endometrial polyp/ low AMH / new to IVF

[Didi242]

Hi, first time posting, needed a little guidance from the community...

Background - I’m 39 (40 in September) low AMH and due to have endometrial polyp removed (either privately in May or NHS In July). We’ve been ttc naturally for 1 year but no luck. I am currently undertaking some training with a portfolio and exam due in July 24. I want to start my IVF journey…worried about missing days off work, just wanted to get an idea if I’d have to take a lot of time off work for IVF? Also to hear if anyone has gone through polyp removal prior to IVF.

TYIA X

[IVFat40]

Hello 👋 In terms of time off work it depends a bit how close you live to the clinic and how flexible your work is, you'll probably need to go for several morning monitoring scans during stimulation, hopefully you can fit them in then go on to work, maybe starting a bit late. For egg collection I'd say you'll need at least the day of and the day after off, with the slight complication you won't definitely know which date it'll be till close to collection (because it depends how your follicles grow). Then there's embryo transfer, some people do a freeze all cycle so have transfer probably a couple of months after collection, but if you do a fresh transfer that'll be 3 or 5 days after collection. I always took the day of transfer off, but it might potentially be possible to work a half day depending on timings.

All the very best of luck

[Didi242 in reply to IVFat40]

Thank you so much! That’s a very helpful breakdown x

[JenFC]

My clinic would not proceed with mh ivf until the polyp was removed so I would definitely get it removed first. In terms of time off I’m self employed but I had the day of egg retrieval and day after off working. For appointments I am lucky my clinic is only a 10 min drive so I can always make them work. For transfer I would take that day off to rest but otherwise you tend to be fine unless you have a job on your feet. Potentially worth taking time off around OTD to process the result for your own mental health

[Didi242 in reply to JenFC]

Thank you so much for your response, very helpful. xx

[Emceesquared]

Hi Didi, as Jen says, your polyp will need removed prior to starting ivf.

If you feel v time pressured, you could do it privately and get it out of the way so you are good for July. I had to go privately as waiting list here would have meant years for the same thing. Just racked the cost up to the running total!

This is a v quick day procedure. The sedation means you can’t drive for 24 hours but I was able to work from home the next day as I felt ok.

This something you could arrange and get out of the way now if you feel the weight of time on you shoulders. It would be totally manageable whilst you have deadlines as it usually just needs a private appt with the gynaecologist then the day of procedure.

I get the time anxiety completely. I just turned 40 between our 2nd and 3rd unsuccessful cycles but there’s nothing to be done other than keeping going I guess.

Good luck.

[Didi242 in reply to Emceesquared]

Hi! Thank you so much for your message, very helpful. I’m waiting on the private cost breakdown, from what I’ve read online it will be hefty. Yes deffo feeling the time/life pressure…especially as it’s all coincided.

We keep going 🫶 good luck