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Delivered a boy through Natural IVF

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Nick Cap
Delivered a boy through Natural IVF

In 2013, Vanessa, 38, and her husband from the East Coast came to Life IVF Center after 6 years of trying to have a baby with the diagnosis of unexplained infertility. They felt like they were out of options as they had 3 failed IUIs (Intrauterine Insemination) and 3 failed IVF treatments.

Their last failed IVF treatment was at one of the top IVF clinics in the US, as it has one of the highest success rates, where she was given 600 units of Gonadotropin injection daily for 11 days. They collected many eggs, but none of them made it to the blastocyst stage (Day 5 embryo).

So when they arrived at Life IVF Center they felt like they had no chance of getting pregnant on their own without the help of donor eggs. After an initial consultation and evaluation with our physician, Dr. Frank D. Yelian, he believed that Minimal Stimulation IVF or Natural Cycle IVF will be the best option for them.

Her first cycle was a Minimal Stimulation IVF cycle, where she was given only Clomid to help stimulate follicle growth and 2 mature eggs were retrieved. Both eggs were fertilized and one made a 4AB blastocyst. Her second cycle was also a Minimal Stimulation IVF cycle, where she was given Clomid again but this time a few Follistim injections too. The total dosage of Follistim injection in this cycle was 450 units, which was less than a ONE-day dose she was given during her previous Conventional IVF cycle.

This retrieval resulted in 5 eggs and 2 blastocysts (5BB and 6BB). Her third and last cycle with us was a full Natural Cycle IVF where she was given NO fertility medication at all. This retrieval produced one egg that ended up being a 4AA blastocyst. We were then able to do a fresh embryo transfer in the same cycle since she did not have any fertility medication. This cycle ended up being a live birth of a baby boy for this couple!

The journey for this couple was long and difficult, but in the end Life IVF Center was able to help them achieve their pregnancy with no fertility medication used after they were given a very grim prognosis. In addition, the cost of their three cycles of treatment was HALF the cost of one cycle of treatment at the top IVF clinic.

Even though they were not based in California, this couple was able to do Natural Cycle and Minimal Stimulation IVF treatment. They only needed to be in our office for their Egg retrieval and Embryo transfer procedures. Now, they are ready to come back to California for their baby number two as they have 3 good embryos stored with Life.

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