Where to go for PGD?

[Ikwilzograageenmeisje]

Hi!


I'm back on this site after a failed sway. I have 2 beautifull boys now, the youngest only 3 months old.
Still I can't let go of my dream of having a girl and would like to try PGD.
Problem is I'm 39 and my husband is still in doubt. If he would do PGD it would be for me.
I'm looking into clinics now and already knew I can go to Cyprus and do all my checks here in the netherlands with Bert van Delen.
After a phone call with him I came back to genderdreaming.com and I see that not everybody is happy with Genesis. I just read that a few of the members here are also having problems with Czech republic because the dr. won't tell the gender.
So now I'm thinking about USA. Also Thailand would be an option because my husband would love to go on a holiday there.
What do you girls, with all your experience think? Where should I go to have the best chance for a baby girl?
And what are the costs?

(Sorry for my dutch profile name. Just call me I wish... )

[Kittybear]

Dr potter (and his nurse Lori) is great, I cycled there in June.

Good luck :) xx

[Ikwilzograageenmeisje]

Thank you Kittybear,

So glad to hear that. Are you pregnant now or still cycling?
Can you tell me how much it costs (aprox)

I love your quote: how strange it is to miss someone who never existed.
Same here....

[Kittybear]

I had to have a fet as I had many eggs retrieved. My fet is planned for December. You can read my cycle stickie in the ht members current cycle section (costs, meds etc.) xx

[Ikwilzograageenmeisje]

Thanks Kittybear.

What is a FED?
I hope I wouldn't have to wait for so long because of my age. Feels like every month counts now I'm 39. Do you have to wait 6 months? Or is it by choice? Xx

[Kittybear]

FET = frozen embryo transfer.

It's my choice (and life necessity!) to wait for my transfer but dr potter does also do fresh transfer 5 days after retrieval.

You need to be 6 months post partum (pp), not breast feeding (bf), and have had at least 1 pp bleed to get your pretesting done. The dr then basis your protocol on this.

Xx

[Blueplease]

I also went to dr potter and 6 months pregnant.

The prices went up in May just after I cycled so maybe someone else could give you his exact coat. All in all I think we spent $40 Australian dollars. That included a fet as my fresh transfer was cancelled due to my lining. Worth every dollar as I feel my son kick away.
Good luck


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[Ikwilzograageenmeisje]

Thank you girls.
Kittybear:So some more waiting for me. Hope your dream will come true in december!
Blueplease: congratulations!!! Enjoy your pregnancy!! 40 aus $? As in €27000?
How many tries did you have?

[MrsE]

I went to Dr Potter in May for egg retrieval (ER) in May and I'm just home now after me FET so still waiting to find out if it's worked.

Pretesting cost me around £800. The ER cost $15600 including testing and freezing the embryos (and this includes the $1000 discount you get if you contact HRC via this forum). The meds and tests I needed before ER cost around £1300 (but that includes around £200 of acupuncture I think).

The FET cost $3500 and on top of that I paid around £900 in meds and £360 in pretesting.

Then on top of all that is flights and hotel accommodation. It's painfully eye watering to write it all down!!!

[Ikwilzograageenmeisje]

Hi mrsE,

So exciting! Hope you get a BFP!!
But that's a lot of money. Cyprus will cost me €9000, or €10000 with all chromosome testing. I prefer to go to USA, bit this is more then €20000, my husband will never agree ��

[MrsE]

It would be cheaper if you just did a fresh cycle (I opted to do FET instead) but then the cost of meds can vary depending on what you're prescribed. Wishing you the best of luck with your decision and beyond!

[Giselle2016]

It would be cheaper if you just did a fresh cycle (I opted to do FET instead) but then the cost of meds can vary depending on what you're prescribed. Wishing you the best of luck with your decision and beyond!

Which yields better results, a fet or a fresh cycle?


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[MrsE]

Which yields better results, a fet or a fresh cycle?


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I don't think it's that simple unfortunately as there's lots of factors at play. I think people usually opt for a fresh cycle but that involves a stay of around 14 days in California which wasn't an option for us in terms of cost, childcare and work. From a personal perspective the advantages of FET were: shorter visits (although more of them), certainty that there's something to transfer if it's successful (although there are risks in defrosting), HRC has more time and can test the embryos for which will stick best and, from a health perspective, I had OHSS following ER so if I'd have been going for a fresh transfer it probably would have been cancelled. On the downsides it's more expensive and it takes longer overall!

[Dr. Potter]

This is a difficult question to answer. I generally prefer to do a fresh transfer since we have the capability for a 24 hour turnaround time at our lab and are able to this. Many other fertility centers do not have this capacity and must freeze the embryos. Each case is different and we do what is best for the patient. We have excellent results in both categories which can be viewed on fertilitysuccessrates.com. I'd be happy to speak with you to review your medical history and come up with the best plan for your needs. You can request a free consult through the site. I look forward to speaking with you.

Best,
Dr. P