Guys,
I
am writing this post with a heavy heart. There is an online test that
boasts predicting our chances of IVF success. The test was created by a
Bay Area company called Univfy. I first heard of it while stalking (yes,
stalking) my RE's FaceBook page. When I saw the ad, I quickly messaged
her and asked if she really believed in this test. Her answer:
"yes buuut if you're doing genetic testing they mean
nothing. because we know for sure that if you have a normal embryo = 90% of
success. easy. I just gave you the most accurate prediction."
Ya'll
know I have a love/hate relationship with my RE. She doesn't know about
the hate part (hehe!). Anyway, I consider her to be pretty smart and I
questioned why she would support this test in any way. I feel like it's
just another tool to prey upon women who are desperate for SOMETHING to tell
them this very expensive process will work.
I
mean...even PGS/genetic testing doesn't guarantee success. (I was even angry
by her overly optimistic answer to my question.) How can I count on this online
test? Below, you will find a link to a story that a local news station did on
the test. It was more like a commercial than an investigative piece, but
watch it if you like.
The
test is $100 or something, which is cheap in the grand scheme of things.
In fact, this was my response to my RE:
"Well that prediction test may be cheaper...hmmm.. Just
kidding. Genetic testing it is. Thanks!"
Ultimately,
I feel like infertility takes me to some of the lowest emotional places I've
ever felt in life. I mean I was REALLY trying to figure out how I was
going to jump off a bridge when my IUI failed. Honestly, knowing the
devastation my mother would feel, saved me from a very irrational act. If
a woman takes this test, gets results saying she has 80% chance of success and then
IVF fails, this "helpful" tool could do more harm than good. I
just don't know. I wonder what others think about it.
