Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Still in With a Chance

IVF Conception Still Possible


A visit to my IVF specialist revealed that he still thinks my husband and I will conceive. So despite being nearly 40 and despite my husbands sperm problems, he still thinks this is a realistic goal.

It's funny how a Doctor can be so confident when after 7 failures, you are not. So after asking all the probing questions, he still feels we will get pregnant. Apparently, he has done every test possible to me so from his perspective there is no reason why I should not fall pregnant. IVF apparently helps overcome male infertility issues so theoretically, there is no reason why we shouldn't be able to become parents.

This makes things a little frustrating as it seems everything that should be working isn't. I guess it puts us in no mans land. The other annoying thing is that IVF is not cheap - not by a long shot so every failure means spending more money on another round. Whilst, you can't put a cost on what I perceive to be a joy in having a baby, it does place a financial strain on your budget.

So with this in mind we have decided to continue down this path and try again. Fortunately, we have one frozen embryo left from the cycle I did in January. So apart from giving my body a rest from the drugs it means we will use our last remaining embryo. So if this fails, another stimulated cycle is on the cards. In the meantime, I will continue to focus on having a good nutritional diet, no alcohol or coffee - basically following the suggestions in the Pregnancy Miracle ebook I purchased a few weeks ago.

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