Hi Belle and welcome,

I had many reservations about IVF also. My problems were related to my (and DP's) age, and concern about ovum quantiy and quality. I talked to as many people I knew who had gone through IVF and asked them for their good/bad views. Once I found BB, I found this forum REALLY helpful also.

I have had two fresh collection cycles, and I didnt find the drugs too bad, but I had the sort where you dont have the pill/synarel first...just start straight on the puregon and go from there, so I am not sure whether that makes a difference or not. the injections arent too bad ESPECIALLY if you let the alcoholic spirit dry on your skin B4 injecting yourself! I did all my own, but I have a medical background so that wasnt too hard.

The first cycle I took 2 weeks off...simply bc with my line of work it was really hard to just say that I would need a day here/there etc. the second cycle I bit the bullet and told them WHY I needed that flexibility and they were really cool about it.

Emotionally I found the whole thing quite hard, but manageable. I have a partner who isnt really one for talk talk talk, and I AM, so it was great to find BB. Even wen i didnt post, I could read other peoples stories, and that was an outlet for me.

Touch wood, our experience has been a +ve one so far. I had a chemical pregnancy with the first cycle, and am currently 6 weeks pregnant from the second, so with luck, our story has a happy ending.

Good luck with your decision making!