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6 Years TTC !! Nothing Is Working
Hi. Sorry for the long message. Myself and my partner have been TTC for 6 years now. I am now under my 2nd hospital as the first hospital didn’t do anything to help as we can’t have IVF on the NHS ( due to my partner having a child from a previous relationship ). I had 5 rounds of chlomid at the first hospital which all they kept telling me was I wasn’t ovulating. I am 26 years old and have only ovulated twice ( this being at the second hospital which they have done more test and things to help ). At my first hospital they told me that just by looking at me that I didn’t have PCOS or endometriosis, I wasn’t happy that they didn’t want to do any tests or anything to confirm this. When I got referred to my 2nd hospital they were very welcoming and wanting to do everything they possibly could to help me. I have just done my 4th month of chlomid at this hospital also having follicle tracking each cycle aswell. I have been given the trigger injection three times and I am now on the two week wait to see if anything has happened this cycle. Unfortunately this is my last cycle of chlomid and I am unable to take anymore after this. I have also been diagnosed with PCOS and have been put on metformin, inofolic, co enzyme q10 and also now aspirin. I also got put onto crinone progesterone gel for 2 weeks after ovulation occurred this month.
I don’t have a regular cycle which means I can have maybe just 4 cycles a year or have between 2 - 6 months between each cycle. Each cycle is extremely painful and doesn’t last long.
I am also struggling to cope with the amount of people getting pregnant around me. My sister has just given birth to a beautiful baby boy ( 2 weeks ago ) And it breaks my heart with how quick it happened for her and how long it is taking for me.
Sorry again for the long winded message.
Thankyou
Jenny
I don’t have a regular cycle which means I can have maybe just 4 cycles a year or have between 2 - 6 months between each cycle. Each cycle is extremely painful and doesn’t last long.
I am also struggling to cope with the amount of people getting pregnant around me. My sister has just given birth to a beautiful baby boy ( 2 weeks ago ) And it breaks my heart with how quick it happened for her and how long it is taking for me.
Sorry again for the long winded message.
Thankyou
Jenny
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Have you tried Eastern medecine? Affirmations? Hypnotherapy?
I know you have tried a lot in traditional medicine,but why not to try something completely different?
Try hypnotherapy, I think you might have blockage on mental level.
How GP explain your problem?
Is that’s still true that the NHS won’t cover you for IVF if your partner has a child? That’s shocking! My partner has a child and it worries me if we need IVF that it won’t be covered!
I read an article somewhere about a couple that took the NHS to Court over it and it was ruled that a childless woman shoudnt be denied IVF on the NHS!!
I also have a partner with children previously so also been told that the NHS cant do any more than a few blood tests. I've switched doctors but they just do the same tests over and over and nothing is properly investigated. I have not been diagnosed with anything so its all a guessing game for me, although i don't have painful or irregular cycles. Its so hard. I also have two close people in my life who have just fallen pregnant accidentally and i REALLY feel your pain.
Like a lot of people i think my only option is now private fertility treatments which i'm looking into.
@DiviyaSalana can i ask why Kyiv?
Alice x
Since going to my gp and getting referred to fertility clinic I have had blood tests on days 2,21,28 and 35 on every cycle. These have shown that my body is not ovulating etc. Since January this year I have been having follicle tracking with scans etc and blood tests each cycle which have shown only twice that I have ovulted. These have both been with lots of medication and trigger jabs etc. I have recently been told I now can’t have ovarian drilling either as I have ovulated even though that was athe next step and although my body hasn’t ovulated on its own only with medical help I am still not able to have it. Xx
I am in the same position as you as my partner has children so we are not eligible for IVF on NHS - we have booked a fertility MOT for tomorrow with LondonWomensClinic (not just London based) for £275 which will include bloods, a scan and an hours consultation which i thought wasn't too bad for the money.
We will keep TTC naturally until the end of the year (already 19 months TTC) and if that fails we are going to book IVF abroad as ALOT cheaper than UK.
There is a company i was suggested in Cyprus who seem really helpful. I emailed them in advance and let them know my plans and they have gotten back to me with a VERY informative email explaining the procedure and even include travel advice for people coming from abroad. They are called - https://www.dunyaivf.com/en/ivf-success-rates and although i cant recommend them as such as i have not used them yet they seem very professional.
@VanGn i understand you are the one who suggested the Cyprus company to me on my own discussion!!