Hi; I'm older than anybody here (51); I got pregnant naturally and miscarried 2x @ age 46, also @ age 48; but it's been 3 yrs and nothing; I know the egg quality issue is there, blah, blah, blah, but my fsh is 11.05, AMH 1, Inhibin B not bad (don't remember the level) - and I'm just bound and determined to use my own eggs!
I just consulted w/a worldwide expert ivf guy today; yet, when I actually read the protocol it just seemed like so many drugs! For one thing, he said I'd have to start on birth control immediately before egg retrieval
Right away, that just feels wrong. When I read an article he wrote, he said that birth control pills counteract the effect of Lupon (so that one doesn't get cysts on ovaries) and right away I began to feel queasy. This sensation only got worse when I continued to read about the drugs and the protocol.
I just talked w/another guy yesterday who said that IVF may not even be necessary; that IUI might work. On the other hand, w/o IVF, one cannot have the embryos analyzed w/preimplanation genetic screening.
Has any1 had preimplanation genetic screening done?
Or gotten pregnant w/an IUI, not IVF?
Or had eggs frozen?
Thanks!
Does every1 have to go on birth contol before ivf? Seems counterproductive. Also, somehow I get the idea that IUI works better for older women.