Genesis Fertility Clinic Blog
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May 7, 2009
Success of IVF
The best part of my job is when a couple gets pregnant. The worst part is when they don’t. Fortunately most patients, at least those less than 40 years old, do get pregnant with fertility treatment. I think all fertility doctors wish they had a crystal ball to be able to know who will conceive, who won’t conceive, and how many treatments a couple might need in order to conceive.
Will you conceive in your first IVF cycle? Will it take 2, 3, 4, never? Our years of training, experience and dialogue with colleagues help us to a great extent but there are still unknowns in infertility care. Why do couples who have tried to conceive for many years get pregnant as soon as their adopted child arrives home? Why do couples do IVF, not conceive and then conceive on their own 4 months later? Why does a healthy young couple with perfect embryos not get pregnant when they are put back into the woman? Why can a “perfect” egg and perfect make an abnormal embryo? The list is long…
At Genesis we are always asking questions and trying to find answers. We do more research than most IVF clinics. It’s still not enough, we still have lots of questions to answer. That’s what makes the field of fertility so exciting, but also what brings frustration. We don’t have all the answers but we try. Does anyone have a crystal ball?
My thoughts for the day.
Dr. Beth Taylor, MD, FRCSC
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility