I'm on the eve of taking part in a new study looking at growth hormone and IVF .. I'm a little apprehensive as I have a feeling i'm one of the first candidates.. I have a 50% chance of getting the drug or the placebo (but will have my usual FSH dose as well) - and even my doctor won't know which one I get (it's only revealed at the end of the study). The good news is I don't have to pay for the GH part of the IVF cycle.. but I'm a little worried about any side effects I may get ! But It's only 8 days of injections so very short-term. Also apparently GH has been used with clinics for some years, just not much solid research done around it. So even if the study finds that it has no effect, it's still useful I guess in saving us from forking out heaps of money to try it.

I'd be interested to hear if anyone else is considering being involved if their clinic offers this study - aimed at "poor responders".