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(also known as IVF, ICSI)
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a technique in which egg cells are fertilised by sperm outside the woman's womb. IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other methods of achieving conception have failed. The process involves hormonally controlling the ovulatory process, removing ova (eggs) from the woman's ovaries... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Infertility | 540 |
60% |
| Infertility, Secondary | 31 |
71% |
| Miscarriage | 7 |
71% |
| Trying To Conceive | 5 |
80% |
| Pregnancy | 4 |
75% |
Overall, 62% (596
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In Vitro Fertilization Reviews
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Worked once but misscarried
Very painful experience and very expensive
Very painful experience and very expensive
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Worked once/isn't working now
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3 failed, 2 canceled
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It did work
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Worked the 1st time. We were pregnant with twin boys.
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1st fresh cycle 03/02/08 and BFN 03/12/08 (2embryos) - 1st FET 04/18/08 (3 embryos) 0 left - BFP 04/26/08 - confirmation of twins 05/16/08
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Did not work as when produced egg this was not viable
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1 successful fresh cycle, just had a second cycle which was a frozen cycle using 2 day 5 blastocyts.
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Concieved triplets with second fresh cycle. Lost them at 21 weeks. Started again for May
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got all the way to the day of the injections. insurance issues.
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din't work, lost pregnancy after 2nd IVF
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100% was pregnant with twins and resulted in an eptopic preganancy at 9 weeks.
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Great eggs, great fertilization, great embryos -- but they won't implant in our GC
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So far IVF has not worked for me and I get alot of back pain and after my first try I developed an infection
Working / Worked
All of my children were conceived this way.
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GIFT
I too have no advice about GIFT, I just want to wish you all the luck with conceiving. Infertility is a very difficult journey, but it's nothing we c... [More] -
Acronyms~
Here are some: AH Assisted Hatching ART Assisted Reproductive Technology BBT Basal Body Temperature BCP Birth Control Pills CD Cycle Da... [More] -
getting pregnant after m/c
AF ... Aunt Flo (menstruation) AI…artificial insemination (any other than intercourse) AID...artificial insemination donor sperm AIH...artificial... [More] -
Have to ask
Here is the long list..........some of them are more commonly used than others. 2WW = 2-Week Wait AF = Aunt Flo (menstruation) AH, AZH = Assisted... [More] -
Has anyone tried IVM instead of IVF?
IVM = In Vitro Maturation After a horribly painful ER and having to abort my ET, I am looking into other clinics. My sister has generously volunte... [More]
