Hello,
I just found out that my second round of IVF resulted in a negative and am kind of at a loss for where to go from here. It appears that our issue is egg quality and I've heard that if after two cycles you don't have success, you should move on because the quality of the lab could be contributing to the quality of the embryos. I am debating switching clinics and was wondering if anybody has recommendations for facilities and/or specific doctors. I live in Waltham so going into Boston isn't an issue...
Thanks so much in advance!
Re: Boston Area Fertility Center Recommendations
I've been seeing Dr. Pang at RSC in Lexington since April and am happy with the facility so far. I'm not pregnant so I can't really speak from "success" but the nurses have all been amazing and their hours are very convenient. I think Dr. Pang is very knowledgeable about my condition (DOR) but he doesn't necessarily give off warm-fuzzy vibes. I think "Jenniferluvscandy" also goes to RSC and sees a different doctor that she likes a lot. We've done 2 IUIs, one natural, one Clomid and are now on Gonal-F. We have to do three medicated IUIs before our insurance (Fallon) will cover IVF.
Best of luck to you!
Anovulatory cycles, increased Synthroid Diagnosed Sep 2010
1 Clomid/Ovidrel BFN May 2011
Natural cycle Aug 2011 BFP M/C 4 Weeks
1 IUI Sept 2011 BFP M/c 7 weeks
Provera Dec 2011 BFP M/C 3 Weeks
IVF March 2012 BFP m/c 4weeks 5 days (IL, Prednisone)
IVF#2w/DS July 2012 MEGA FAILURE BFN (IL, Dexamethasone)
Diagnosed No real HLA Match, DQ Beta Triad, High TNF, Low NK Cells
Oct 2012 Natural Cycle m/c 4wks (Lovenox, Prednisone)
Went to Beer Center- high tnf, low lad, implantation failure
Jan 2013 BFP
Humira,LIT,Prednisone, Lovenox, IVIG, Baby Aspirin
Miracle Born August 2013 Premature
Yours doesn't have to be a sad story
I also went to Brigham Womens and like previous poster, I would highly recommend Dr. Ashby - seriously one of the best doctors I have ever met.
She was encouraging, positive, and she really 'gets it' in terms of how difficult infertiltiy is to deal with.
The staff at BWH were also great to deal with.
Good Luck, I hope everything works out for you.
Jan to April 2010 - Clomid - All BFN
June 2010 - IVF - BFN
Oct 2010 - FET #1 - BFN
Dec 2010 - endometrial biopsy
Jan 2011 - Surprise BFP! - m/c at 6w5d
March 2011 - FET #2. Thawed 11 Day 1 embryos; 5 'exploded' / possible lab error?
ET 4/2/11 transferred 1 blast & 1 morula
Beta#1 10dp5dt =81; Beta#2 12dp5dt =222 Beta#3 16dp5dt =1337
It's a BOY!!!
Thank you all much for all your recommendations! I'm glad to hear some reviews of Fertility Solutions because up until now I hadn't heard anything about them. I'm definitely going to add them and Brigham to my list of appointments to set up. I think it's really going to come down to who my husband and I click with...
I wish you all success and a H&H 9 months to those of you that have already had success!
I have to recommend Fertility Centers of NE...They have locations in Dedham, N. Reading and few others. I have 2 little boys b/c of their fantastic doctors, technicians and labs. I saw Dr. Hill for my first son, he's very clinical and knows his stuff, I also saw Dr. Hardy who is amazing. For my second we saw Dr. Weiss and I loved him.
My only advice in speaking with all these centers is make sure they have access to all the top level facilities and specialists in case your situation is more than just an IVF one.
My husband and I had a genetic issue, our only ability to conceive was with IVF/PGD(I'm not sure its called this anymore) so our clinic was affiliated with a great genetics lab and geneticist that was able to pinpoint our problem and create the necessary test for us when the embryo was 3 days old...amazing stuff but just make sure again wherever you chose has all the capabilities. Good luck!