Is IVF Too Hard? Should You Do IVF? What Really Is IVF? Fertility Doctor Explains IVF
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Double board certified OBGYN and REI, Dr. Natalie Crawford, explains the IVF process and discusses if it's too "hard." When you start entering in the fertility space, there is so much we don’t know about our bodies. So the IVF process can seem like a lot. Dr. Crawford hears so many people say “I don’t want to do IVF because it is too hard?" In this video she breaks down the process in a tangible way for you to understand the process, the odds, and make the decision for yourself.
Questions answered:
What are your odds with IVF?
What predicts IVF success?
What is your ovarian serve?
What happens to your eggs every month?
What can impact your ovarian reserve and egg quality?
What is IVF?
What shots are taken during IVF?
What is the IVF process like?
How long does the IVF process take?
How many eggs typically fertilize?
How does the embryo transfer work?
Who is and is not a candidate for IVF?
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Fertility doctor, Natalie Crawford, MD is a double board certified OBGYN and REI, and co-founder of Fora Fertility, a boutique fertility practice in Austin, Texas.
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@Isabelal12 2 ай бұрын
I had two failed transfers before.. it definitely wasn’t easy but it’s totally bearable. I’m currently 15 weeks pregnant and I’m so happy i didn’t give up after those first that failed. Good luck to everyone trying for a baby❤
@kzfingerprint 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for saying the number one reason people choose not to do IVF is the emotional/feeling too burdensome, stressful, hard, thing. After 5 years of inferior, unexplained, iui failure we decided to do IVF. But man the struggle I've been dealing with is insane and i thought something was wrong with me because i should be excited and grateful. That alone was really helpful! When the medications got delivered i had a panic attack...i don't even take headache medicine. There's a lot of decisions involved with IVF too, moral issues, and frankly, all of the appointments, coordinating scheduling, communicating with the fertility clinic, taking the medication, uncomfortable lady appointments, symptoms, etc. Are ALL on the woman. It's hard too if you work full time and have other personal issues going on simultaneously. I'll just add this in case anyone reads this, my experience seems to be that the out of pocket cost is the same (or cheaper!) than with insurance... And we have great fertility benefits. 😔
@marypagebradley9703 3 ай бұрын
Edit: Im glad I still watched! I’m going for my baseline appointment on Tuesday then starting meds the following Friday. This video title has me slightly scared to watch, but I do appreciate the informative content you’ve put out over the years. Because of you I felt knowledgeable going into all of my previous appointments and knew what to ask my doctors ❤
@NatalieCrawfordMD 3 ай бұрын
Oh gosh! Sorry for the scary title! You got this.
@marypagebradley9703 3 ай бұрын
@@NatalieCrawfordMD thank you 🙏🏼
@freudianslip2010 3 ай бұрын
My process has been much easier physically than I expected. Emotionally, it’s been difficult. We went into IVF because of a genetic mutation. We have ended up having difficulty making blasts. I wish I had been more prepared for how hard it would be for us to get embryos
@Dani-cu7ip 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for these videos, Dr. Crawford! I’m so happy I found your channel.
@xxpassion11 3 ай бұрын
Your channel is such an amazing source of information for women’s health ❤ thank you so much
@NatalieCrawfordMD 3 ай бұрын
thank you!
@effy0990 3 ай бұрын
I had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy in 2022 that almost ended me. That is the closest that i have ever been to having a child. I did not know I was pregnant. I am now 33 with only 1 tube. My Amh was taken last week and is at 1.21 with normal periods. I have had 2 medicated IUI's, both of which failed with using Femara. I just finished the Clomid challenge and had my Amh bloodwork, and ultrasound done today. My IVF coordinator is calling me Tuesday to go over details. If I passed that test, we will move forward with IVF. My fertility doctor said if we implant 2 embryos (assuming we are that lucky), I have an 88-94% chance of a successful full term pregnancy. I am so hopeful, but I also don't want to get my hopes up. This has been such an emotional rollercoaster as it stands, and no one in my family or close friends knows what I am going through. Thank you for this video. It put my mind at ease.
@corinajohnston689 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. We had a late miscarriage last year at 16 weeks and have been trying to conceive again for almost a year. Nothing has come back from fertility investigation, everything looks fine. In Feb we were put on a wait list for IVF as a plan B to start in June and since I haven’t fallen pregnant naturally it’s looking like we are going down the IVF road. I’ve been terrified and cried multiple times over feeling anxious and fearful but you cleared up a lot of my concerns in one video. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge ❤
@NiaJD 3 ай бұрын
Thanks Dr Crawford - it's like you made this video for me. I'm scheduled to do IVF this month, and you're totally right, it's the emotional and physical aspects that make me so nervous. I'm 28 years old and my husband and I have been TTC for a year. In the last year I have been diagnosed with PCOS, adenomyosis, and hypothyroidism. This whole process is is not the path I expected to go down. I thought I was young and it might just take time, but as issues gradually arose after coming off birth control, I am now coming to terms with my body’s conditions and capabilities. Thank you for making this content to help put my mind at ease.
@Dani-cu7ip 3 ай бұрын
I hope that things so well for you. Please stay in contact with the people that love you and please show grace to yourself along this process. It’s both mental and physical, as well as expensive and draining. I am an IVF patient and although the needles were hard, the emotional part of it was the hardest. There are a lot of unknowns in this process. I choose to stay positive and I am praying for my miracle. Keep the faith!
@NiaJD 3 ай бұрын
@@Dani-cu7ip Thank you for taking the time to write to me, and for your kind words and encouragement! I am lucky to feel well supported by friends and family. Just have to make the plunge and navigate as I go. Wishing you all the best on your own journey. 🧡
@amritagill1680 2 ай бұрын
Very timely. I had a miscarriage in January 2023. We have not been able to conceive since. Dr explained that we follow into the category of "unexplained infertility". I am 38, turning 39 in August and really hoping IVF will help us to have our first. Ultimately it is important to be informed and I do think that clinics could offer counselling as one is going through the process. Starting my modules soon to learn more. IVF is also very privileged to some and leaves others out due to costs. That is a big issue. Such a good point about managing the emotions around IVF. I can't ask my Dr to do that for me, it is a team, and that might be consulting help.
@alicel6095 Ай бұрын
Omg thank you sooooo much for this video I feel so much better going into this. I am 40 about to be 41 in August and I have my first zoom call for baby number 2 in a couple days. I am now planing that this will take possibly 8 months or more because of my age that way I’m not focused on how long it will take for me. And thank you for explaining the meds part because now I’m ok with taking them.
@lanaa198 3 ай бұрын
Appreciate your videos, very helpful. My question is what are the side effects of going through multiple ivf cycles on women health ( ovaries, hormone)? Are there long term effects that we should be aware of and usually get neglected to discuss during the ivf process? Thanks
@erinecaplan 2 ай бұрын
I LOVE your blue cross necklace. Where did you purchase it?
@amritagill1680 2 ай бұрын
Watched this again! So, my question is about the IVF calculators. I’ve tried a bunch of them, and the results seem to vary. Do you recommend IVF calculators? If so, which one? Are IVF success rates depend person to person? I am so confused by those numbers as they vary a lot! Thanks!
@sonyajyu 3 ай бұрын
What are the success rates on first embryo transfer? Thanks
@shannonjdobson 2 ай бұрын
Hey! I love your videos, but I just wanted to give you some feedback that your microphone does not sound good either on my phone or my computer
@stephdk 3 ай бұрын
How does it work if you have an elevated AMH due to PCOS? I am 35, I have lean PCOS, and an AMH of 4.31. Would that still make IVF likelihood higher?
@DenizTheBeast 2 ай бұрын
Hi Dr. Crawford. This is too long for your Monday questions on Instagram, so I’m writing on here. I have PCOS and was getting regularly irregular periods (switch from 28 to 38 day cycles). I am trying to get pregnant so my doctor put me on metformin and letrozole. I started the metformin a couple of days after I ovulated. However, since taking the metformin I have not gotten my period. I’m over two and a half weeks late now. This has not happened to me in years. The only thing that’s changed is that I started the metformin. That means I haven’t been able to do the letrozole yet. Everything I’ve looked up says metformin is supposed to regulate your period, not make it go away. Now my doctor is going to prescribe me a period inducing medication. Have you ever heard of metformin messing up your cycle?
@WolfKat091 3 ай бұрын
So im 33 and have been diagnosed with primary ovarian in sufficiency. We are currently try to see if i can get my eggs to ovulate. However my current fertility dr said that due to their policy that since my BMI is 43-45 that they cant do IVF due to risks and i would have to do IUI. Is that policy you hear of alot or more recently? Could you also discuss the reason why high bmi cant do ivf? Also, i would love if you could do an ovarian insufficiency video or if ya have some just let me know which ones to watch.
@oliviakurtz784 2 ай бұрын
What should people do if finances is the main reason holding them back?
@AnabelDC89 2 ай бұрын
I am 35. Was told I have diminished ovarian reserve due to AMH of 0.8. Doctor is telling me to go straight to embryo development. Should I try to conceive naturally at all ? What about IUI?
@jentan4531 2 ай бұрын
How many rounds of ivf could I expect with a 0.5 amh and 3 antral follicles at 34 years old?
@SEl-be1ut 2 ай бұрын
Dr. Crawford, I’ve had 2 egg retrievals so far and every time on my ultrasounds they expect a certain number of follicles but when it’s time to do the retrieval I get a much lower number of follicles. Is that normal? This last round they told me I have 8 follicles in one ovary and 10 in the other but they were only able to retrieve 8 total 😢 where do those other follicles go?
@shellywei 18 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this Video Dr Crawford! My husband has abnormal sperm based on analysis (shape < 1%), does ivf helps a lot? Could you pls share any thoughts about sperm quality effects during ivf success?
@tiffanydeschler5221 2 ай бұрын
When unexplained infertility is brought up bc your HSG, Hysteroscopy, labs, and follicles are all good at age 34 is there something more you’d recommend from Dr? I was told this at age 32 and that IVF was next but because it’s so expensive I’ve held off. I’m not understanding as to how you can call it unexplainable. It mentally crushes you not knowing and all you do is blame yourself. Anyone have any idea to help get your brain out of that funk that it’s your fault?
@2toosexE 2 ай бұрын
I feel like IVF is for younger women and when you are over 40 all most clinics care about are success rates and push donor eggs on you (most not all) and then it's so expensive for poor results. I love your videos but the price of a cycle is so costly that I shy away from the disappointment.
@jessicagiacometti9012 3 ай бұрын
If you do IVF and collecting multiple eggs a month, does it mean you are going to run out of eggs early? So your menopause comes earlier as well?
@NatalieCrawfordMD 3 ай бұрын
No - you only get the eggs that were already sent out of the "vault" to grow (the ones you don't ovulate that month would die)
@jessicagiacometti9012 3 ай бұрын
@@NatalieCrawfordMD Thank you so much for your answer!
@Genok981 3 ай бұрын
Does IVF make a huge difference for people with unexplained RPL? I've had 4 losses (1 ectopic without losing tubes, 2 miscarriages at 6 and 10 weeks, and 1 chemical) and we've truly tested what seems like everything. Seems like I have lots of eggs (my clinic saw a high follicle count on US) and I am about to be 34.
@ZanetkaPL 3 ай бұрын
I had 4 miscarriages over four years (Im 31)- then decided to do ivf with pgta. My first FET didnt work but my second did and now I have a 7 month old. I still cant believe it worked after so many years of pain and sadness. Wishing you all the best.
@hannieyang 2 ай бұрын
Have you done PGT on the embryos prior to transfers?
@Genok981 2 ай бұрын
@@hannieyang This is with getting pregnant naturally! We have not yet done IVF but may be next step for us with genetic testing.
@kassiemorganrn2539 3 ай бұрын
❤I just turned 38 and my Amh is 1.04 with normal periods. Have 4 kids but had tubal ligation and reversal. How many eggs would I be expected to retrieve
@NatalieCrawfordMD 3 ай бұрын
would expect around 10 eggs with this. hugs.
@brinoelle88 2 ай бұрын
What do you consider to be “young”? I am 36 with an AMH of .34 and am starting my third round next cycle.
@hannieyang 2 ай бұрын
am also 36 about to start my 3rd round - best of luck!!
@nakanasarah1874 2 ай бұрын
Doctor if i have painful periods i can get pregnant
@jennasickels5589 3 ай бұрын
I’m starting IVF this month. I have PCOS and very irregular periods. I’m 30 and have been trying to conceive for 1.5 years. Does PCOS reduce my likelihood of success?
@OyinHunnieTV 3 ай бұрын
I’m 31 this year, we tried for 2 years and tried letrozole and clomid in between with no success despite ovulation, not tubal, uterine or sperm problems. We decided to jump to IVF, I couldn’t do a fresh transfer because of OHSS, had a frozen transfer recently and I have my first ever positive pregnancy test now. Wishing you the best in whatever decision you choose❤️
@stephaniety1075 3 ай бұрын
Good luck dear, I'm starting next month 🙏🏽 baby dust to us
@jennasickels5589 2 ай бұрын
@@OyinHunnieTV that’s amazing, congratulations! I tried Letrozole but I didn’t respond to it. My Doctor told me I’d be a good candidate for IVF, so I’m feeling pretty positive!
@OyinHunnieTV 2 ай бұрын
@@jennasickels5589 thank you. wishing you all the best❤️
@Isabelal12 2 ай бұрын
Im 33, I have PCOS, unicornate uterus (half a uterus) AND two autoimmune diseases. We went for IVF, had two failed transfers, im now 15 weeks pregnant ❤️
@ladyg19312 3 ай бұрын
After how many years of trying naturally should I do IVF if i'm young? I'm 27
@NatalieCrawfordMD 3 ай бұрын
If you have tried for 1 year your odds of success are 4-5% per month and if you have been trying 2+ years then it is 2-3% per month even if all your testing is normal.