Ivf Or A Course Of Tablets.

[chrissa1]

My daughter and her husband have been trying for a baby for two years now and have just been accepted for their one and only free IVF procedure.

Back in 1978 I myself had trouble conceiving. We went private, and a very good gynaecologist prescribed a course of tablets that I took, if my memory serves me right. Mid 1979, my healthy son was born and is now 39 years old.

I told my daughter about this, and she said that they don’t use this method anymore.
My question is....what was prescribed to me and why is it not deemed suitable anymore? Thanks.

[Buenchico]

See 'Medicines' here:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/infertility/treatment/

[rowanwitch]

Medication is still used when there is no physical barrier to conception usually to stimulate the ovaries. If your daughter is going to have IVF it is probably because she has a problem with her fallopian tubes preventing the ovum moving down to implant.
I wish her all the luck in the world.

[chrissa1]

My daughter has Crohn’s Disease. Can she ask for the medication if the IVF doesn’t work. Even if it was, privately?

[rowanwitch]

If she has been told she needs IVF there is no point, no matter how many eggs the tablets cause her to produce if there is a physical barrier she won't be able to get pregnant.

[chrissa1]

Sorry to be a pain, rowanwitch but, nothing has been said to her about her Fallopian tubes. She has had scans and internal investigations and a “physical barrier” has never been mentioned.

[woofgang]

I can understand that you are very anxious for your daughter but maybe a step back would be helpful to you both? I am assuming that your daughter and her husband are capable of understanding what the doctor is telling them and understand why IVF is the right way forward? We don't know why your daughter and her husband have trouble conceiving and whether its the same reason as you had. 40 years ago there were many less treatment options and IVF procedures were way more unpleasant (they are no picnic now) and way less successful. IVF is quite an expensive procedure and I am fairly sure that if taking a medication would solve your daughter and her partner's problem then it would most certainly have been prescribed instead of IVF.

[chrissa1]

That’s a very fair comment, woofgang. Trust me, I’m not interfering. Just wanted to find out a bit more information. Fingers crossed for them both. X

[Maydup]

I dont know the answer to your question but I do know people who have had, affordable successful IVF treatment in Prague. If this doesnt work, do encourage them to consider it.

[chrissa1]

Thanks, Maydup.