{"id":1373,"date":"2020-02-09T15:27:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T15:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theduff.co.uk\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2020-11-03T16:39:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T16:39:26","slug":"worried-ivf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theduff.co.uk\/worried-ivf\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>The reasons you&#8217;re worried about IVF,<\/strong> and what to do about them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WHEN READERS SIGN<\/strong> <strong>UP FOR <a href=\"\/duff-freebies\/\">ANY OF MY FREE DOWNLOADS<\/a>,<\/strong> they have the option to complete a survey and tell me what they\u2019re most worried about when it comes to IVF. Below are the most common ones I receive, along with some (hopefully) helpful guidance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there anything you\u2019re worried about that\u2019s not mentioned below? Email me! mish@theduff.co.uk <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I\u2019m scared of needles <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/theduff.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pile-of-syringes-e1584113563562.png\" alt=\"IVF injections\" class=\"wp-image-1378\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You know who else is scared of needles? Katie Price (aka Jordan). She managed to conquer her fears because she wanted a different face and bigger\/smaller\/bigger\/smaller\/bigger again (I think?) breasts, so unless you have an all-out phobia, I\u2019m confident you can conquer yours too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most IVF injections don\u2019t hurt \u2013 or if they <em>do&nbsp;<\/em>hurt, it\u2019ll only be for a second or two. There are just three types of injection that might noticeably sting: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The hCG trigger is usually a subcutaneous injection but can sometimes be prescribed as an intramuscular one. <\/li><li>You might be prescribed blood-thinning injections after egg retrieval. These burn for a couple of seconds when the medication is going in, and can also cause a fair few bumps and bruises (which disappear in time). <\/li><li>After embryo transfer, you\u2019ll be put on \u201cprogesterone support\u201d to encourage the lining of your uterus to remain thick and cushiony. Progesterone can be prescribed as subcutaneous injections (which go just under the skin), suppositories, vaginal gel or intramuscular injections (which go into the muscle and are absorbed more quickly). It\u2019s the intramuscular injections that can ache. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few tips on how to reduce any pain: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Try not to tense up. Tensing the muscles can make injections hurt more than they would otherwise. <\/li><li>For intramuscular injections, apply a heating pad to the injection site for about ten minutes beforehand: it can help to relax the muscle.<\/li><li>Dab a gum\/ulcer gel (such as Anbesol) onto the injection site a few minutes beforehand (but be sure to wipe it away before you actually&nbsp;inject). It should numb the area slightly so you won\u2019t feel the needle going in too much. This method won\u2019t work so well with the blood-thinners, because those sting from the medication itself going in \u2013&nbsp;not the needle. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But remember: <strong>most injections don\u2019t hurt at all<\/strong>. Dive right in and get the first one over and done with \u2013 and then you can return to worrying about getting your vag out in front of the doctors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I\u2019m embarrassed about getting my vag out in front of the doctors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/theduff.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/About-to-OHSS-05-e1582987018330.png\" alt=\"Legs in stirrups. Yes: I commissioned an illustration of a woman with her legs in the air.\" class=\"wp-image-762\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard as it might be for you to believe, your doctors won\u2019t judge you or even think about what your vagina looks like or smells like. To them, it\u2019s simply&nbsp;an entry point to what they\u2019re <em>really <\/em>interested in: examining your uterus and ovaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not convinced? Here\u2019s a whole other way to think about it: whatever embarrassment you have over hairiness, smell, shape, moistness, remnants of period, vaginal fart sounds or anything else, there\u2019ll be someone in the waiting room with a vagina that\u2019s in a worse state than yours. Guaranteed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I\u2019m worried about the pain of a transvaginal ultrasound scan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I never experienced pain from it at all. Then one day, a fellow IVF patient emerged from the scan room in a terrible mood and said to her partner grumpily, \u201cHe was f**king brutal down there. That hurt like a motherf**ker.\u201d I walked in after her feeling pretty&nbsp;smug because I\u2019d done it a million times before and never suffered, but \u2013 sure enough \u2013 the doctor was f**king brutal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, an ultrasound scan <em>shouldn\u2019t <\/em>hurt (unless you have a condition like vaginismus or vulvodynia). I won\u2019t pretend it\u2019s akin to a spa day or a superb slice of chocolate cake, but it\u2019s fine. If it\u2019s <em>not<\/em> fine, you need to tell your doctor to stop treating your insides like a fencing strip. I did, and he apologised profusely and started acting more gently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a risk things <em>will <\/em>hurt if you tense up \u2013 and I have two tips to help with this. Firstly, you need to breathe deep, in and out \u2013 especially when the probe is going in. Secondly, imagine pushing something OUT of your vagina as they\u2019re getting the probe IN: it\u2019ll actually&nbsp;help everything to \u201copen up\u201d and let the probe glide in more easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I\u2019m unsure of my rights as an employee when it comes to time off<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) \u2013 which has a mandate from parliament to \u201cchallenge discrimination\u201d \u2013 says that, while you\u2019re not entitled to it, you can still ask your employer for time off for IVF treatment. If your employer refuses, \u201cyou may want to ask for annual leave instead to attend appointments\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While that\u2019s probably not the answer you were hoping for, note that \u201cThe Equality and Human Rights Commission Code recommends that employers treat requests for time off for IVF treatment sympathetically and that employers may want to establish procedures for allowing staff to take time off for IVF and fertility treatment. These procedures may enable women to tell named members of staff, in confidence, that they are having treatment.\u201d If your employer tells you a straight-out \u201cno\u201d, you might want to&nbsp;make them aware of this paragraph. (You can find it on the EHRC website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalityhumanrights.com\/en\/during-pregnancy-ivf\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your employer will also need to be consistent in their approach to paid time off. (E.g. if women can\u2019t take paid leave for IVF treatment, men shouldn\u2019t be allowed to take time off for male medical procedures.) If they\u2019re not being consistent, they could face claims of sex discrimination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I\u2019m worried my partner doesn\u2019t want a baby as much as I do<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After our very&nbsp;first appointment with the fertility department, I burst into tears and my husband didn\u2019t. Before the first injection session, I read and re-read the instructions while he tapped his foot and pointed out that dinner was getting cold. When I talked his ear off about all my fears and stresses, he clearly&nbsp;thought I was bonkers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when we learnt we had 18 viable embryos, he was the one to jump up and down with excitement. When one of those embryos turned into a foetus, he was the one with his eyes glued to the scan monitor. And when our 5lbs 4oz preemie emerged after an occasionally hair-raising labour, he was the one to get all teary \u2013 not me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all have different ways of dealing with things and handling our emotions \u2013 so bear that in mind before you worry that your partner doesn\u2019t want a baby as much as you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he actually&nbsp;<em>doesn\u2019t<\/em> want a baby, though, that\u2019s a different issue \u2013 and one I\u2019m not best placed to help with. All I know is that this is a different situation from accidentally becoming pregnant and getting your partner to come round to the idea&nbsp;eventually. With IVF, you have months of physical and emotional toil before you even get to the starting line of pregnancy. 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Sitting in the waiting room, meanwhile, gave me a chance to read Kindle books or articles I\u2019d saved on my phone to read later. And \u201cinjection time\u201d became a nice little way for my husband and me to kick off each evening together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I\u2019m worried I\u2019ll mess up the timing of my medication <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/theduff.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/About-to-OHSS-04-e1582034477262.png\" alt=\"Calendar\" class=\"wp-image-761\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On episode 2:5 of the superb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfatnegative.com\/\">Big Fat Negative podcast<\/a>, the hosts asked fertility specialist Professor Tim Child about how important it was to take medication on time \u2013 and what would happen if they ever forgot until hours later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the gist of what he said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>When you\u2019re doing downregulation on the long protocol, it doesn\u2019t really matter if you forget. Take the next one as soon as you remember, then continue as normal. <\/li><li>During stimulation, most clinics will tell you to take your medication at roughly the same time each evening. That\u2019s so you can have your blood tests and monitoring scans during the day, and then the clinic can call you later that afternoon to tell you whether to increase or decrease your dose for that evening. <br><br>If you forget to take it one evening, it isn\u2019t the end of the world: the half-life of these drugs is very&nbsp;long, so even if you missed out on a whole day of injections, it won\u2019t make <em>too <\/em>much difference because there\u2019ll still be medication in your system from the previous day. Take the missed medication as soon as you remember, then get back into the swing of your regular evening medication after that. (If you're at all interested in what's meant by a &#8220;half-life&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Why-do-we-describe-elements-with-a-half-life-and-not-a-full-life\/answer\/Andrew-Wolff-2\">here's a good explanation from Quora<\/a>.) <\/li><li>The injection for triggering ovulation is the one you can\u2019t mess up. You\u2019re meant to have the injection roughly 36 hours before egg retrieval, which means you\u2019ll arrive at the clinic with fully matured eggs that&nbsp;they can collect from your ovaries (before you\u2019ve ovulated). <br><br>If you have the injection more than two hours too early, you may have already ovulated by the time you reach the clinic for retrieval. And if you have the injection too late, the eggs might still be immature. <br><br>If you were early\/late in taking your injection, call the clinic ASAP so they can try to reschedule your egg retrieval time. <\/li><li>Once you\u2019ve had your embryo transfer, you\u2019ll be on various hormones (like progesterone) to support a potential pregnancy. You might be asked to take these two to three times a day, and you should&nbsp;ideally space them out. The half-life of these hormones is quite&nbsp;long, so don\u2019t worry if you occasionally take one a few hours too late. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can hear exactly what Professor Child said&nbsp;on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/podcasts\/big-fat-negative\/faith-fertility-and-ivf-as-a-H9JulhP8T05\/\">Big Fat Negative podcast<\/a>. (Start listening at 43:35.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I\u2019m terrified IVF won\u2019t work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest statistics for a live birth per embryo transferred (using own eggs and sperm) are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Under 35: 29%<\/li><li>35\u201337: 23%<\/li><li>38\u201339: 15%<\/li><li>40\u201342: 9%<\/li><li>43\u201344: 3%<\/li><li>Over 44: 2%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The key, I think, is to be optimistic but prepare for the possibility that each cycle won\u2019t be successful. If you didn\u2019t think you had <em>any<\/em> chance of success, you wouldn\u2019t be doing IVF \u2013 and it\u2019s important to remember that when everything feels hopeless. Plenty of people have had babies as a result of IVF, and you could be one of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equally important is to make sure you don\u2019t start blaming yourself or your actions if a cycle doesn\u2019t work. There\u2019s a lot of luck involved, and no amount of <a href=\"\/ivf-food-pomegranate-pineapple-chips-coq10-dhea-acupuncture\/\">pineapple or post-transfer bed rest<\/a> is going to affect your chances.&nbsp;Something to bear in mind: most&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.todaysparent.com\/getting-pregnant\/trying-to-conceive\/what-are-your-odds-of-getting-pregnant-each-month\/\">around<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babycenter.com\/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-pregnant\">70%<\/a>, depending on the study) young and perfectly fertile couples who <em>aren't&nbsp;<\/em>doing IVF&nbsp;don\u2019t get pregnant during a single month either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, it makes sense to come up with a Plan B if you\u2019re one of the unlucky ones. You could keep trying, of course, but there are lots of other possibilities \u2013 like egg\/sperm donation, surrogacy, adoption, IVF abroad (where it might be cheaper), or deciding to be happily child-free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I\u2019m not sure how I can afford to do this <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Read my\u00a0article on <a href=\"\/afford-private-ivf-uk-tips\/\">8 tips to help you afford private IVF treatment<\/a>.\u00a0(And <a href=\"\/nhs-ivf-uk\/\">perhaps you're eligible for IVF on the NHS<\/a>?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I\u2019m confused because I want a baby so much, but I\u2019m terrified of pregnancy. And what if I hate being a parent?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I promise you: you\u2019re far from alone. 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