Community Posts, Tips & Support on Fertility Treatments

Hi all, I am wondering if any of you have gone through and had success with IVF. Going through my first cycle at the moment and I am a bit worried that I will have implantation failure. Have already gone through three failed IUI cycles and been TTC for 2 years without so much as a faint line. Wondering if anything c...

I know not all IVF timelines go to plan, but I’m just trying to work out rough dates for work. Can anyone tell me a typical timeline from starting medication to retrieval to embryo transfer please.

Hi today's my 8th night taking stims I'm on ovaleap 150iu. I had my ultrasound today and felt really upset by it and I'm not sure if I have reason to be disappointed or if I should feel more positive They basically said I'm not ready for egg collection due another scan Friday and will look at egg collection Monday...

How do you know when to call it quits on a relationship? How would you feel if you saw your husband looking on the realeste website for rooms to rent. ?? I'm like if you don't want to be here then don't. Then my husband goes I forced him to sign a contract to go ahead with the ivf stuff. For the 4th round of ivf. I...

did anyone use anything that they think helped them conceive? if yes, what did you use? © looking for advice

I had my daughter after doing IVF. Since then, my periods have been much regular. We are wanting another baby and have an appointment scheduled with our fertility specialist this week. I’m wondering if we should go back to Letrozole or injectables with timed intercourse or just do another transfer. Has anyone ever b...

We're trying for baby no. 2 and I'm getting impatient ha 🙈.. as pretty sure you can't get pregnant till you've had your first period?

Hi all! My embryo transfer cycle was just cancelled on Friday. My body was not responding to the Gonal F and my lining was not thickening. I am now cycle day 16 and just wondering if it is possible to be pregnant. I have been having on and off flu like symptoms, constipation, as well as acid reflux. I would think t...

My embryo transfer cycle was cancelled on Friday. My body wasn't reacting to the Gonal F and my estrogen wasn't rising, nor was my lining getting any thicker. I now have flu like symptoms that come and go, acid reflux, and constipation. These symptoms seem like early pregnancy symptoms, and I'm just wondering if it ...

Is anyone else starting this week? My day 1 falls tomorrow, so will be starting injections on Wednesday.

Hi, I’ve been trying for coming up to a year. I’m going to speak to my doctor and see if they can start investigating, but I’ve also been exploring places to go privately for an assessment of fertility. Does anyone have any experience of how long NHS process is? I’d rather save the money and do via NHS, but I don’t ...

Hi, I’ve been trying for coming up to a year. I’m going to speak to my doctor and see if they can start investigating, but I’ve also been exploring TFP fertility and Create fertility as places to go privately for an assessment of fertility. Does anyone have any experience of how long NHS process is in Oxford? Or any...

Is anyone going to have to give birth with hemroids? I thought mine would be gone by now but they aren't xxxx

Hi all, I’m about to start my first round of IVF. Do you have any hints, tips or watch outs?

Hi guys just wanted to know after the ivf clinic discharge you at 12 weeks, do they refer you to a hospital or do you have to self refer. Thanks

I've been married to my husband 7 years. We have a 2 year old, miracle IVF baby girl. I've always dreamed of having more kids, it took 7 years to get her with one miscarriage in 2020. He never really grieved as such over that baby. Anyway, we are both 30 and 31 and have some frozen embryos in the freezer BUT for 2 ...

i’m 21, due my 2nd baby 6th december and have a 2 year old, both children was caught on contraception very unexpectedly, i don’t want anymore children i’ve always wanted 2 and that’s it, do you think i could get sterilized? i don’t trust contraception due to past experiences. I’ve mentioned to get the snip to my par...

Just for fun, it’s nice to share the long two weeks with others on a similar journey 🤗 We have assisted fertility with our ACU. Ovulation induction with timed intercourse (not IUI). Trigger shot was administered yesterday so ovulation tonight (most likely) x

Is anyone changing their mind about doing pgt testing on embryos due to the recent class action law suit against testing companies? We were planning to do it but now I’m not so sure - over 40 and this will be our first ivf round (never been pregnant so we thought testing would be worthwhile). Thoughts?

Have you had mandatory counselling for IUI/IVF? If so, what questions did they ask? How personal did they get? How many mandatory sessions did you get?