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Case Study 9
Endometriosis, 3 failed IVF cycles at another hospital


Mrs H, age 30 years old, had been married for 5 years without a child. Three IVF attempts at another hospital were unsuccessful. The couple's first IVF attempt at Thomson Fertility Centre resulted in a son. Two years later, they came for a thaw cycle using 3 embryos from the first attempt but failed. Four years later, she came for her second fresh IVF cycle at TFC and delivered a pair of twin boys from the transfer of 3 embryos. With the remaining frozen embryos, she attempted a thaw cycle and delivered a pair of identical twins from the transfer of 2 blastocysts in 2007. All in all, she had 5 boys!

Mrs H said " Everyone is amazed at my 5 IVF boys! I would not have been so blessed if I had not come to Thomson Fertility Centre. I am grateful to the TFC team for all their encouragement and support. TFC will always be my first choice."


Glossary
IVF
In-vitro fertilisation. A process where sperm are placed together with eggs extracted (by a minor operation) from a woman in the laboratory culture dish to enable fertilisation to take place.
ICSI
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection. A procedure whereby a single sperm is injected into a single egg by means of a very fine needle using micromanipulation techniques.
MESA
Microepididymal sperm aspiration. A microsurgical operation where sperm from the epididymes (part of the testes) are aspirated by a fine needle.
 
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