IVF

I had operation and i was told that my tubes are blocked with infection,i have tried ivf 3 times and its not staying .I want to know if i make another tranfer ,am i to do less work and stop tea for sometime or what?The last transfer was on the 4th of feb 2009 and i was asked to come for the blood test on the 17th which i did but negetive but i still have 4 eggs left.What is your advice do i go  foranother or wait for sometime.Do you have any advice for me,i need your answers please

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
I wish I knew the answer!  The biggest predictor of IVF success is embryo quality, and the biggest predictor of embryo quality is egg quality--so with good eggs and good embryos just about anyone can succeed!  Some things to consider discussing with your RE:  accupuncture has been shown to benefit IVF; bedrest; avoiding caffeine; heparin; low dose aspirin; in your case, have you been treated with antibiotics?; proper diet; proper Body Mass index; and vitamins.  Age is a factor, but the only thing you can do about that one is donor eggs.  Since I don't know your age, I wouldn't necessarily recommend that.  If any of the above (for example do you need to gain or lose weight?)
needs changing or improving, you may wish to wait and optimize that.  If all of the above is already perfect, what have you got to lose?  You definitely won't conceive if you don't transfer!

Good luck--prayer can't hurt!
Dr B

[uzogo]

Am 34 years old and have not had any antibiotics treatment and am fat and do not take any aspirin.are you saying that i should see my doctor and ask for test so that i can be given some antibiotics.will the antibiotics help and what does it do to the body.thanks for been there for me

[mntlvr]

If your tubes are blocked b/c infection, the best bet for success may be to remove them. I know that sounds awful, but the built up fluid can leak into the uterus and kill the embryo. Talk to your RE about it, there is a lot of research on this. My right one was blocked and it was a HUGE decision to take it out but it did make me successfully pregnant on my first IVF try.

[Andi71]

Hi, I have had three unsuccesful IVFs and both my tubes were blocked, although they were not severe blockages. In January 2009 I've had  the tubes opend up and we are now trying to conceive naturally.  I am older than you (38) but will try naturally until the end of the year and then decide what to do next if we are unsuccessful. I am also overweight and need to loos at least 10kgs.  This might help with hormone levels etc.  Ask your doctor whether he thinks you need to remove the tubes or not, or whether they can operate on them to clear the blockage?  If you are overweight, I would suggest to loose weight.  I know it's not easy but it could help concieving and when you do get pregnant you won't have all the excess weight to carry. Don't starve yourself though, that is not good for you. Good Luck.

[Nutkin]

Hi,

I had IVF in 2006, my tubes were all healthy and I had 4 good quality eggs and my partner at the time had a very high sperm count, the cycle failed for me and I decided not to go through that again and my long term broke up a month after, my body changed for the better after my IVF and my monthly’s were back to 29 days, 6 months after I fell pregnant for the first time and I didn’t realise till I was 7 weeks, sadly I miscarried at 5 months and then again at 12 weeks, finally had my son 12 weeks ago and 9 yrs of trying, mother nature works in funny ways, always light at the end of the tunnel.

:)