PGD/IVF with Boston IVF or Fertility Centers of New England?

[needalittlepink]

Well, sperm count is low as well as decreased motility. I guess it would not seem so bad if we were to get a higher amount of good quality eggs . Funny how you would never imagine having a baby would such a challenge... I work in LDRP and I see just how easy it is for some people... Sometimes things just don't make sense!

[nuthinbutpink]

need- how many eggs do you get? ICSI sounds like a must have. FCNE has a money back option-

They offer sex selection cycles at a fee of $9,000 per cycle. This includes the IVF cycle, with ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) and PGD/PGS (pre-implantation genetic diagnosis/screening) and anesthesia. Please note that additional charges such as lab fees and shipping will be billed separately.

If a patient was looking to do IVF assist with PGD the cost per cycle would be $9,000 (IVF $6,800 + PGD $2,200). Should pregnancy not occur after two paid IVF+PGD cycles ($9,000 each) the third IVF cycle (value of $6,800) will be provided free of charge, the remanding portion $2,200 (PGD cost) would still be the responsibility of the patient for it is not included in the IVF assist program.

[needalittlepink]

Tickled pink....just wondering how you were doing.... I should be starting another cycle next week.

[needalittlepink]

Anyone know anything about green tea and fertility? I have become addicted to green tea with blueberry and acai.... Not sure how this will affect ivf. I could drink 5 cups a day

[Tickled Pink!]

Not doing too well - I never got AF after stopping the pill on Jan. 26th. I went in 9 days later and had 10 follicles which excited me even though we couldn't start my cycle because I never got a period. My last cycle I had 8 follicles so I really thought the DHEA was helping when I knew I had more. I went on to ovulate and then FINALLY got my period 2 days ago. I went in yesterday for my day 2 b/w and u/s and only had an AFC of 4. 2 follicles on each side - I am devastated. Tammy called me to tell me that everything looked great and levels were perfect so I could start my cycle. I told her that everything was NOT great and that if I had 8 follicles last cycle and got 7 eggs then that means with 4 follicles this cycle, I should only get 3 eggs. I told her that I really didn't want to cycle this time because I already know how it ends. She talked me into starting the stims just to see what happens. She said that insurance already approved this cycle so it doesn't matter if we cancel now or cancel in 10 days so we might as well try. So I did an injection of Lupron last night around 10:00pm - I was pretty much laughing while I was shooting myself up thinking "what a joke this is - I can't believe that I am even trying with such a small amount of follicles". Can you tell that I'm not in the most positive place right now, haha!!

All I can do is go with the flow, do the injections with no expectations. If more follicles come up that would be great but I have to stay realistic and keep my expectations very low.

Hope you start off a heck of a lot better than me. Let me know when you start and how things are looking. Good luck needalittle!!!

[needalittlepink]

I am so sorry for you..... All I can say is that you can think of this as a "bonus" cycle.... If you get even one, you can freeze and continue with an extra embryio. I know how devastating it is after my last one, it was so much easier to make the decision to freeze knowing that my insurance would be likely to cover another attempt. Each time I am hoping for the "good" cycle, but the past ones are more like "extras". I am not sure if this makes sense at all, but hope is the only thing we have.....
I will be thinking about you.

[Tickled Pink!]

Yeah, that's a good way to look at it. Just not sure if my insurance company will let me continue to batch. I will see how this cycle plays out - not sure I will go through with ER if I only have a couple of good follicles. But maybe I will be pleasantly surprised, we shall see. Thanks for the sweet message - I will keep you updated on how things progress.

[wantingatutu]

Hi ladies! My DS3 arrived yesterday! He's just the sweetest and is doing so well. We are very blessed to have him here with us safe and sound. It was a rough delivery, ending in an emergency c-section, but all is okay now. Just thought I'd share our happy news ) I thought I would feel sad when I saw him - thinking, "I wish he were a girl" - but I am just so thrilled here is 100% healthy and here in my arms now. I will definitely continue to check in on this forum to see how you ladies are doing because I'm still wanting a little girl so badly - but for now, I'm going to enjoy my newest snuggly little guy! Hugs to all of you!

[needalittlepink]

Well, bad news for me today too.... Only 2 follicles 13 &14.5 on day 9. So discouraging. I guess all I can do is wait it out till my next scan

[needalittlepink]

Well, today is a big day.... Expecting a call from the embryologist to tell me if the three embryos from my retrieval look good enough to biopsy.....