by - written on 27/10/10 (Very useful, 382 readings)
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I had IVF with ICSI during the summer of this year, and i would like to share my experience. I already have a child from a previous relationship, but my partner has fertility issues, which means that the only hope of him having a child is through IVF. He had operations as a child, which seriously affected his sperm, so ... Read the complete review
by - written on 04/04/10, updated on 04/04/10 (Very useful, 418 readings)
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My wife and I went through IVF, which as you can see from my profile photo, has resulted in our son, Alex, who is now twelve years old. There are other reviews on here which go into the lottery of obtaining IVF and the cost. As we went through this a while ago, I cannot comment on the current situation. It is expensive to go ... Read the complete review
by - written on 22/10/09 (Very useful, 296 readings)
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I'm not going to pull any punches here - anyone squeamish about "those" bits of the human anatomy and their functioning probably should be reading elsewhere, so I make no apology for the more graphic areas I have to touch on (as it were!) Ok - it's cards on the table time - I am officially a Jaffa (seedless - get ... Read the complete review
by - written on 07/08/09 (Very useful, 528 readings)
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I was watching the news yesterday and saw the article about the postcode lottery for IVF treatment and I thought I would write a review expressing my opinions on the matter. Firstly I would like to say that I do not have any children myself as I have never been maternal and have never wanted children. Secondly I would like to ... Read the complete review
IVF: The light at the end of a very long tunnel (1313 words)by - written on 01/04/09 (Very useful, 800 readings)
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I have to be honest with this review, I have felt suicidal at points in my life when I thought I would never have a child. Getting pregnant became an all consuming obsession in my life and looking back I cant believe what I went through to have what is supposed to be natural in life. Anybody reading this, if you need support then send me ... Read the complete review
My special baby girl (1612 words)by - written on 29/04/08 (Very useful, 341 readings)
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You spend your gettng drunk and partying years worrying about getting pregnant but you never think there is a possibility that you cannot actually concieve. Unfortunately this is true for so many women, like myself. I was a bit of a party animal and didn't meet the right person until my early thirties. I had never really thought about ... Read the complete review
by - written on 12/02/02, updated on 12/02/02 (Very useful, 352 readings)
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I read an article recently in ‘Real’, which is a magazine targeted towards middle class, fairly affluent women in their mid twenties to mid thirties. The article debated the use of advertising designed to encourage women in their twenties not to put off having children until it’s too late – which could be as ... Read the complete review
by - written on 09/02/02, updated on 09/02/02 (Very useful, 213 readings)
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Infertility a distressing matter for those couples, or individuals, unable to conceive naturally. There are many causes some may be the result of disease or infection, for example gonorrhoea in females and mumps in adult males. In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) is suitable for females with blocked oviducts or non-production of ... Read the complete review
IVF Heartbreak (1485 words)by - written on 20/12/01, updated on 20/12/01 (Very useful, 1019 readings)
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My journey towards IVF was not a pleasant one, as I'm sure it never is for anybody. When I first met my husband, and we decided to try for children, we knew that I would need tubal surgery to try to conceive, due to past issues which I wont go into. So tubal surgery I had. We were told that if I wasn't pregnant within ... Read the complete review
by - written on 11/07/01, updated on 11/07/01 (Very useful, 162 readings)
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Who needs men? A question women no doubt ask themselves every day. However, this question takes on a whole new meaning with the advent of pioneering new research which allows two women to have a baby that is genetically their own. The astonishing research from Australia means there is no need for sperm to fertilise an egg - it ... Read the complete review
by - written on 30/05/01, updated on 30/05/01
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very hard to cope with but worth it if your successfull - Advantages: the ultimat goal a bundle of joy - Disadvantages: low success rate
by - written on 04/05/01, updated on 04/05/01 (Very useful, 303 readings)
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I had always hoped that IVF was something I knew about but would never need. However, this afternoon, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and all of a sudden IVF has become a very real possibility for me. As this opinion is about IVF and not PCOS I will just give a brief description of PCOS so you know where I ... Read the complete review
by - written on 29/03/01, updated on 29/03/01 (Very useful, 429 readings)
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I stared at the pregnancy testing kit, willing a blue line to appear in the window. I was sure, so sure this time that I must be pregnant. But no, I was not. I burst into tears of frustration. Alone in the bathroom, behind a closed door, I had just used a pregnancy testing kit for the umpteenth time. I was 27 years old, had been ... Read the complete review
by - written on 02/03/01, updated on 17/02/03
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Whether we like it or not, once something has been invented or developed there is no going back. You cannot turn back the clock and say it didn’t happen. This applies to IVF whatever your thoughts are about it. So with that in mind here is my view. If I’ve got this wrong then no doubt someone will correct me but each ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/02/01, updated on 10/07/01 (Very useful, 517 readings)
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I have read a lot of opinions in this category, and one thing that struck me is that a lot of people are keen to give their opinions on IVF, but do not truly understand what it is, all they know is that it is fertility treatment. In 1998, when I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, I was told IVF was one of the possibilities, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 20/02/01, updated on 22/02/01
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As far as I’m concerned, The IVF are just another group of underclass thug paddies that see the troubles as an out let for their delinquency and lack of intelligence to make a few quid out of running drugs and contraband. If the housing estates of Bradford had a “cause” like they do in Northern Ireland, im sure they ... Read the complete review
by - written on 16/02/01, updated on 16/02/01 (Useful, 161 readings)
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I have no children, no intention of having children, and the only thing that happens to me when I see a little baby is the relief that I don't have any of my own. I have long been told by well-meaning people that this will change, that I am missing out and so on, but I feel no pangs, no twinges, no desperate urges. I say all this as ... Read the complete review
by - written on 16/02/01, updated on 16/02/01 (Very useful, 141 readings)
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The ethical considerations of assisted conception by IVF determine this for me as an unacceptable procedure. As a society we need to evaluate the following issues: Infertility to me is very sad and I feel great sympathy for childless couples, but with so many children and babies available for adoption, and in an already ... Read the complete review
by - written on 15/02/01, updated on 15/02/01 (Very useful, 902 readings)
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When my third baby died inside me, I did start to feel the despair and desperation that any woman, desperate for a child feels. All around you are pregnant women and little children. Why then can't I have that? Is that too much to ask? As time ticks by, the longing to be a parent is overpowering. It completely takes over and ... Read the complete review
by - written on 15/02/01, updated on 15/02/01 (Useful, 110 readings)
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Should fertility treatment be given to anyone? Should it be available on the NHS? IN my opinion, the answer to both these questions is a big, resounding NO! Why? Why am I so against fertility treatment? The answer to that one is simple: the world is overcrowded and doesn't need anymore children. Infertility is natures way of ... Read the complete review
