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xonvea in scotland.

i’ve made a petition to get xonvea (a life changing pregnancy sickness medication) into scotland. please even if you haven’t suffered with sickness during pregnancy please think of us that have. it takes 2 minutes to sign and it could change so many of our lives. if you heard the things women were saying about this ...

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Colposcopy and IVF

In need of some help. Just got home to a letter saying I need to go for a colposcopy after my latest smear results. We are supposed to be starting our first round of IVF at the end of November. All my hope has just gone… anyone have any experience of this, and know how long you have to wait to start IVF after a col...

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How soon does depo wear off

So I've just come off depo injection because of the whole lawsuit In America thing 😬 we were planning on TTC so it seems like the perfect timing I only had two shots total so was only on it 6 months I had a really long period out of no where 2 weeks ago that lasted 16 days! I was wondering if because I was on it…

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Low AMH

Has anyone had successful IVF with AMH <1 pmol?

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December/January IVF

I’m having my IVF consultation soon where we’ll potentially be able to select when we start our IVF treatment. I’d really like to start January but looking at my predicted cycles I’m due to start my period and therefore treatment on New Year’s Day. Do they still work and carry out IVF over the festive period or will...

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Coq10

What coq10 has anyone taken for fertility? Some are so expensive and other seem too cheap so maybe aren't good enough. I know you should take the ubiquinol but brand wise I have no clue how to know which ones better.

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AMH <1 pmol

Has anyone had successful IVF with AMH <1 pmol? So frustrated not to know the actual result but just been told less than 1?!

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Doctors appointment

I have my first doctors appointment tomorrow after 6 months of ttc our second. I’ve decided to get help mainly because I’ve only ovulated twice in 6 months and I’ve heard with your second, any time over 6 months is classed as secondary infertility. Does anyone have any advice about talking to an nhs gp about this? ...

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Ivf and exercise

Hi. We have our nurse appointment on 30/10 to pick up our medication, and start the process next month. I love to do exercise, I normally do 3 times strength classes, 2 spinning classes, and one barre. I understood I need to be careful especially for when the ovarian are big, but can I still continue to do something...

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PCOS diagnosis

I just got diagnosed with PCOS and I know people can still get pregnant with it however I was referred to a fertility clinic. Waiting on my next cycle to do further testing but any advice for me? I have been nervous about it and have been TTC for 11 months.

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Implant

Success stories falling pregnant after being on the implant ?

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So anxious..

I just found out Monday that the IUI treatment my husband and I just went through worked and I’m finally pregnant again! Then Wednesday I was told that my hcg levels and progesterone levels were concernedly low. Now I’m taking the supplements they prescribed and crossing my fingers… We have been praying for this swe...

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Just want to vent

My husband refused IUI /IVF and any treatment at all . the doctor prescribed clomid for him and he refused to take it saying that he is okay just because he had a child in past. This month I went thru the medicated cycle and trigger and my Iui is tomorrow now he changed his mind saying that he can’t accept IUI or IV...

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Endo and FET

Please can you share what protocol you did for your FET with endo and had success? I am supposed to be doing HRT but am concerned taking estrogen with endo is a bad route to go down!

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Do aneuploid embryos have any chance at all in a successful pregnancy?

We did PGT A testing but was wondering if it is worth it. Did anyone ever implant an aneuploid embryo and it worked or know what the odds are that an aneuploid embryo can be successful? Thanks!

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TFP OXFORD - opinions?

Hi all! We are hopefully starting ivf wi the TFP Oxford very soon. Please can you let me know how long the wait time was from starting and any good experiences with them?

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Baby no 2

I’m ready to start trying for baby 2, call me crazy haha but always dreamt of babies close in age. Problem is I have polycystic ovaries, however I have a healthy BMI and no insulin resistance, just the cysts on ovaries causing irregular cycles!! Baby 1 was a complete surprise bc of this. Was wondering if anyone has...

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embryo fragmentation and irregular cell division?

hi all. i’m just hoping for some shared experiences from people who have had disappointing results at egg collection and embryo development during ivf. this is my first cycle, and my response to stims has been unexpectedly poor. i only got four eggs (out of 9 follicles which grew pretty unevenly) and only two were s...

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Period not starting after stopping progesterone pessaries

I am waiting for my FET. Because I had to have another procedure unrelated to IVF, my doctor gave me progesterone pessaries for a week to delay my period and start the FET cycle right after my procedure. The issue is, I stopped the pessaries a week ago, and no sign of my period whatsoever… I took the pessaries for ...

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# of eggs -> blastocysts over 40

About to a start our first cycle of ivf and will be doing ICSI - the number of eggs that fertilize and make it to blastocysts to go into PGT testing on average seems bleak 🫤 love to hear stories on how many eggs you started with and how many made it to blastocysts especially if over 40 (I’m 41) and how many were…

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