Michelle answers:

I do believe in IVF because it does help people achieve their dream of having a child of their own. Cause there are lots of people out there that would do anything to have a child. And they do decide to have ivf to achieve that dream. But I also believe that there should be a limit on the eggs that they put back into the woman. I do believe that there should be no more than 2 eggs returned to a womans uterus. That away there wouldn’t be a chance of having but one or two babies. Because I don’t believe that we were made to have litters of babies. That is for dogs and cats to do. But we were only made to carry one or two babies. And besides if you have more than 3 you really cant give them the time and attention that each one needs. And triplets and higher order multiples are usually born several weeks early and need lots of medical attention. And who likes to see a baby suffer? I sure don’t! So yes I do believe in IVF but I do believe that the government needs to put a stop in these doctors that put more than 2 eggs in a woman to be fertilized.

Michelle answers:

I first have to say that egg quality can improve with a change in your medication protocol. I would ask your RE if he thought a change in your medication protocol would make a difference. Know that many RE’s will claim poor egg quality and suggest donor eggs before making changes to their protocol. I may get a second opinion and make sure you are at a clinic with good success rates for your age group. (sart.org in the USA).

After three IVF cycles, I have done much research and found a few things that are believed to help with egg quality. It takes an ovarian follicle about 90 days to fully develop. During that time the follicle quality (and ultimately egg quality) may be influenced. The best thing you can do is to prepare your body for three months before starting another IVF cycle. That should include looking into dietary and lifestyle changes. Keep eating well! Cut out the fast food, eat organic when possible, add lots of fruits and vegetables to your diet, drink lots of water, and limit caffeine and alcohol.

I started taking wheatgrass (powdered Amazing Grass from Whole Foods) 1T. Daily for 3 months. I also started acupuncture. Acupuncture in conjunction with fertility treatments seems to be having a very positive impact. I also took the herbs giving to me by the acupuncturist that did have maca among other things. Here are some other “fertility” herbs http://www.fertilityhelper.net/female_fertility_herbs.html You may want to check it out. I added fish oil, royal jelly, and vitamin D. My first 3 IVF attempts I had some poor and some okay embryos. After the supplements and acupuncture my eggs and embryos were “Beautiful.” I have known a lot of women take just wheatgrass who saw an amazing improvement in embryo quality. Also check out DHEA. I never took it but have read a lot about it and read about a woman who had very poor quality embryos and her RE said to used donor eggs. She decided to try one more time with her own eggs. She took DHEA for 3 months and her RE told her those eggs looked like the eggs from a 20 year old. I know that this clinic now uses DHEA in some patients’ protocol.

Doing things that help to increase blood flow in you reproductive organs is believed to help too. Yoga is great for doing this. Google “fertility yoga” to find some good poses. Also, you can find some fertility yoga DVD’s.

Get the book The Infertility Cure by Randine Lewis. This book helped me greatly and is where I learned about the supplements I took. Here is her website http://www.thefertilesoul.com/

Feel free to contact me if you need any more help or just want to vent! I wish you luck!

Michelle answers:

Depends on her body and if she still has her monthly cycle and is ovulating the oldest woman on record at least that I found to conceive naturally was 56. But usually after 40 the chances are lower, but it can happen

Michelle answers:

Please, no more humans. This planet needs more humans like a drowning man needs a glass of water.