These are my considerations in choosing IVF center:
What is order of my priority?
- success rate (conservative or aggresive?)
- years of service
- location (Ideally, the best place is Philippines)
- cost
I personally believe the success of IVF greatly depends on the embryologist. I have bad experience in one of the IVF center in the Philippines. Their andrologist did a shameful semen analysis. The total sperm count of motile and immotile had exceeded 100%. My husband's morphology was always 1% in Kruger standard. But is lab, he got 7%. Location plays an important factor for our IVF center selection. So, I decided to have IVF in the Philippines. Due to holidays we can have our IVF January. Since, I have been taking viagra and heparin for the uterine biophysical ultrasound. Perhaps, it is wise to try an IUI. So, we tried IUI in a prominent hospital.
My husband semen analysis last week was so great. Is it a miracle or what? Am I just so pessimistic? In the span of 7 days, the semen quality was greatly improved. Is this a case of double standards? The Quezon City people observe Kruger standards. The semen analysis report were done by andrologist. Who does the semen analysis in Global City? Medical technologist but I feel they are interns. I heard them exchanging jokes and I also overheard somebody asking how to make the report. Does he need to just sum up the sperm blablabla? I don't feel like going to this hospital for IVF anymore.
I am thinking to do whether to have IVF with one of the oldest IVF center in the Philippines or just go abroad for treatment?
I guess years of service isn't an important factor, since my choices are all above 10 years already.
Again, what is order of my priority?
- success rate (conservative or aggresive?)
- cost
Taipei, Taichung or Hong Kong?
Taipei
- single embryo transfer; This means lower success rate.
- affordable
Taichung
- one to three embryo transfer
- according to friends: it looks like a production line. Many patients
- don't believe immunology as a factor for infertility. They will believe in immunology only when I have three unsuccessful IVF with grade A embryo. I am not in the position to argue with them.
- affordable
Hong Kong
- one to three embryo transfer
- they do consider immunology
- expensive
This brings down my choices to two: Taipei or Hong Kong.
Taipei- although cheap it has lower success rate. I saw in many blogs implantation failure. Ai... One embryo or two embyo transfer is best for me?
For the meantime, I prefer Hong Kong. My friend called me today, re: new ivf center which uses japanese technology. Ai... I am just riding a merry-go-around. Embryologist experience matters a lot. I want to have ivf in HK.
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