Questions to Ask Your Fertility Clinic
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When a couple is searching for an office that can best help them with infertility needs, it pays to do a bit of homework before settling on a particular location. For example, a Tallahassee, Florida location. Most couples find that they spend a significant amount of time at this facility, between the testing and treatments that take place during a typical infertility workup. Being comfortable with the staff and clinic will make that time much more pleasant indeed.
One of the first questions to ask a fertility clinic is precisely what types of procedures they are set up for. A quality clinic will usually provide a broad range of services, including some of the latest and greatest in the field. Since one big advantage to working with a fertility clinic is access to the latest technology, it makes sense that a couple will want to find a facility that is up to date on current trends.
It is also a good idea to find out if a fertility clinic will provide emotional support in terms of counseling or support groups. Many couples find themselves stretched to the emotional limit during the infertility process, and need professional services or the help of peers to get them through. If the services are offered through the clinic the couple chooses, it will be much easier to seek that help when necessary. However, most clinics that do not include those services will probably have referrals available, so this factor should not make or break a decision on which clinic to use.
Another good question to ask is about success rates. However, couples should qualify questions about the success of the fertility clinic with follow up questions about what factors might attribute to those numbers. Going with the clinic with the highest success rate may mean the couple is in for aggressive treatment that they may not want or need. Clinics with a success rate below the national average may not be the best value either. Finding a facility with positive numbers and an overall philosophy that best mirrors the couple is usually the best choice.
While cost should not be the primary factor leading the decision about a fertility clinic, it is certainly something to ask about so a couple can be prepared for the necessary payment. Most insurance companies will not cover all fertility treatments, but some will cover the cost of select ones. It is important to be prepared for the high cost of some of the treatments so that a couple doesn’t end up overextended financially in their quest to have a baby.
Another important factor is who gets to make the decisions during the treatment process. Most couples want to have some say in how the treatments will progress, particularly if they have ethics issues dealing with multiple embryos. It is also important to find a doctor that will not push beyond the amount of treatment that a couple is willing to undergo.
Finding the right fertility clinic is an important part of making the infertility process as easy and comfortable as possible. The time spent finding an office to work with will be well worth it in the long run.
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One Louisiana couple is suing a New Orleans fertility clinic after it was discovered that some embryos at the lab were mislabeled, others were unaccounted for. (Sept. 27)
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Fertility injections and shots are performed only through the fertility clinics?
Or my Gynecologist can do that in her clinic?
My second question is, how much all such fertility treatments cost?
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18 Comments
October 4th, 2009 at 11:39 am
The only thing that I would add is the % of the CI.
For example:
I am 95% confident that of the women….
October 4th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
October 4th, 2009 at 11:29 am
If you had syphilis and had eight children, three of which were deaf, two were blind and one was mentally retarded, would you abort your last child? If so, you would have aborted Beethoven. There are more lives taken in this country by abortion in one single year than all the wars that the United States ever fought, from George Washington right up to the present. The figures don’t even come close. Death by abortion in one year is 35 times greater.
WinterHaven, some choices have victims.
October 4th, 2009 at 11:47 am
I’ve decided not to have more children (even though I have a stable home) for that reason. Adoptions in the US need to be more judicious. Too many children aren’t being adopted b/c the process is TOO long.
October 4th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Hey hun! I started my whole fertility dr. thing with my hubby in June 08. My doctor was able to hear my symptoms and classified me as PCOS right away, but later confirmed it through blood work on my hormones. I had to have a Sonohyst to check my uterus and tubes before I ever received any meds, because if a tube was blocked, or I had fibroids in my uterus, the meds would do me no good. All was clear though. So finally after all my testing, initial consultation, bloodwork, Sonohyst, a routine pap, hubby had a semen analysis (just to see if he was good and he's fine), I got my first fertility med Femara in Sept 08. So testing took up June-August 08. I was glad my doctor did all those tests in the beginning because they let her know what it wasn't, if that makes sense. She's better able to decide the best course of action for me and my hubby. After a failed attempt with a med, she decides the problem and moves us right along. I'm very happy that she's not making us do circles. Let me know if you want to know more, like about procedures or anything! Good luck hun!! Best wishes*
oh.. even though I have PCOS I'm not Insulin Resistant, so I don't take Metformin… just thought I'd throw that in there!
October 4th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
what a crock of shit! i can’t believe this,it’s bullshit
October 5th, 2009 at 5:18 am
Typically, you will get your period between 2 -7 days after stopping the progesterone. I had a 24 – 26 days cycle as well…the progesterone really helped me lengthen my luteal phase. In fact, I was pregnant the next month after using progeterone. However, I also had the dye pushed through my fallopian tubes, and I was taking Metformin. So it's hard to say what actually helped me get pregnant. We'd been trying for 16 months.
Also, it's not stupid to be scared of the stick! I know that feeling of sitting there waiting next to that little contraption and feeling like it's a ticking time bomb–like it has some sort of control over my emotions and self-esteem.
I'm about 8 wks pregnant now. My first symptom was heartburn (which I never have), and bloating (from constipation). I had these symptoms even before I got a positive pregnancy test.
Good luck–I hope you see two lines soon!!!
October 5th, 2009 at 7:01 am
I have been in your 'current wife's' shoes. I can tell you that it will be very difficult to pick up your relationship with her and move on, because you've damaged it (and her) in a way that is nearly impossible to repair. I filed for divorce from my ex. If I were your wife, you wouldn't be sleeping anywhere near the house. That's a dealbreaker for me.You'll be lucky if you can work things out with her…and it will never be the same.
As for the other woman, well, I have zero sympathy for her. She is just as much in the wrong as you are. The reason things are all 'happy-flower-kitty-land' with her is that you have no everyday worries with her. You don't worry about bills together, you don't worry about who made what mess or who will clean it up, you don't referee the kids' arguments with her, you have nothing to worry about….yet. Once that baby is born, you will. Trust me.
October 5th, 2009 at 6:03 am
LOl; wow ; O
October 5th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
White couple probably had a nice healthy black baby come out-HA! HA! Priceless!!
October 6th, 2009 at 3:22 am
then u’ll have a greying and dying population.
but yes, say no to octo moms.
October 7th, 2009 at 3:35 am
I have, as best I can, chased down the previous threads from this question. I'll do my best not to disappoint you with my answer.
I am prolife. I have never protested an abortion clinic, or anything else for that matter; at least not along the lines of picketing, blocking, etc. So, my answer may not give you what you want.
I think, as you probably already know, that two things really are behind this lack of response: ignorance of the facts and emotion.
People really have little idea what goes on at the fertility clinics. I know several couples, some whom attend church and are practicing Christians, who were well into the program before they realized what was going to happen. At that point, they were in quite a quandry as to what to do. Some backed out, some took the cryo-preserve method (or whatever they call it) and I don't know what others did. But the point is, they were in the process and still didn't realize what was going to happen. Many people don't think beyond the good that is done. Of those few who understand the actual process, many feel that the good outweighs the bad. To me, this is relativism, and not acceptable.
So, ignorance and relativism, or the idea that the good outweighs the bad.
The other opinion I mentioned, emotion, is pretty obvious to me, and probably stems from the 'good outweighs the bad' argument aforementioned. Abortion is a hot button topic, and America is all over that subject. We are reactive in our responses, and enough information has been put out about abortion to get people to react. So far, the kind of information you bring to light is not on the headlines as much as abortion has been, so the response is not nearly so great. People react to abortion because they understand it to a degree; they don't react to the fertility clinics because they don't know/understand what goes on; ignorance again (for other readers, don't mistake my use of the word ignorance for stupidity-they are not the same). People get all worked up about abortion because they have seen the pictures, heard the stories, and think they know what it is all about. They don't react to fertility clinics the same way because they, by and large, do not have the same amount of information to react to.
This is by no means clear and concise, and I apologize for rambling.
My stance is for life at all stages following conception. I disagree with the practice of discarding fertilized eggs, or embryos, or whatever the correct technical term is. I try to educate those whom I have contact with that are going through or considering the process. No different than I do if I know someone is considering an abortion. There are alternatives to both.
October 7th, 2009 at 3:37 am
The Plaintiff’s lawyer looks pregnant, isn’t she…? Big screw-up
October 7th, 2009 at 6:34 am
ALL fertility clinics need to be sued and put out of business. With nearly 7 billion people in the world, we don’t need more children – but we need more ABORTION CLINICS and BIRTH CONTROL means one less thug on the streets. Sue Baby Sue!! Get them out of business!! Say NO to Octo Moms!!
October 7th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
October 7th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
If you've been charting your BBT then take your charts with you, even if your appt is a ways off, you can chart for a little while now.
Also, take a list of your last 12 cycles, or however many you have, and on what dates you had intercourse, if you have this info.
You should be up front about everything and ask about having your partner's sperm tested–OB/Gyn's usually order the test.
If they try to blow you off, simply say, I've been trying for a year, would you at least consider ordering some basic tests? Don't go in and ask for specific tests, at least not yet, the doc may feel threatened.
October 7th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
shes not a good doctor…..wow…change to one you can have an intelligent conversation with…she seems to not get any "questions" from smart patients….lol….good on you hun for questioning…you know your body better than anyone. btw..its not abnormal to have a longer cycle…theres nothing wrong with that.
I suggest the book "Taking charge of your fertility" by toni weschelr….there is a great weatlth of info in that book ..best wishes!
October 7th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Ok, non of the embryos were mistakenly implanted. No harm no foul?