BEST IVF CLINIC

Hi louloubell, have posted in the IVF chat thread also, just wanted to send extra big 's your way!

I am with FA Hamilton also, I may have asked you this before but who is your consultant over there?

I am having doubts about them also, we are due to start 2nd round and I have left four messages this week regarding Day 1 and still no one has got back to me, very frustrating!

Will be interesting to see what others have to say...

Thanks Scaredy & Jane

Scaredy - Yea, I think if our levels do not rise and we need to do this again I will go for a consult with them to see what they can offer and then get some other opinions..... with the amount of $$$$$ we are spending I want and expect exceptional service.... I will be firm next time round... A woman on a mission!! LOL very frustrating for you, it must be hun!! I have everything crossed for you and thanks for the lovely message in the other thread x

Jane - thanks hun I'm feeling much better than a couple of hours ago - I still have about a 2-5% chance so you never know!! I would love to hear about that lady - sounds like good info will have to catch up for a coffee & you tell me everything you know LOL have a good weekend chicky speak soon xoxoxox

Hey fozziebear thanks for your kind words :-)

I'm sorry you had a miscarriage last year I wish you all the best for your upcoming cycle - thanks so much for your feedback.... It is so refreshing to hear that F+ treated you with the respect and service you deserved. When is your public cycle? Who is your consultant there? xx

Hey Jane, no you weren't coming across doom & gloom honey thanks I'm trying to positive but realistic also I know.... I was soooo upset yesterday mainly because of the waiting... it drove me crazy!! LOL!

Hey, I have been looking more at Fertility + and altho they don't have a huge online presence or website etc...I think they could be quite good.... Professor Neil Johnson seems to be quite up there in terms of research etc..... I wonder how long it would take to get an appt?

hi,
We are with F+ and found them to be all over the place due to seeing different doctors & nurses.
One doctor dropped the sperm sample on the floor when doing my iui & left it to the nurse to tell me what happened!

I cant recall receiving any follow up phone calls re my MC - must be the difference between public & private perhaps???
They do have a website but its not under fertility plus - its under www.healthpoint.co.nz.
Bitter much lol!!!

I think that all clinics have their varying levels of service, if we could afford to go private we would

Hey loulou,

We are with Auck Repromed, Guy Gudex and he's been very good, although most our contact has been with the nurses. Squirtsmum has written in another thread (Private IVF cost) about Repromed and Guy and I agree with everything she said. The clinic is small and they know the names of all their patients, so every time I called I felt they knew me straight away and knew why I might be calling. After the EC I felt the nurses were still good and caring but they didn't know much about what was happening with the eggs/embies...that was the only downside; so they were calling to see how I was doing and remind me about Panadol etc but they couldn't give me any answers I wanted, had to wait to talk to the Embryologist who was also good. DH emailed him a few times during the wait between EC and ET and he gave us detailed info about the grading of our embies, sent us the picture of the one transferred etc.

I too am however wondering whether to get a second opinion from F+ or elsewhere before we do another cycle. As I mentioned in IVF chat I didn't feel like Repromed was going to offer us anything different for the next round, so that was a bit discouraging...but DH wants continuity of care and we are basically happy with Repromed so will most likely stay with them.

I think Neil Johnson used to work at Repromed and has moved to F+?

We had an initial app with Barry Lowe (?) at F+ (were referred there by GP) and didn't find his manner very good, he laughed when I asked whether there is anything we could try while 'waiting' for Public cycle, said we could do whatever we liked and read on the internet but nothing would work with the SA DH has :( I mean he could have said it nicely? I was in tears throughout the app with him....would def NOT want to have him as my doctor, but that's the risk we'd take if went to F+. We'll be on the public waiting list at F+ from June though, but I sooo hope we'll get our BFP before the public cycle comes up in 16 months or so

Hi Louloubell,

I'm in Tauranga also. We were living in Auckland and I was attending Fertility Plust (privately). I found them really good, not sure how they would be if not private though.

I'm going to have to go back for my FET but they don't seem to think this is a problem.

Hope that helps.

Hope you are okay.

S xxx

Hi Tiff & Bikershaz!

Thanks for this, gives me more info to make a decision on what clinic to go with next

I have been heavily bleeding on the weekend so I'm guessing it's all over! Don't feel completely right.... but it might just be my body reacting to it maybe? I dunno....I have my BT tomorrow....

xoxox

Hi all,

There a couple of girls here who are/have done IVF in Oz.
Can I ask whether you are from NZ originally and therefore, can New zealanders easily do IVF in Oz or do you have to be an Australian citizen? I heard that most costs there are covered by medicare insurance; is it easy to get, what are the costs like?
Just wondering whether it's something to consider for the future....or whether it's not really an easy thing to organise etc....

Also, if any girls have done IVF in NZ and then in OZ, have you noticed much difference in the protocols, their approach, different technologies? Thanks in advance =)

Hi Sunshine
Just saw this post sorry. I have done IVF in both NZ and OZ (halfway through the Oz one obviously).
Because of the reciprocal agreement between NZ and OZ if you are a NZ citizen you are entitled to the same care and benefits in Australia as Australians.
In saying that - most of the IVF clinics are private and you get about 80% of out of pocket costs back through medicare (and private insurance covers some as well). So an average cycle is about $2,000 out of pocket costs (that's through my clinic though - obviously costs vary between clinics).
In saying that, you have to be registered for medicare and the medicare safety net and I''m pretty certain you couldn't do that unless you could prove that you had migrated to Aus permanently.
There is no reason why you couldn't pay privately (my cycle is approx $AUD6,800 - so prob works out the same as NZ $$. Maybe some NZ health funds might cover some of it?
For me, the Oz clinic has been 1000% more professional and efficient than the NZ one - but I was through Dunedin and they're definitely not the best in my experience.
The protocols seem pretty similar (bear in mind I didn't make it to egg collection in NZ), but the Oz clinic is far superior when it comes to being thorough, asking lots of questions and making you feel like they are doing the right one based on your history - again, I'm not sure Dunedin is a good comparison though - I had been with them for 7 years and they are pretty prone to handing out one-size fits all scenarios.

Hope this makes sense and isn't too much of a ramble - would be more than happy to answer any other questions you have.

I know that feeling of being all-consumed by infertility and willing to try anything - it's horrible. i really hope you get your baby soon hun. xx