Hey! Yep....... went in for the counselling session with my dad on Thursday and it went REALLY well. She was really happy that Dad had come along and feels much better about the whole thing now because she knows how much support I have from my dad. So I still need to go see a psychologist who deals with donor stuff and particularly young people doing it, but I'm absolutely sure there's not going to be any problems with it all, so after that (which is on the 11th of nov) I should be able to start pretty much straight away once the psych gives her report to the counsellor at the clinic So yay!! I don't have to wait nearly as long as I thought I was going to!
Thanks for asking
Jess
Wow, Concept are a lot cheaper than Pivet, but I guess with Pivet it's all inclusive and has extensive monitoring, which I'm happy about as I have PCOS and wouldn't want to be trying to guess anything.
It's costing us $2300 for the first cycle, which includes all appointments plus donor sperm, the IUI and regular monitoring of hormones and follicles (blood tests and ultrasounds). So far I've had 3 blood tests and 2 ultrasounds, I'm just waiting for the results of today's tests so that I know when we get to do the IUI.
We got $1580 back from Medicare, and we'll get 80% back on any future cycles this year, so they'll cost us less than $500.
I wasn't told anything about having to be over 25 (I am but DP isn't), but we've been in a stable relationship for almost 5 years.
Hey Karen & Jay,
Thanks for that! It all went extremely well with the psych, she was so great, and she said she sees absolutely no reason why things shouldn't go ahead for me! So she just has to write her report to the counsellor at the clinic and I am on the way! Yay! So should be able to start in December I think Woo hoo!
And awesome that your appointment is so soon, you must both be really excited and happy! Good luck
Jess
Hi Gizzmo,
What is the monthly fee for? We are going to see our FS next week to discuss IUIs, but I have no idea about the costs and waiting times. We would like to use a known donor and I've heard people mention that quarantine periods are three, six and twelve months. Does the waiting time depend on the centre? I have also noticed that the costs seem to vary dramatically. Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait for our appointment to find it all out.
So yay!! I don't have to wait nearly as long as I thought I was going to!
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. Hope to see a BFP from you really soon. Sending you lots of 
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