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Re: IVF TREATMENT
From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 15:28:01 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 29 Oct 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Hi.
>
>My fiance & I have been trying to have a baby for 4 years, I have been
>having fertility treatment for 18 months, I have been told today that
>there is nothing further the hospital can do & WE would now need to go
>to a fertility clinic for treatment, IVF.(I am not ovulating).
>
>I have PCOS & am 28 years old, I have taking Clomid to make me ovulate &
>this only worked once in 7 months, I have been taking Metformin for 2
>months but I have not ovulated or lost any weight.
>
>Will I have to pay for treatment for IVF (we have no children) & what
>are the difference in drugs in fertility clinics than hospitals?
>
>What is the success rate of IVF with PCOS?
>
>Thankyou very much for your time.

You will have to pay for IVF, and it is not cheap. IVF is quite successful with all sorts of sub-fertile conditions, including PCOS, but that rate will depend on a host of factors that are essentially unique to your situation.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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