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IVF pack

WHATS INCLUDED?
BEFORE IVF CHECKLIST
11 QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE
CHOOSING YOUR IVF CLINIC
IVF PROCESS TIMELINE
DURING IVF CHECKLIST
18 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR IVF
CLINIC
MEDICATIONS CHECKLIST
6 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR
EMBRYOLOGIST
WHAT DID YOU DO TO SURVIVE THE
TWO-WEEK WAIT
 A Little note
Dear Reader,
Thank you for downloading your free IVF Pack. We
hope you find it useful.

The IVF journey can be a long and arduous one, it

can be a time of stress, worry and great elation. So if
you need anyone to talk to who's been through it then
please get in touch.

If you need more detailed information on anything

IVF then you can check out our website, YouTube and
Pinterest.

Good Luck with your IVF cycle, we hope it brings

what your heart desires.

Warmest Regards,

Nathan and Rachel

@ www.ineedivf.co.uk
 BEFORE IVF CHECKLIST

Create a Financial Plan NOTES

Assign budget if going Private
A copy of your diagnosis
Check treatments will you need
Research Main treatment
Research any add-ons
Learn about the risks
Tell a few people you trust
Shortlist clinics
Look at Clinic Statistics
Visit the clinic
Final decision on a clinic
Work on your healthy lifestyle
Compile a list of questions
Clear space in cupboard for meds
Speak to someone at work
Buy some looser clothing
Take your conception supplement
Research medication and impacts
Track your cycle
Get a water bottle 
Buy a nice hot water bottle
Get an IVF diary
Book initial appointment
11 questions to ask before you
choose your ivf clinic

1. What makes you better than other IVF clinics

2. What are your live birth rate per
embryo TRANSFERRED for my age group?
3. Are your treatments tailored for me specifically, or
am I put on a standard protocol and
amended dependent upon how I react?
4. What additional treatments would be right for me?
What are your reasons?
5. What is your multiple pregnancy rate?
6. I already have xxxx diagnosis - What additional tests
will I require?
7. What are the full cost of treatments, including
medications, appointments, additional treatments,
scans, tests and procedures?
8. Would a natural or stimulated IVF cycle be right for
me?
9. How long is your waiting list?
10.What is the next step in the process?
11. Can you send me a copy of everything we have
discussed and anything else we need to know so that
we can compare clinics?
 DURING IVF
CHECKLIST

Have change for parking

Have photo Identification NOTES
Book consent meeting DATES AND TIMES

Pick up your IVF meds INITIAL APPOINTEMENT:

Put meds in cupboard/fridge CONSENT APPOINTEMENT:

Put medications in calendar DOWN REGULATION SCAN:

Fill in paperwork before consent STIMULATION SCAN:

Attend Consent Meeting STIMULATION SCAN 2:

Start a medication routine HCG INJECTION TIME:

Make and freeze some nutritious meals EGG COLLECTION:

Book your down regulation scan EMBRYO IMPLANTATION:

Make sure you've had your bleed PREGNANCY TEST:

Attend scan record thickness in diary IMPORTNANT FACTS AND FIGURES

ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS:
Keep your diary up-to date
Attend your stimulation scan
NUMBER AND SIZE OF FOLLICLES:
write down number of follicles/sizes
Take hCG injection at RIGHT time NUMBER OF EGGS COLLECTED:
Book Egg collection record eggs collected
Book time off work for collection + 48hrs
NUMBER OF EGGS FERTILISED:
attend egg collection & travel home
Take call from embryologist QUALITY OF EMBRYOS AT DAY 3:
Record number of eggs fertilised
Take call on day 3 about development QUALITY OF BLASTOCYSTS AT DAY 5:
Attend either day 3/5 implantation
Ask about embryo freezing NUMBER IMPLANTED:

Take photo of you're little Embryos

18 questions to ask at your
first ivf appointment

Most clinics will give you an overview at the very

beginning so some of these may be answered during
that. Remember to take a notebook and take notes if
you need to.

1. What is your treatment approach and timeline for my specific case?

2. How often will staff contact me with updates or information?
3. Who do I contact if I have further questions?
4. Do you have evening or weekend appointments available?
5. What is the average number of eggs harvested for those in similar
circumstances to us?
6. What are your fertilisation rates?
7. Do you do both Day-3 and Day-5 Transfers?
8. How do you make that decision?
9. What happens if i don't respond to the medications well?
10. When would you deem it a failed cycle and what happens then?
11. What are the main risks with the treatment?
12. Is there anything i can do to improve my chances of success?
13. Do you offer counselling or support if we feel we need it?
14. Do you have any previous patients/peer to peer groups we could
contact?
15. Are there any non-medical treatments you'd recommend (i.e.
acupuncture, yoga etc)?
16. What can i expect from the medications?
17. Can I have the results of all the tests? (write down all the results)
18. When do we start?
 6 questions to ask your
embryologist about your
embryos

1. What are the grades of my

embryo's/blastocytes?
2. What do those grades mean?
3. What are my chances of success
with those grades?
4. With those grades, how do you
expect them to continue
developing?
5. Would you recommend a day 3
or day 5 transfer?
6. What are your requirements for
freezing Embryo's?
 What you did to survive
the two week wait?
fill in each heart with something you're thankful for or
something you did to help you through the two week wait
Good
Luck!