My RE has this posted on his website. For those that are 38-40. The % of transfers resulting in live births is 38.5%. Total cycles resulting in live births 31.2%
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If that is your clinic's official SART stat- you should find a new clinic ASAP!
Yeah...that's kind of why I was asking. The clinic is registered with SART, but the most recent data they have posted is 2007, and there's not very much data there.
Unfortunately, it was the only one in my area that accepts our health insurance. Probably going to switch plans Jan 2010 at the next open enrollment.
However, now DH thinks we should just go back to trying the old fashioned way. Basically RE said we have a 15% chance with IVF and there is a chance we could get PG through my one open tube. This is all so confusing to me because 2 months ago when he suspected hydrosalpinx, he said that tubal removal and IVF was going to be our only option. Now he's basically saying tubal removal ONLY if we decide to do IVF. If we decide to go natural he's not suggesting tubal removal...THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME.
After thinking about this all weekend I have a list of questions to ask him tomorrow.
1.) Need % for live birth with 1 tube
2.) Can fert. meds create bilateral O. Since he's saying I should be able to get PG out of the left tybe, logic tells me my right tube must be dominant. Can drugs get both sides to O?
3.) Why has his opinion changed so much in 2 months? Did he suspect hydro. to be present in both tubes?
4.) What is his live birth % so LOW???
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE, THOUGH. I SUSPECT YOU ARE PROBABLY RIGHT AND MAYBE THIS ISN'T THE PLACE FOR ME TO BE...REGARDLESS I THINK HE OWES ME AN ANSWER TO MY QUESTIONS.
I think looking at the statistics for your clinic is a good idea but at the same time even if another clinic has a 50% success rate that wouldn't mean the RE there would give you that same rate. Everyone's situation is different and so everyone will have a different chance at success.
I was given around a 20% chance to have my IVF work. My clinic had a higher success rate for women my age.
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I would definitely look at how many cycles they had for women 35+ and their total...15% is really low...I believe mine is somewhere between 35-40% for women over 35. Ask your questions and maybe get a second opinion if you can...it can't hurt.
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That seems really low to me as well. I am completely OOP, so I know I would not have used someone who quoted me such a low success rate. We were very fortunate to have success with IVF #1. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. I know how stressful it can be!
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I am seeing the RE for the first time next week, so I don't have an answer to your question. It seems that you are a little unsure about your RE, so maybe it is best to get a second opinion. Maybe you could go ahead and do a consultation with an RE that will be covered when you switch insurance in January. Then, if you decided to go with them, you could wait and start treatment when you have coverage.
Regarding fertility drugs making you O on both sides . . . I almost always O on the left side. I get pretty significant O pain on that side so I know when I am Oing on the left. With clomid, I have had follicles on both sides. So, for me, the clomid did seem to kick my right ovary into gear. Not sure if this is common for everyone though.
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Just spoke to my RE and the low rate is a combo of my age combined with the tubal factor. 15% is not the clinic's rate, but a rate based upon my unique situation. He said our chance of conceiving naturally is 10% per cycle. He would not put me on fertility meds because the tubal factor greatly increases the odds of etopic and the risk does not out weigh the benefit.
I aksed him flat out what he would do if this was his wife and he said he would not pursue IVF.
Things are looking a little bleak.
I want to thank everyone for their advice. You gals are the greatest...
Keep in mind that a clinic's success rate has something to do with how they 'choose' their patients. Clinics with high success rates often refuse treatment to potential 'poor responders,' and clinics with lower rates may be more accommodating to older or 'less responsive' patients.
As for an individual success rate, mine is 15% also. The RE gave me this based on my bad numbers (see signature), and the clinic % for my age group which is 30%. He expects my chances to be 1/2 of that of others my age because of my low numbers.
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My RE has this posted on his website. For those that are 38-40. The % of transfers resulting in live births is 38.5%. Total cycles resulting in live births 31.2%
Yeah...that's kind of why I was asking. The clinic is registered with SART, but the most recent data they have posted is 2007, and there's not very much data there.
Unfortunately, it was the only one in my area that accepts our health insurance. Probably going to switch plans Jan 2010 at the next open enrollment.
However, now DH thinks we should just go back to trying the old fashioned way. Basically RE said we have a 15% chance with IVF and there is a chance we could get PG through my one open tube. This is all so confusing to me because 2 months ago when he suspected hydrosalpinx, he said that tubal removal and IVF was going to be our only option. Now he's basically saying tubal removal ONLY if we decide to do IVF. If we decide to go natural he's not suggesting tubal removal...THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME.
After thinking about this all weekend I have a list of questions to ask him tomorrow.
1.) Need % for live birth with 1 tube
2.) Can fert. meds create bilateral O. Since he's saying I should be able to get PG out of the left tybe, logic tells me my right tube must be dominant. Can drugs get both sides to O?
3.) Why has his opinion changed so much in 2 months? Did he suspect hydro. to be present in both tubes?
4.) What is his live birth % so LOW???
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE, THOUGH. I SUSPECT YOU ARE PROBABLY RIGHT AND MAYBE THIS ISN'T THE PLACE FOR ME TO BE...REGARDLESS I THINK HE OWES ME AN ANSWER TO MY QUESTIONS.
I think looking at the statistics for your clinic is a good idea but at the same time even if another clinic has a 50% success rate that wouldn't mean the RE there would give you that same rate. Everyone's situation is different and so everyone will have a different chance at success.
I was given around a 20% chance to have my IVF work. My clinic had a higher success rate for women my age.
Kelly, Mom to Christopher Shannon 9.27.06, Catherine Quinn 2.24.09, Trey Barton lost on 12.28.09, Therese Barton lost on 6.10.10, Joseph Sullivan 7.23.11, and our latest, Victoria Maren 11.15.12
Secondary infertility success with IVF, then two losses, one at 14 weeks and one at 10 weeks, then success with IUI and then just pure, crazy luck. Expecting our fifth in May as the result of a FET.
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I would definitely look at how many cycles they had for women 35+ and their total...15% is really low...I believe mine is somewhere between 35-40% for women over 35. Ask your questions and maybe get a second opinion if you can...it can't hurt.
I am seeing the RE for the first time next week, so I don't have an answer to your question. It seems that you are a little unsure about your RE, so maybe it is best to get a second opinion. Maybe you could go ahead and do a consultation with an RE that will be covered when you switch insurance in January. Then, if you decided to go with them, you could wait and start treatment when you have coverage.
Regarding fertility drugs making you O on both sides . . . I almost always O on the left side. I get pretty significant O pain on that side so I know when I am Oing on the left. With clomid, I have had follicles on both sides. So, for me, the clomid did seem to kick my right ovary into gear. Not sure if this is common for everyone though.
Just spoke to my RE and the low rate is a combo of my age combined with the tubal factor. 15% is not the clinic's rate, but a rate based upon my unique situation. He said our chance of conceiving naturally is 10% per cycle. He would not put me on fertility meds because the tubal factor greatly increases the odds of etopic and the risk does not out weigh the benefit.
I aksed him flat out what he would do if this was his wife and he said he would not pursue IVF.
Things are looking a little bleak.
I want to thank everyone for their advice. You gals are the greatest...
Keep in mind that a clinic's success rate has something to do with how they 'choose' their patients. Clinics with high success rates often refuse treatment to potential 'poor responders,' and clinics with lower rates may be more accommodating to older or 'less responsive' patients.
As for an individual success rate, mine is 15% also. The RE gave me this based on my bad numbers (see signature), and the clinic % for my age group which is 30%. He expects my chances to be 1/2 of that of others my age because of my low numbers.