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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see any issue with wanting to wait a year or two if you're not ready to have children now.  I certainly wasn't ready at 36, and even though I've struggled to get pregnant at 38/39, I don't look back and think I should have had children earlier.  I do wish I had had my eggs frozen earlier, but hindsight is 20/20, and it's really expensive!

I would suggest going ahead and scheduling a consult at one of the fertility clinics and getting the standard initial diagnostic testing.  Insurance typically will cover the consult and diagnostic tests.  You can also get the testing done at an OB/GYN.  Husband should get a semen analysis too.  If everything is normal, I would just go with egg retrieval for now.  If there are other issues, then IVF might be the better option, but a doctor would be able to give you more information on which option to choose.  An egg retrieval alone will be cheaper than creating embryos, though it will still likely be above 10K in this area especially after you factor in the cost of medication.  Another poster mentioned CNY, and that is definitely a great, more affordable option.  If it turns out that you have difficulty having a child naturally when you are ready, then, at that time, you can pay the extra cost to have the eggs fertilized and have them tested (if that is what you choose).

There are a couple of cons with just doing an egg retrieval now vs. going ahead and creating embryos: (1) while most eggs do survive the thaw, some may not; there's also no way to tell how many will be successfully fertilized later and make it to blastocyst, and (2) you can't do genetics testing on eggs like you can with embryos so you won't know how many of your stored eggs are actually normal.  36 is still relatively young, however, and while some women that age and younger have issues with egg quality, the majority still have a good number of normal eggs.  If you may be a low responder to the meds and produce few eggs, that might be a reason to proceed with fertilization now, but a doctor can tell you, generally, what to expect before you even start meds, and then adjust recommendations based on your monitoring results (while on meds, you'd be going into the office every 1-2 days for blood tests and ultrasounds).  Ultimately, creating embryos now can give you a bit more peace of mind, but it will be more expensive.  There really are no easy decisions when it comes to this stuff.  Good luck to you!  [/quote]

Also, one more thing.  I'm doing IVF at Shady Grove and have had a good experience there so far.  They offer single cycle as well as packages for both IVF and egg retrieval.  I've heard people mention that Shady Grove has egg retrieval packages where, for example, you will get up to 3 retrievals to get a certain amount of eggs.  I've also had friends have good experiences at Dominion for egg retrieval and IVF.  [/quote]

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