Dear Nicky<br><br>I am sorry you are feeling so low and unsure at the moment. It is difficult to know what to do at the best of times but I would stick with yr current treatment if I were you. Even if it doesn't work out, every failed cycle helps them assess a better tmt for you next time and you ...

Hi Kat,<br>It is fun when you "meet" other people here who are from same area...it certainly encourages me to keep going with this lark. I don't think we will have any more IVF this year...have had a few big things to pay for recently and with Xmas just around the corner....<br><br>So, we are ...

Dear Tracey,<br><br>I haven't been on the boards much lately but had to post when I saw your sad news. You were there for me with so much help and info when I went through my first IVF....you were like the big sister I don't have...and you took the time and trouble to email me privately too, for ...

Hi P&J<br><br>I was very interested in your Europe idea as I had been thinking along those lines too. We have had one privately funded IVF attempt at Queen Mary's Roehampton which failed, and as I am nearly 39 I am not eligible for any NHS funded attempts, altho' my local health authority will fund ...

Hi Girls,<br><br>Kat - thanks for the reply above about Roehampton. I agree that Sheldon is not very forthcoming. I also find him a bit ignorant on basic ttc issues. I had a query on bbt charts and he got it all wrong - doesn't fill me with much confidence sometimes. I am still keen to get a second ...

Hi Grace<br><br>A quick question - your NHS attempts - why were they at Kings and not Roehampton? I was under the impression that all of us getting some NHS provision in K&R Health Auth area all were referred to Roehampton - did you live somewhere else before? <br><br>Also, did you have the same ...

Hi Debbie<br><br>I saw the news too and as I was going for my follow up consultation yesterday after first IVF failed, I asked the Dr about it. Basically, NICE have recommended to the government that all health authorities should offer the SAME level of treatment, instead of it varying enormously ...

Hi Kat - I am glad you are back on the band wagon...although was sorry to see your last -ve. <br><br>I would like to ask yr opinion on something....I went for my follow up at Roehampton this morning after my first IVF attempt failed in June. (We decided to postpone the follow up as was having a ...

Here is the link to Midland Ferility Services site...they charge £75 for the ovarian reserve testing<br>www.midlandfertility.com/index1.htm

And some more food for thought.......<br><br>Researchers seek tick of women's biological clock<br><br>By John Wolfson ~ The Seattle Times <br>SEATTLE (Nov 2002)<br>Theresa Naluai-Cecchini's lab coat fluttered as she strode down the hallway of the University of Washington Medical Center. <br>Her left ...

And here's the other one:<br><br>Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test <br><br>Q - What is the clomiphene citrate challenge test (CCCT)? <br><br>A - The CCCT is a test that we use to help to predict a woman's reproductive or fertility potential. The tests consists of determination of blood follicle ...

Hi girls...I think you are refering to the Day 3 Inhibin B test...details as follows:<br><br>Day 3 Inhibin B: <br>A new ELISA-based hormonal test, measuring the levels of Inhibin B in serum on day 3 of the menstrual cycle. Since only the Follicular Granulosa cells secrete this hormone, its level ...

Kat - how many attempts had you had before this one. I am maybe going to do same protocol as you next time...so am very keen to hear how you find it. Do you have high FSH levels?<br><br>Good luck - keep me posted<br>Helen

Hi again Jen<br><br>We did chat before...just about the time Kat's DH had his accident and I think you were taking a break before changing clinics...I was just starting tests etc at QM's.. Had first IVF on short protocol...only got 5 follies and only 1 egg. We have postponed our follow up ...

Hi - there is lots of info on hormone levels at the following address....<br><br>www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels ... r><br>Hope this helps.<br><br>Best regards<br>Helen