Anonymous wrote:OP again.
I did some research, the Shady Grove Assurance program is priced at $13300. So if I do 2/3/4 cycles, it comes to $6650/4433/3325 per cycle.
This cost is not something I can pay in one payment. I can consider financing but it

The EggSafe program at Virginia Fertility is priced at $10000. For a moment I was excited as it seemed to be the best option, but sadly they don't accept outside monitoring patients, and I can't drive 2 hours to Virginia to reach there at 8am in the morning.

The cost of drugs for 4 rounds also really adds up.

I suppose my first step is to discuss the adjustments to medications that I can make on the next round. I heard that some people respond better to less meds so I might discuss mini stim with the doctor as a possibility.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old are you and why are you freezing your eggs?

I have been through the infertility wringer and I ended up using donor eggs. If I could give my younger self some advice it would be to save my money and go right to donor eggs.

I have three amazing kids. One round of donor egg retrieval. Second and third kid from frozen embryos. Donor was 21 and her eggs were fantastic. I am so thankful for her.

I would like to give further perspective on this. I did donor egg (after almost seven years of infertility) and ended up with three (now almost adult) fabulous kids from a donor cycle (where she produced 6 ova) Yes, if I were close to 30 now and wanting to "preserve" (possibly) my own genetics, I would definitely do egg freezing (which was not available when I was first trying to get pregnant years 1994-2000). However, I also had a diagnosis of endometriosis and it is still not clear whether my own eggs were EVER viable. Each of us has to pursue her own road to a baby, of course, and I would encourage my own daughter to freeze eggs while she is relatively young. But it is also possible that I "preserved" that daughter's fertility by not passing on my "infertile" genetics.
I am happy to discuss any other experience with infertility etc. In my day, I chose the clinic mostly for the skill/statistics of the embryologist/IVF lab. And thus even tho I lived in DC area, I went to Los Angeles for (California Fertility Partners) and fro Dr. Richard Marrs who was a pioneer and a leader in the field at the time.

Anonymous wrote:She said her stats were fine so doesn’t sound like dor to me but I’m no expert - why not see if you qualify for Assure at Shady Grove, try for better outcomes. If it’s not happening, then you reassess. Talk of donor eggs at this stage is just premature.

Anonymous wrote:Worth checking out the Assure program at Shady Grove for sure. And no reason to rush into donor sperm - and definitely not donor eggs. What an odd suggestion. Try to freeze 20 eggs and then reassess in a couple years where you are on the partnering path. You’re young enough to take this one step at a time.

Anonymous wrote:How old are you and why are you freezing your eggs?

I have been through the infertility wringer and I ended up using donor eggs. If I could give my younger self some advice it would be to save my money and go right to donor eggs.

I have three amazing kids. One round of donor egg retrieval. Second and third kid from frozen embryos. Donor was 21 and her eggs were fantastic. I am so thankful for her.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP again.
I did some research, the Shady Grove Assurance program is priced at $13300. So if I do 2/3/4 cycles, it comes to $6650/4433/3325 per cycle.
This cost is not something I can pay in one payment. I can consider financing but it

The EggSafe program at Virginia Fertility is priced at $10000. For a moment I was excited as it seemed to be the best option, but sadly they don't accept outside monitoring patients, and I can't drive 2 hours to Virginia to reach there at 8am in the morning.

The cost of drugs for 4 rounds also really adds up.

I suppose my first step is to discuss the adjustments to medications that I can make on the next round. I heard that some people respond better to less meds so I might discuss mini stim with the doctor as a possibility.

I don't mean to be mean, but the average prenatal appt is often that long, if you are high risk and need ultrasound with your appt and you are seeing a MFM, you can add an hour or two. I'm not in DC, but the hospital where I had to go bad a 15 min late cancellation policy, heavy downtown traffic with parking struggles so I left with 45 min to spare (in addition to the one hour drive). In other words, welcome to assisted fertility and parenthood!!!!!

To me this is totally different. When you are pregnant you aren't typically going in 2-3 times a week and you often have shared information that you are pregnant with your job so its easier to take time off.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP again.
I did some research, the Shady Grove Assurance program is priced at $13300. So if I do 2/3/4 cycles, it comes to $6650/4433/3325 per cycle.
This cost is not something I can pay in one payment. I can consider financing but it

The EggSafe program at Virginia Fertility is priced at $10000. For a moment I was excited as it seemed to be the best option, but sadly they don't accept outside monitoring patients, and I can't drive 2 hours to Virginia to reach there at 8am in the morning.

The cost of drugs for 4 rounds also really adds up.

I suppose my first step is to discuss the adjustments to medications that I can make on the next round. I heard that some people respond better to less meds so I might discuss mini stim with the doctor as a possibility.

I don't mean to be mean, but the average prenatal appt is often that long, if you are high risk and need ultrasound with your appt and you are seeing a MFM, you can add an hour or two. I'm not in DC, but the hospital where I had to go bad a 15 min late cancellation policy, heavy downtown traffic with parking struggles so I left with 45 min to spare (in addition to the one hour drive). In other words, welcome to assisted fertility and parenthood!!!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP again.
I did some research, the Shady Grove Assurance program is priced at $13300. So if I do 2/3/4 cycles, it comes to $6650/4433/3325 per cycle.
This cost is not something I can pay in one payment. I can consider financing but it

The EggSafe program at Virginia Fertility is priced at $10000. For a moment I was excited as it seemed to be the best option, but sadly they don't accept outside monitoring patients, and I can't drive 2 hours to Virginia to reach there at 8am in the morning.

The cost of drugs for 4 rounds also really adds up.

I suppose my first step is to discuss the adjustments to medications that I can make on the next round. I heard that some people respond better to less meds so I might discuss mini stim with the doctor as a possibility.

I don't mean to be mean, but the average prenatal appt is often that long, if you are high risk and need ultrasound with your appt and you are seeing a MFM, you can add an hour or two. I'm not in DC, but the hospital where I had to go bad a 15 min late cancellation policy, heavy downtown traffic with parking struggles so I left with 45 min to spare (in addition to the one hour drive). In other words, welcome to assisted fertility and parenthood!!!!!

Anonymous wrote:One more thing to consider, OP, is stimming on a month when you have a high baseline follicle count (AFC) -it fluctuates cycle by cycle. I have heard that more boutique clinics or personalized doctors will do this.

I agree that you have to bend somewhere and create solutions when the timing and distance are not ideal. Also, you might consider that one higher cost cycle with a top clinic may get better results than two cycles with a cheaper facility.

I understand about money. I went to Europe. Not for everyone, but it helped me afford the process, and I had good results in terms of egg yield.

I hope you achieve your goals.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My AMH was 17.2.

That’s like 2.4 ng/mL

It makes no sense that you only got 4 eggs…

Something is wrong here.

It's 0.04 when you convert.

Anonymous wrote:OP again.
I did some research, the Shady Grove Assurance program is priced at $13300. So if I do 2/3/4 cycles, it comes to $6650/4433/3325 per cycle.
This cost is not something I can pay in one payment. I can consider financing but it

The EggSafe program at Virginia Fertility is priced at $10000. For a moment I was excited as it seemed to be the best option, but sadly they don't accept outside monitoring patients, and I can't drive 2 hours to Virginia to reach there at 8am in the morning.

The cost of drugs for 4 rounds also really adds up.

I suppose my first step is to discuss the adjustments to medications that I can make on the next round. I heard that some people respond better to less meds so I might discuss mini stim with the doctor as a possibility.

Anonymous wrote:Worth checking out the Assure program at Shady Grove for sure. And no reason to rush into donor sperm - and definitely not donor eggs. What an odd suggestion. Try to freeze 20 eggs and then reassess in a couple years where you are on the partnering path. You’re young enough to take this one step at a time.