Infertility support

[Chewy]

Fingers and toes crossed rainbowbrite!

I have had Troy and the other lady interchange with inserting the needles and felt fine with either. I also went to Wellsoon TCM in Happy Valley as some days did not want to stress out trying to get to appointments in central when I lived in the valley. As long as acupuncturist was fully qualified through the university.

Once again, all the best

 

[Monste]

Got a call from the doctor today....12 eggs were retrieved, 10 mature but only 6 fertilised.....now have to wait to see how many actually make it to day 3.
My last cycle saw 16 retrieved, 12 mature, 11 fertilised and 7 good eggs..
I'm quite upset and anxious why this cycle seems to have been not as good and anxious to know how many make day3....
Doc recommended not doing day 5 given the amount that fertilised....

I know I only need 1 good one but based on my last try's I really think quantity would help
??????

 

[Buddsy82]

Hi Monste,

Are you doing ICSI or natural? Keep positive, I believe that it is still a good result based on what my doctor has said to me.

My first IVF cycle had 16 retrieved, 6 fertilised and 5 made it to Day 5, all of which were ICSI.

Sending my best wishes for the next 3 days and hope you get good news. It's normal to be anxious, but let's just hope it is all in good hands.

Best wishes

 

[Monste]

Hi buddy

Yes ours are icsi...so we had 3 grade 1 eggs from this cycle...my last was 7 (4 grade 1 and 3 grade 2)
He only put one back as I am high on hormones and chance of ohss

So if u don't mind me asking...did u want to do day 5 or did doc recommend? I am mixed on if day 3 is better and let the egg blast in natural environment or if day 5 better...how did u decided

Thanks for getting in touch

 

[Browngal]

Hi Monste, best of luck for your cycle. I've been through this journey for 2.5 years of IUIs and IVFs, so I know how it feels.
I really wanted to do 5 day transfers and after some heart-breaking experiences also wanted my doc to do a 5-day transfer and also get PGS testing done, but my RE was against it.
Touchwood - it worked on what was going to be our last try with that particular RE! For the cycle that worked, I did a few sessions of acupuncture and also took some Chinese herbs. Not sure if that helped, or it was just "probability", as my RE says.
Good luck, and feel free to PM me if you want to talk further/ need more info.

 

[MiniB]

Hi Monste

Wishing you all the best on your 2ww. Our second cycle netted 3 grade 2 and 3 grade 2- so it's good that you've got some at grade 1. Keep positive.

Fingers crossed for you!

 

[isahk01]

Does stress level, ie. work and/or desperate to get pregnant contribute the infertility?

 

[MiniB]

Hi [MENTION=97026]isahk01[/MENTION]

I personally think that stress really does impact the IVF process. Not sure about infertility in general. When we did our first IVF cycle I was very stressed and busy with work - results were 5 embies, 2 we transferred and 3 were too poor quality to keep.

We did our second cycle after a 2 week holiday and I was super relaxed and work was quiet so less stressful and got much better results. However, I was also take more supplements - DHEA, CoQ10, DHA, Materna, Royal Jelly. I had been taking the supplements for approx 3 months before the hormone injections as I'd read somewhere that egg production cycle takes about 3 months.

I think I only took materna during the first cycle.

I'm not sure if that helps you at all but being less stressed can't hurt your chances! Massages, facials, holidays...all worth trying IMO :smile::biggrin:

 

[LaurainHK]

Congratulations too!

I am currently looking into getting fertility treatment but wanted to know whether anyone knew anything in regards to getting your health insurance to cover it?

It's such an expensive treatment. I've received some really good advice from Pacific Prime Insurance brokers but not sure whether to go ahead with it. I wanted to see whether anyone else has had experience here?

 

[MiniB]

Hi [MENTION=97162]LaurainHK[/MENTION]

I looked into the insurance thing and remember that there was a substantial waiting period before it would 'kick in'....in the end, we just thought it was too long a wait - especially as there was no guarantee that the IVF process would be quick either and we'd already been trying for a long time.

On the other hand, depending on your IVF doctor/clinic - you may need to wait 6 months or more for your first appointment.

There is also a government public infertility/IVF program and the costs are substantially cheaper - circa HK$15,000 for one cycle the last time I checked. The waiting time is circa 2 years (we were looking at an appointment in 2017 when I called last Sept!). It may be a good idea to register anyway and if the private option doesn't work out, you could always do the treatment at Queen Mary at the lower cost. QM also have a private route which has a shorter waiting time - circa 6 months.

Even if you don't do the insurance coverage for IVF, I would recommend getting maternity coverage now so that when the time comes, you are covered for some private check ups and they generally cover the newborn for a period of time. Also note, some health insurance do NOT cover IVF pregnancies...mine doesn't so we're not covered for anything.