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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, given the challenges that you and DH have, why would you skip blood work.  I get that it's unpleasant, but the treatment is tailored to adjust to the results of those tests.  It seems self defeating to avoid those tests, as much as I understand the impulse.

I see Widra at SG.  Love him.  But he's no nonsense and while he's been flexible and supportive of our choices, I don't think he'd view skipping blood work favorably.

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OP here.  It is more than unpleasant, it is a really severe phobia that leads to a vasovagal reaction that causes my blood pressure to spike and plummet so severely that I could have a stroke or heart attack (not being hyperbolic) and frequently faint more than once during a single blood draw and in the hours afterwards.  I am far from just "not liking it," so I am willing to take decreased chances of success to not risk my life...[/quote]

Make that clear to a potential RE.  Your origional post doesn't convey the severity of the situation.  And it's not just time that's an issue (sounds like you're fine with it taking longer), it's the expense.  IVF at SGFC is about $10k per round plus $4k in meds give or take.  I know because we just paid for our round.[/quote]

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