tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790368997436528274.post8341031825230375900..comments2023-10-18T07:23:53.731-07:00Comments on IVF - A Husband's Perspective: And Now For Something Completely DifferentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790368997436528274.post-51980696357995991852010-03-28T17:44:46.088-07:002010-03-28T17:44:46.088-07:00Women usually take the brunt of the infertility st...Women usually take the brunt of the infertility stigma but the male can also have issues relating to their age as it relates to the ability conceive. A study of over 12000 couples done a couple years ago concluded the age of the male was a contributing factor the number if miscarriages and issues conceiving at all.<br /><br />Sperm quantity and quality was examined as part of the In-vitro Fertilization process. Miscarriages were more prevalent when the male was of 40 years of age, even if the female was not. Researchers felt the data supported the findings that the age of the male as a significant factor in the viability of the fetus. These researchers also recommended that in case where the male was over 40, couples having fertility issues should elect to have the sperm injected directly in the egg to help the chances for success. <br /><br />http://gravitygarden.com/trying-to-have-a-baby/getting-pregnant-after-40.htmlGravity Gardenerhttp://gravitygarden.com/trying-to-have-a-baby/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790368997436528274.post-40997028522630612562010-02-06T01:49:54.259-08:002010-02-06T01:49:54.259-08:00Great Post.....
I found your site on stumbleupon ...Great Post.....<br /><br />I found your site on stumbleupon and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing....IVF Clinic Indiahttp://www.surrogacyabroad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790368997436528274.post-58436292448666197902008-11-21T10:54:00.000-08:002008-11-21T10:54:00.000-08:00I do think Dr. M is a lot better than Dr. S for yo...I do think Dr. M is a lot better than Dr. S for you, but for the benefit of future readers, I'd like to say something about why Dr. S's approach may make sense in some cases.<BR/><BR/>First, there's quite a bit of evidence that IVF is, despite the cost, the most cost effective way of improving fertility. Everything short of that - progesterone, clomid, IUI without and with injectables - is barely distinguishable, if at all, from just trying naturally, or maybe from temperature charting and trying naturally on the right day. For couples who have real infertility problems, skipping all the preliminaries and going straight to IVF is on average more cost effective (counting both what the couple pays and what the insurance pays).<BR/><BR/>Perhaps more importantly, many couples are much more time limited than you are. We didn't start trying until my wife was 34 and I was 44. We wasted two years on "just trying", clomid, and IUI before we got to IVF - for which we went an additional year and four cycles before getting a success. Many of the women in this situation are over 40 and every cycle counts for them; two years can mean they don't get to try for a second child, or don't get to see grandchildren within their lifetimes. Conversely, older patients often have more money, so the dollar cost of IVF, while substantial, may not be as big a barrier.<BR/><BR/>Now, I do think Dr. S is far from faultless. If your wife has always had painful cramps with her period, more care would probably have allowed the endometriosis to be diagnosed much sooner. Allowing you to think that your first IVF cycle was close to a sure thing is inexcusable - I have found no clinic with much more than a 30% overall success rate. The general manner you describe seems unprofessional. However, I think at least part of the issue is that he's looking at things from the perspective of someone who views other forms of ART as next to worthless, and is used to patients who are not as young as you are.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, as I said, it sounds like Dr. M is much better for your circumstances. Hopefully he will help you get a healthy baby within the next year or two, which will make all the effort worthwhile.<BR/><BR/>psychohist.livejournal.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790368997436528274.post-81921446547908933732007-12-17T16:15:00.000-08:002007-12-17T16:15:00.000-08:00full suite of tests available to diagnose the root...<I>full suite of tests available to diagnose the root cause of infertility was not exhausted.</I><BR/><BR/>I wish I could say I was speechless, but when you read lots of infertility blogs, it quickly becomes clear that many doctors don't give two figs about actually determining what the problem/s is/are. What tests weren't performed, and please tell me an HSG wasn't one of them?<BR/><BR/>I'm really glad you're changing clinics.<BR/><BR/>OroI_Sell_Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047786558604545391noreply@blogger.com