symptoms. I just feel normal….more normal than before the transfer 😂😂. It’s my first frozen cycle. With my fresh cycle which ended in my 5 year old daughter, I was in complete pain all the way through