IVF in Dunedin/Otago Fertility Services

Hi Torlu
I am currently 31 weeks pregnant after my first round of IVF with OFS - primary consultant was also WG. I travelled from Invercargill. Here's a quick rundown of our travels through to Dunedin:
May - appointment where we were advised qualify for public IVF and booked for egg collection end of October
August - appointment for consent forms, blood test results and sperm analysis
mid September - visit with nurses for drug education and collection of drugs. Started injections for long protocol end of Sept
October - ultrasound scan and visit with nurses to discuss results, given trigger injection and date for egg collection. 2 days later visit for egg collection (31 Oct), 3 days after egg collection had a 3 day embryo transfer.
I got all blood tests and also my pregnancy scans done locally. They should give you an estimated day of egg collection which should help with planning time off work. My partner came for the egg collection and transfer but not the drug education or ovary scan. You should check out the IVF chat thread regarding the facebook group - a few from Dunedin/Southland area and it is amazing support!!! Hope this helps, feel free to ask any other q's and good luck!

Hi Torlu and Iala1739
I am in Central Otago too and am wondering about timeframes.
We were referred to Dunedin in March and are still awaiting our first appointment. How long were you waiting?
If we are accepted for public funding, how long before treatment starts?

Thanks

Hi we have completed oe ivf round, we were initially booked for April 2011 then shifted to sept 2011 as we had a chemical preg and docs were away on leave. When u start u go on pill and then they tell u when to start first injections for a week then off the pill for AF then more injections. You will be booked for a week, scan and bloods week before then timing depends on how u are going. We had to be un duners on frii and mon for scans and bloods, tues for gg collection and fri for transfer but u are only told each day what the go I. We booked a holiday home which owner let us pay for only the nights we were there.
We have just started our second cycle we were booked for sept but bloods not right, starting injections on thurs!
Punkin I have had accupunture this time round from Nora as east physio she is amazing!
Leanabh i old book a private appt as only have to wait a couple of weeks it's about 180 through barbara Richards, when I book public apps usually have to wait five months and can only go on a tues
hope this helps

Hi punkin
I stArtec four weeks ago as heard through a co worker how good she was with helping mood swings before her period. So I thought I round go as could not do any harm and went to her for no particular reason. I have been every five days for last three weeks and start injections on Thursday for our ivf round. Nora would of preferred to see me three months before once every week or fortnight.   I usually ovulate day 21-23 this month I ovulated day 17 this month which is a huge change also feeling like I have more energy and not as stressed. She Also gave me some iron, vit c and magnesium to take. It's fifty dollars a time. I only wished I knew about her earlier!
Ps changed my username!

Hi clomid is free and iui is 800 dollars a cycle. You will also need a scan which is free in Dunedin but if you are like us and live a couple of hours away it might be easier to pay for a local scan of 120 I think. Hope this helps? We have had ten iui cycles. Good luck?

Hmmm that's not as bad as I expected. I think I'd rather pay in advance though so it doesn't hurt so much if it doesn't work!
So thistlefern you must be in your TWW now?! Really hope its a BFP for you!
Mjc sorry to hear IUI hasn't worked for you. What's next for you? Are you waiting for IVF?

Yes, I'm in the dreaded TWW now. 1 week down and 1 to go. I'm trying to stay positive and tell myself that there's nothing wrong with me so there's no reason why it shouldn't work which is difficult given the success rate is pretty low. It has to work for some people though so focusing on that.

Mjc - 10 IUI cycles is pretty heartbreaking. Am I right in thinking from the above posts that you are on your second IVF cycle now? Hope it's going well and you get your BFP soon.

Thanks thistle and good luck i know lots that it has eorkec first timr! yes on ivf no 2 find out on 27th. And yes iui does work, it worked on no 3 and 4 times for us but I had been seeing a alt doc who made my thyroid toxic and toxic cortisol levels after been put on hormone supplements after seeing encrinologist this sept found this out after losing two bubs, then 6 failed iuis, one failed ivf and 2 failed fet. Now my thyroid And cortisol levels are good am hoping for some ducess on this ivf round. It has all been very frustrating and a very long four plus years of trying! We have a almost five year Los who was conceived first month trying!

I find out on 27th too Mjc! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. You've been through so much so hopefully it's all sorted now and this time will work. I have a friend who had success on her 2nd IVF so every time is definitely different. We're coming up for 3 years of trying for #1 and have had nothing at all so I understand your frustration.

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for both of you for the 27th!!
Mjc who do you see for acupuncture? is it specifically fertility acupuncture?