Infertility Treatment

I have several issues that have caused me problems with infertility. I have undergone two surgeries: one to stretch my bladder, and one to remove endometriosis by laser. I was also put on fertility medications. It took my husband and I two years before we got pregnant the first time, in which the child miscarried. However, we became pregnant again 2 months later and now have our little boy who is eight months old.

I am just now starting infertility treatment and just the consult for 15 mins to just talk to the dr. to plan a course of treatment was 180 dollars! I learned that most insurances will cover only that initial consult so you can get the offical diagnoses of "infertility" and then they wont cover anything else! I think that is absurd! I would rather pay for the consult but not the course of treatment....I am glad to hear a positive reponse to clomid and I can handle sixty bucks I think.....I havent tried any of the others yet though.

Sorry never had that problem to where I had to use those methods.

I have no problem with fertility.

I don't really believe in fertility treatment. I believe that if you were ment to have a baby,then it will happen on it's own. If not, then maybe adoption is best. If everyone could have a baby, there would be so many unwanted kids in the world. But because of the unexspected "gift" of not being able to have kids, thousands of kids a year are adopted into loving families that otherwise would have no home

I have two children 20 and 6, between the two i tried with all of my might to have another, and my second came after all hope was lost. We have since been trying for 6 years for just one more. Nothing has happened and we cannot afford fertility treatment. We just have to keep trying and praying. Although it has caused a lot of stress and breakups off and on between us. I think because my first was c-section I was left with scar tissue, and then they did a second C-section telling me i could not do a Vbac, that it wasn't safe.(B.S.) so now I am sure I have more. I wish there was help for us, but they figure if we cannot afford the treatment we cannot afford the child, but who could after all of that money? Sorry for rambling, it's a sore subject for me.

I had three years of treatments (preceded by severalmonths of tests). This was 20 years ago so things might have improved a bit - but I also have poly cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). After many months of tests my gynae-obs sent me to an endocrinologist. I had been to several over the years - because of my problems with my cycles and lack of cycles for months on end. I'd been told several times that my problems were all in my head. Hmmm. Anyway finally this endocrinologist had done his homework and straight away told me that he bleieved that my problem was PCOS. After a week it was confirmed and I was so relieved to find out that it was indeed NOT all in my head! So I was started on Clomid, the doe upped several times, and then I was also given cortisone to take at night plus clomid. The cortisone at night stops your pituitary gland from producing testosterone (part of the PCOS cycle). None of this worked- I still wasn't ovulating. So I started on an ovulation induction program. This invloved daily blood tests, injections and visits to the hospital - though my husband actually gave me the injections. After 18 months of different attempts, I had exploratory surgery and then I started again on the program. nothing happened. So they asked if I was interested in a research program - my last resort before actual IVF. I jumped at the chance and i became pregnant the first cycle :) That treatment is now one of the treatments used worldwide :) When my son was 12 months old, I started on the program again and became pregnant with twin boys. They will be 17 on Wednesday! We are truly blessed :)

I have used the fertility medication Clomid. I had a great experience with this medicine. I only had to use it for 1 month. Which is really 5 doses because you take the medicine for 5 days out of the month and after that month I was pregnant. The cost for me was about $60. I find this expensive for 5 pills. We can't help that we can't get pregnant. It should not cost that much. It seems that charge a lot for fertility medications simply because they can. They know that for most people it is a last resort and they are desperate. They will pay this even if they don't have the money because they so desperately want a child. There should be some kind of government program to help those in need of fertility treatments. And even though that was a lot of money for the medicine I think I got off easy because for those who have to do invitro fertilization I hear it cost thousands and not many people can afford that but they will go into debt for the rest of their lives just to try it in hopes of getting pregnant.