How would you go about suing the NHS over IVF treatment?
Read the contract she signed and verify the costs. She may have heard it wrong.All the information with photos are available on http://www.cancerssociety.orgIt sounds like you need professional help, as what you say doesn't quite add up. Contact one of the major cancer charity helplines and ask their advice . Many are listed on www.after-cancer.com/contacts.
You may have to try several as this is a complicated problem and not all helplines may have the expertise to help.
You may also find your Euro MEP (member of European Parliament) can help - if you look under www.acter-cancer.com/lymphoedema there is a case study of someone who got their MEP to help when NHS wouldn't fund their treatment.
Good luck.
Verite Rwhat are peoples overall opinions on ivf treatment?
I have found that a lot of people dont have a clue what all is actually involved in IVF. They think its articificial insemination or that it just has to do with some shots that the person has to take. I have found that through investigating people's opinions about embryonic stem cell research. There is a huge outcry against embryonic stem cell research from the pro life groups, because it kills embryos, but nothing about IVF. The Catholic church is against IVF, but there are virtually no groups or lobbyists trying to make IVF illegal because it kills embryos.
My point in all that is that if you get answers, its hard to know how accurate of an idea the person has about IVF when they are answering.
I personally support IVF for those who want to do it. It is my only option for conceiving, but have decided that I dont want to try it. However, that is more because I could never come up with that amount of money, and if I did there are so many other things I would need to spend it on.
Although, I do wish more people were interested in helping the homeless and foster children we already have rather than spending thousands to have their own baby.Why have you put this question in the cancer section? Just wondering?Chemotherapy can make people infertile. IVF can give some couples the option of creating embryos or freezing sperm before chemo begins so that they may have their own biological children post treatment.
My husband and I want another child, but I wasn't a candidate for IVF because my cancer was hormone receptor positive and I couldn't delay treatment, it was going to take weeks to get an appointment with the IVF clinic. Collecting eggs and creating embryos isn't a simple or quick process. It was going to cost $ 3000AUD to have IVF and we didn't have that kind of money, I already had some huge medical bills and I had to stop working.
I'm still undecided about older women using IVF with donor eggs, post menopausal women in their late 50's having children seems unnatural to me.
Mini IVF Treatment - Pros and Cons of This Revolutionary New In Vitro Fertilization Treatment
Article by Dr john zhang
For many couples that desperately want to get pregnant, the cost of traditional in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments is a major obstacle. Fortunately, new research in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) has led to the development of mini IVF, which is dramatically cheaper than other IVF treatments while still producing comparable success rates This revolutionary new treatment brings new hope to women and couples that simply could not afford to become pregnant using traditional IVF treatments.Mini IVF, also known as minimal stimulation IVF or micro IVF is actually very similar to traditional IVF treatments in terms of the process that is used. During treatment, monitoring is performed throughout the cycle, which includes the retrieval of eggs, the fertilization of the eggs with sperm and finally the transfer of the embryo. The difference is that, unlike typical in vitro fertilization treatments, mini IVF uses much weaker (or lower) doses of medications such as Clomid when stimulating the ovaries. This results in only a few high quality eggs being produced, which dramatically reduces the risks of hyperstimulation. It also means far fewer injections and a substantial drop in costs since fewer medications are needed.Pros of Mini IVFThere are many benefits to using Mini IVF over traditional in vitro fertilization treatments:* Mini IVF treatment is dramatically cheaper than typical IVF procedures. Mini IVF typically costs around ,000 - ,000 whereas standard IVF treatment costs about ,000 on average.* Mini IVF significantly reduces the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) because the treatment uses much weaker doses of Clomid and other medications. Cons of Mini IVFWhile Mini IVF is fast becoming a popular choice for women and couples that are trying to become pregnant, there are some downsides:* With traditional treatments, there are usually a number of eggs leftover, however since mini IVF harvests fewer eggs initially, if none of them become fertilized or survive the IVF process then the entire cycle is lost.* The cost for mini IVF, while cheaper upfront, may be greater in the long run due these unsuccessful cycles.* Since mini IVF is a new treatment, long term studies are not available on success rates. Initial studies, however, have shown pregnancy rates of around 8% per individual cycle and a successful pregnancy rate of 20% after three mini IVF cycles.The Bottom Line on Mini IVFWhile mini IVF treatment is still relatively new, it's apparent that this option still offers new hope to women and couples who want to become pregnant but who cannot afford traditional in vitro fertilization methods.
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