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First IVF (Medication Questions)

Bandy514Bandy514 member
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Can anyone give me a rundown/tips on ordering medications and possibly getting the best price for them? I spoke with my nurse coordinator this morning and she gave me a listing of what I'll be on and said she'd be sending the list to Freedom Fertility. 

I guess someone will be calling me from there. Do I have to order through them or do I have other options? We will be doing our first IVF cycle in early September so I'm kind of like a deer in headlights and feeling a little lost and overwhelmed! 

Thanks!
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Re: First IVF (Medication Questions)

  • przemosbabeprzemosbabe member
    Alexanders Twin has good prices as well as village fertility pharmacy. If you have time, Ivfmeds in the UK is about 50% less than what you pay for any pharmacy here, I would make sure they have the meds IN STOCK and also get the fastest shipping possible. I would check with your insurance company to make sure things like estradiol pills and crinone are covered because those two are not considered IVF meds and should be covered.
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  • Bandy514Bandy514 member
    @przemosbabe I did check with my insurance and a few of the meds are covered (Endometrin, Dexamethasone, and Doxycycline). Do you have experience with ivfmeds in the UK? I start birth control pills in about 3 weeks, but I won't have my baseline until around the first week of September. I wonder if that gives me enough time to order. 
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  • AMSharkAMShark member
    When you are comparing prices, be sure to ask Freedom (or anyone else) if they have a discount or grant program, so that you're comparing the lowest prices available to you.

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    Me: 37, DH: 39, TTC 5 yrs

    2013 summary: Diagnosed with Hypothyroid; Cervical polyp removed (benign); 
    2 rounds ovidrel with timed intercourse (no result): 3 rounds IUI with clomid + ovidrel (no result)
    2014 summary (to date):
    IVF cycle 1 - ER: 4/17 (28 follicles, 3 fertilized, 2 survived to day 3);
    ET: 4/20 (3rd day, 2 embryos - 1 @ 6 cells & 1 @ 4 cells); Beta 5/1 - BFP!; 
    1st scan 5/13 - development behind, no heartbeat detected; D&C 6/2; WTF 6/13
    IVF cycle 2 - BCP begun 7/12; stims w/ HGH begun 7/26; 
    ER: 8/6, 12 follicles, 7 fertilized w/ ICSI; ET: 8/11, 3 blastocysts left, 2 transferred, 3rd arrested 8/12 - none to freeze :'(
    1st beta 8/19 - BFP! 294; 2nd beta 8/26 - 4976; 1st u/s 9/2; 2nd u/s 9/9 - two little heartbeats at 140 each!!! 
    EDD: 29-April-2015
    Other Meds: Synthroid 100 mcg/daily

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  • przemosbabeprzemosbabe member
    If you do not start bcp for 3 weeks you have time to order your meds from them, just make sure they have them in stock and get them express shipped regardless. I think it's like 100 dollars to have them shipped in two days or something. But you're still saving a lot of money even with that price for shipping tell them you want your drugs shipped all at once, no split shipping.
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  • jszy10jszy10 member
    Freedom Fertility has good prices for OOP.  I found similar prices at my local fertility friendly pharmacy (Rosemont).  Look into First Steps and Compassionate Care discount programs!  I got 50% off follistim, gonal-f, ganirelix and a few others!

    ME - 31, DH - 40

    Married 06/25/2011, TTC since 03/2012

    BFP #1 on 11/13/12 -- EDD 7/24/13 -- M/C (CP) on 11/21/12

    BFP #2 on  7/21/13 -- EDD 3/29/14 -- M/C (CP) on 7/31/13

    09/4/13 - 4/16/14 -- IUI #1 - 6 = BFNs :(

    7/13/14 -- IVF #1 w/ ICSI

    ER on 7/26/14 -- 20 R, 15 M, 11 F

    ET on 7/31/14 -- 1 transferred (4bb); 8 frosties!!!

    BFP #3 on 8/8/14 -- EDD 04/18/15

    BETA #1:  473,  BETA #2: 1009, BETA #3: 1975

    ** It's a BOY!!! **

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  • jszy10jszy10 member
    Also, the OOP Meds program advertised on here saved my bank!!!!!  They were able to match me with probably 3/4 of the meds I needed!

    ME - 31, DH - 40

    Married 06/25/2011, TTC since 03/2012

    BFP #1 on 11/13/12 -- EDD 7/24/13 -- M/C (CP) on 11/21/12

    BFP #2 on  7/21/13 -- EDD 3/29/14 -- M/C (CP) on 7/31/13

    09/4/13 - 4/16/14 -- IUI #1 - 6 = BFNs :(

    7/13/14 -- IVF #1 w/ ICSI

    ER on 7/26/14 -- 20 R, 15 M, 11 F

    ET on 7/31/14 -- 1 transferred (4bb); 8 frosties!!!

    BFP #3 on 8/8/14 -- EDD 04/18/15

    BETA #1:  473,  BETA #2: 1009, BETA #3: 1975

    ** It's a BOY!!! **

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