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[quote=Anonymous]CCRM, without a doubt. I was able to have a healthy pregnancy and birth after 6 cycles of IVF at the age of 45. My IVF child is now 10. I went to Shady Grove first for 3 cycles and was disappointed with them. They transferred less mature embryos whereas CCRM always tried to grow the embryos to the blastocyst stage. Waiting until they are blastocyst greatly increased my chances of success. I will forever be grateful to Dr. Schoolcraft and Dr. Surrey as they were so supportive and kind also. I always felt awkward walking into their clinic because I was so much older than the average woman there. But they never made me feel old. In fact, Dr. Schoolcraft jokingly said with each cycle my eggs seem to be reverse aging and asked me what I was taking or doing to cause this (the embryos were healthier with each cycle). I was seeing an alternative MD who suggested I take Chinese herbs and do acupuncture. CCRM suggested acupuncture before and after implantation and vitamins/supplements as well and this is something Shady Grove did not do back then. CCRM is a world-class clinic. I was such a nervous patient that I regularly called the lab to ask how the embryos were doing after each cycle. I was so impressed with the lab doctors' knowledge and patience with my many questions.

I wish all women struggling with infertility success. I remember the stressful journey well. The cycles were so costly and we are not wealthy. We chose to pull money out of our retirement to fund the last several cycles. When we had just one blastocyst left for implantation, my husband said we simply were running out of money and could not do any more cycles if this last blastocyst didn't "take." I remember sobbing so much. I prayed to God to give me the strength to accept whatever decision He made for me and then submitted myself to His will. In a way, this helped to alleviate the stress of the situation. I always thank God that last blastocyst took.    [/quote]

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