Our journey into IVF started sometime between Oct/Nov of last year, when I had my first laparoscopy to remove a cyst in one of my ovaries which my first gynae thought could be the reason of unexplained infertility. After the surgery, we were given green light to try naturally again but no pregnancy. At my next cycle, even after ovulation induction with Clomid, we just couldn't get pregnant. And that was when in February of this year, we decided to see a IVF specialist to really find out what is wrong.
Dr Wong came highly recommended through a friend of Hubs who works in the pharmaceutical industry. We also did some internet scouting of our own and after comparing some rates between fertility centers, we decided to pay Dr Wong a visit. Through that connection, we managed to squeeze ourselves in 2 weeks earlier than my original appointment. Dr Wong sure runs a very busy clinic!
At our first visit, the news we received weren't good. Ultrasound scan showed that despite my earlier laparoscopy, I still have 2 cysts each in both my ovaries. Because of the cysts, Dr Wong strongly advised us against going ahead with the IVF treatment, and instead recommended me to go through another laparoscopy.
We were kinda disappointed because we just didn't want to wait anymore. However, according to Dr Wong, the presence of cysts greatly reduces the IVF success rate from 50% to 30%, and it would be pretty pointless. In the end, we decided to go for another laparoscopy.
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