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Our simplified treatment programme is designed for efficiency and ease
Three steps
Our simplified treatment programme is designed for efficiency and ease. There are three simple steps:
1. Fertility Assessment
The fertility assessment is the first step in all treatment. The tests included in this assessment confirm if you meet our eligibility criteria.
Aged 37 or under
Statistics show that women in this age group are most likely to respond best to IVF. Women over 37, when natural fertility begins to decline, often need more personalised treatment.
A good ovarian reserve
Ovarian reserve is a technical term to describe the number of early eggs in the ovary and is often used as a indicator of fertility. Women with a low ovarian reserve often respond poorly to treatment and may need specialised care – as may women with very high measurements. Ovarian reserve is usually measured with a simple AMH blood test.
A BMI of 30 or less
BMI is a shorthand calculation based on height and bodyweight. Women with a BMI over 30 are not suitable for Kind IVF because of a greater likelihood of treatment complexities.
Your eligibility for Kind IVF will usually be confirmed at your first consultation following an ultrasound scan and AMH test.
2. Consultation with a fertility consultant
Following your fertility assessment you will meet with one of our consultants. They will discuss all possible treatment options and confirm your individual treatment plan.
3. Treatment Package
Following your fertility assessment you will meet with one of our consultants. They will discuss all possible treatment options and confirm your individual treatment plan.
The treatment programme
Although every treatment is unique, they will all follow a similar format.
1. Nurse consultation: the nurse consultant will confirm your medication plan and provide you with everything you need to prepare your body for treatment. This is a great opportunity to ask any questions.
2. Medications begin: the nurse will have informed you when to take your medications. This is the stimulation phase of your treatment.
3. Monitoring scans and blood tests: ultrasound scans and blood tests will be used to track your progress during stimulation. Your ovaries will be closely monitored to allow us to identify the correct time to collect your eggs.
4. Trigger injection: once your follicles have reached a certain size, you will be instructed to self-administer a “trigger injection” to encourage ovulation. Your nurse will talk you through how to correctly administer your trigger.
5. Egg collection: approximately 36 hours after your trigger injection you will attend the London Women’s Clinic Harley Street or Cardiff for your egg collection. This takes place under sedation and will take approximately 20 minutes.
6. Embryology: the embryology team will take your collected eggs and and fertilise them using IVF or ICSI depending on your treatment type. The embryology team will carefully monitor the development of the resulting embryos using timelapse imaging.
7. Embryo transfer: You will have your embryo transfer three or five days after your egg collection. The embryology team will keep you updated on the progress of your developing embryos following your egg collection. The embryo transfer procedure takes approximately 30 minutes and does not require any sedation.
8. Pregnancy test: two weeks after your embryo transfer you will have a BHCG blood test to measure the level of pregnancy hormone in your blood. The result will determine if your treatment was successful.