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[quote=Anonymous]You can try NCIVF at Dominion.  No extras and each cycle is less expensive.  That's probably a good option if you're expecting IVF to be a near slam dunk for you.

With PCOS, egg freezing is probably an option, since you're likely to get above the normal # of eggs.  But, it will make things more expensive to only do a few eggs at a time.  You get charged by batch, so each time you'd thaw a set of eggs, you'd be paying for the procedures again.  Also, eggs don't freeze as well, so you can count on losing some.  I'd assume that most REs would consider doing this for you.

If age or DOR is a factor, you shouldn't worry too much about extras.  This is where I think you'd have issues finding REs that would think minimizing embryos would be a good idea.  I'd expect that you'd hear that you would really be hurting your chances if you try to minimize embryos in this case, but if that's OK with you, then I'd bet you'd be able to find someone to work with.  Might be good to try a smaller practice - just so you're working with the same people more often and they understand why certain things are being done.

You could also look into a mini-IVF.  Lower doses of meds, fewer eggs.  This has a lower cost per cycle.  This can also be a good option for DOR/age.  Cornell does an ultra low dose protocol for DOR/age and I know other REs in the DC area will consider it, too.

People donate embryos to others, so that's also an option.

If you're trying to use insurance, you should also consider if they'll cover it if you try to minimize.

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