I will be doing my 2nd Full Cycle IVF.. The prices are different depending which doctor you choose, generally in singapore you can go to private dr (Thompson Medical, Glen Eagles, etc..)which ranges from 13,500sing-15,000sing the public hospital's like KK Hospital will run from 7,000-10,000 sing.. i went to KK Hospital, now if you are a singapore citizen or permanent resident you'll pay roughly what i paid 7,800 for my first IVF this includes freezing three embryo's.. if you are not a singapore resident add on couple more thousand to the 7m-10m for KK hospital. NUH-another public hospital is 1m more then KK hospital.
my 2nd Frozen Transfer or remaing three embryo's cost me $1,200
I will be doing another full IVF cycle around July 4th..
Depending on your which doctor you choose they will have what's called a long protocol or short protocol...
Long Protocol usually takes two months- this is what i am doing: I am waiting for my period this month,
A. when it starts i count from first day of period, then start taking Lupron shots on day 21 of my cycle to rest the ovaries.. these shots i give to myself in my lower abdomen under my belly button. I give this to myself for two weeks every day...
B. After 14 days of Lupron shots i go into dr for a scan and blood test, if everything is ok with my hormones and scan good then i start Follicle Stimulation which is another shot given under my belly button..usually this is with Gonal F or Puregon depending on Dr.. you will also have to take the Lupron shots in addition to the Follicle Stimulation shots (the Lupron shots make sure you don't ovulate -make sure not to miss these shots)
C. After taking Follicle Stimulation shots for 7 days you will go in for a scan to see the Follicle size, usually you will take maybe two or three more scans depending on how quickly your follicles grow, once the follicles are greater then 12mm (can take 10-16 days depending on your response)
D. once follicles are ready you take a Pregnyl Shot at night-you have to go to hospital for this one..
E. 2 days after Pregnl shot you go in for Egg Retrieval-i was put under, this is really quick-15mins you have anastetics so you are out like a light no pain!, you have to rest in recovery room for 2hrs and can leave same day- go home to bedrest for first day or so depending how you feel.. my uterus felt heavy like someone had taken something from it. but had no pain at all.
F. Embryo Transfer: Depending on how many eggs you have and how they are developing they'll put back on Day 2, 3, or if alot of eggs over 15 they might try blastocyst depending how many survive to day three.
G. You will choose before hand with your husband how many to put back in singapore you can put back up to three or four.. most dr.s are conservative here so for your first ivf they most likely wont put back 4.
H. The Long wait-17 days after you do embryo transfer you go back for blood test, in the mean time you will give yourself injections, take supositories to support pregnancy.
On Short Protocol you will skip doing the Lupron shots for 2 weeks and start with your Follicle stimulating on Day 2 of your cycle..
Success Rates at 39 are 25-30% when you hit 40 they go down to about 17%..
Usually most women get pregnant after three full IVF cycles..
hope this helps..
Hi there,
I am from Spore too. Also reaching 39. still trying to have my 1st baby. I was diagnosed with the right tube blocked. Am scheduled to have another detailed test, at the same time, try to 'unblock" my right tube. Maybe I will have to go for IVF.
Really am curious how IVF works and its success rates. Can somebody is here to advise me along.
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Hi there, I'm in the same boat.
I also have fibroids as same as yours and my RE did not want to do surgery as same as yours doctor's explain.
I'm turn in 39 soon, and don't have many eggs. However, my first transfer is day 3 with all 3 eggs and failed. I went to the second opinion and change to him, both IVFs I got pregnant but ectopic ones which are nothing relate to getting pregnant.
He transfers day 3 with all 5 embryos, then 3rd ones with day 3 and also all 8 embryos. He does not want to wait till day 5 because of lossing embryos in the process.
My RE said all things as same as yours but he's more aggressive to transfer up to 8 embryos due to my age and the numbers of IVF.
Getting second opinion does not hurt to try.
Wish you the best of luck.