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[lostfrozen]

Hi everyone, I'm really new to issues of fertility.

 

I'm 38 years old and I want to freeze my eggs so I went to Anova clinic to see their GP.  This GP referred me to Dr. Dixon, but in the meantime, I am doing cycle monitoring.  They have found some results and they have made some conclusions already.  Essentially they have recommended to skip all the way to IVF with sperm donation.  Aren't there any other steps in between ?

 

Has anyone seen Dr. Marjorie Dixon, and can anyone provide any reviews?

Her previous clinic was First Steps.

 

All comments appreciated.

 

[Highest hopes]

If you'd rather freeze your eggs than use donor sperm, then I say follow your gut.
But does that clinic have a good track record with egg freezing? Go to someone knowledgeable. McGill in Montreal specializes in egg freezing (Dr. Tan).

[schlepp]

When I looked into egg freezing at 35 I was told if I wasn't willing to do a few rounds and get a high number of eggs, then I should really think about donor sperm and creating embryos. This was due to the poor thaw rates on eggs and then also potentially the need to then thaw eggs, fertilize and refreeze. I couldn't afford multiple rounds at the time and wasn't prepared to make the decision on using donor sperm. (Irony: The partner I met at 37 has male factor and we now have to do IVF. What I wouldn't give for my younger eggs now!)

 

You need to be comfortable with your decision. I think they're likely telling you this as, as my RE said at the time, they don't want you to waste your money on egg freezing and then not be able to use them or not have enough survive thaw later. 

 

I'm sure if you share your results (AFC, AMH, FSH etc.) others with similar results could weigh in on their experience. Although nothing is a guarantee for a similar cycle and we all know that past 35 our fertility is sharply declining.

 

Good luck! This forum is a great resource. 

[LILY10]

Hi. I was a patient of Dr.Dixon. I think because the clinic is fairly new that it's disorganized examples are refunds takes months, I was put on incorrect protocol at first and the Dr was suppose to follow up with me as to how to proceed and I never heard back. Also her fees and drug cost are higher compared to some other clinics and even recently had an increase. Anova does not have their own lab.