Fertility Treatments

From IVF and IUI to medication and egg donation, fertility treatments can feel overwhelming. But Peanut is here with expert advice and real stories from real women who get it.

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Two consecutive egg retrievals?

Hello! My doctor recommended two cycles of IVF before performing any frozen embryo transfers. I'm 35, good AMH levels. I have endo and mild adenomyosis. These will be my second and third cycles. My first resulted in 7 eggs, 2 fertilised, one fresh and one frozen failed to implant. However, I'm not sure this i...

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IVF NHS Time frame

We are being treated at the centre for life in Newcastle. We have our 2nd consultation with the fertility clinician at the start of June. I’ve had all my tests done. I was wondering what will be the next steps and how long is the time frame to start ivf? Only asking as we are wanting to go on holiday in June so not...

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IVF Medications Cost

Hi!! Just wondering if anyone is willing to share how much the IVF medication cost with insurance? So that my husband and I can start saving as much as we can. We have it covered and I have try calling but they can’t give me an exact cost .

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2nd round of IVF failed. I'm considering mini ivf.

Hello everyone. I underwent my second retrieval last Thursday and received a call from the clinic today with an update. All three fertilized eggs failed. One made it to the blast, but they stated it wasn't good and wouldn't have survived a biopsy or freezing. The other two stopped developing at the blast or shortly ...

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Fertile PP

I know they say we’re super fertile after having a baby, but how long for?? LG is 3 months and me & husband had unprotected sex last night 🫣 silly I know but got carried away 🫣

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Contraceptive methods…

Hi I have PCOS and soon my husband would get the vasectomy but I feel like I would like to use something else because if the vasectomy fails I’m going to die😅 Which are your favorites?? I’m 21 years old and I have never used anything like that before.

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Ovulation

So my husband and I are currently trying for our second kid. I had my IUD taken out beginning of January and I didn’t have a period until end of March. According to the Premom app and their ovulation tests, I have supposedly have yet to ovulate as well. Does anyone else use this app? Was it accurate for you? If you ...

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Trying to conceive with pcos

Any tips?? I’ve been trying for nearly a year now, I am currently on the waiting list for fertility clinic. Only had one period since coming off the pill a year ago.

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Pregnancy after depo shot

Anyone who has been on the depo, How long did it take you to get pregnant after?

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Colosseum

Hi ladies am 38 weeks today, sorry for the personal question just desperate for Some advice, I have tried over the last week to try and get colosseum stimulated, i have watched videos and followed them closely, but with very little success? Has anyone else had any difficulties or issues would be grateful for Some ad...

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IUD placed incorrectly

Yall I’m very scared I’m pregnant again. My OB placed my IUD, 4 weeks later I came back for a check up and was found out that it was placed incorrectly. They took it out and put in a new one correctly however my husband and I had sex twice in the four week span time that it was just in there WRONG! once with ejacula...

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Do you see something ?

I just think I’m going crazy … I’m currently 12 days post trigger shot and 11 days post IUI

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Fresh vs Frozen

Has anyone else had success with fresh and failure with frozen? We got extremely lucky on the first round with a fresh transfer and had our daughter. We've now tried two frozen rounds with no success..we have two embryos left but I feel like maybe fresh is the only way it'll work. Then I feel like I'm abandoning the...

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Ferti-lily conception cup?

Hi! My OH and I have been trying for 8 months and no luck yet. Decided to try the conception cup from Ferti-lily. I’m heading towards ovulation and we DTD every other day, this time will use the cup. Has anyone had success with this? I’ve found it fiddly to use but have been practicing and my mind feels more at ease...

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Gym and ivf?

This may sound so stupid but has anyone had success with ivf who didn’t go to the gym? I’m worried that me not going to the gym is effecting my ivf outcome

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5th failed transfer advice 💔

I have just had my 5th failed transfer (6 embryos in total as one was a double). For a bit of background I’ve already had my thyroid checked and blood clotting (can’t remember the name of that one) and from that I needed Clexane but that’s been part of my protocol for the last 3 transfers. Before this last one I had...

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