Re: IVF works, what is preventing natural conception

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Great questions with as of now, no known scientific explanations.

At Sat, 21 Jun 2003, anon wrote: >
>I am pregnant through IVF and very thankful for being pregnant I do have
>some questions though. After 2 years of trying naturally, then with
>chlomid, then AI, we tried IVF. We got pregnant on our 1st try of IVF.
>Through all my medical exams, all they could find wrong is that I have
>mild PCOS and a small fibroid. Everything else looked good. Chlomid
>produced one to two eggs per cycle, but they just never fertilized.
>
>After doing the IVF, one ovary released early. The other ovary produced
>7 eggs, 5 of which fertilized, 4 of which were considered good quality.
>Nothing special was needed to make these eggs fertilize. So, why is it
>that my husband and I have had 2 years of unsuccessful fertilization
>naturally. What could medically prevent natural fertilization from
>occuring given that there was no problem in a lab setting?
>
>Thanks for your insights.

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