Flowers,
The report may be true from a purely statistics point of view. But there may be other factors at play too. E.g. government hospitals only transfer 2 embryos so that may play a role in success rates; it may be that generally only those slightly older can afford to go to private IVF clinics cause when we are younger, we have less savings and costs is a bigger concern. Undoubtedly, we get more personalised attention at private IVF clinics and that may help or give us a greater sense of assurance (which is why hubby and I plan to do our FET at CARE too) but I really hope none of us feels bad that we cannot afford private. Most of us are already so stressed / troubled by our difficulty conceiving. These doubts will only add to our burden.
My good friend did her IVF at SGH as she couldn't afford private IVF too. The government grant really helps. She did her IVFs in her mid to late 30s and she succeeded on both fresh cycles. May these positive examples give us hope.
The report may be true from a purely statistics point of view. But there may be other factors at play too. E.g. government hospitals only transfer 2 embryos so that may play a role in success rates; it may be that generally only those slightly older can afford to go to private IVF clinics cause when we are younger, we have less savings and costs is a bigger concern. Undoubtedly, we get more personalised attention at private IVF clinics and that may help or give us a greater sense of assurance (which is why hubby and I plan to do our FET at CARE too) but I really hope none of us feels bad that we cannot afford private. Most of us are already so stressed / troubled by our difficulty conceiving. These doubts will only add to our burden.
My good friend did her IVF at SGH as she couldn't afford private IVF too. The government grant really helps. She did her IVFs in her mid to late 30s and she succeeded on both fresh cycles. May these positive examples give us hope.
