IVF in Auck while living in Hamilton?

Hi Cream
We had an IVF cycle done with Repromed in akld and we live in Pukekohe - which obviously isn't as far as Hamilton, but I work in Hamilton several days a week. We're probably going to have another cycle in a few weeks. So, it is a bit tricky, but basically on days that I need to get bloods done but have to work in Hamilton I'll generally get the bloods done in Hamilton. If I need a scan I can go in to work late (They prefer to do scans in the morning) - but I'm not sure if that would work for you? Its a chore but doable to go from Puke to Akld, then down to Hamilton - I just need to be in Hamilton by midday. From memory I had about 3 scans last time. On egg collection day I'll take the day off, but would have to do that anyway.

So the key thing really is how feasible is it for you to get up to Hamilton for several mornings in the week prior to egg collection?

BTW, we had several rounds of IUI with Fert+, and yes they are a lot cheaper, but although they were lovely, I found the service to not always be great - e.g. a different doctor and nurse every time, they often seemed really busy etc. Repromed is in between Fert+ and Fert assoc price wise and the service is fantastic - nothing's a bother, always see the same dr and usually speak to the same nurse, they're small so you get a more personal service (don't have to explain who you are etc every time you ring...)

Good luck.

Hi we have just completed our first cycle through FA Hamilton and I loved them !!!
The staff are all great and the nurses all super friendly.
We live North of Hamilton midway to Auckland so it was a bit of a pain to travel especially when you can only get some bloods taken at one lab and it has to be first thing in the morning.
Don't be afraid to ask each clinic to send you some info.
Cost less may not mean bad service.

Hi Catie, thanks heaps for your feedback. We just got our letter the other day and we have a 12 month wait on the public list so we're going to hang in there for the 12 months and give it a crack here in Hamilton with Fertility Associates when our date comes up and then depending how that goes we'd probably explore our options a bit more when it came to paying for it ourselves. Hope everything is going well for you.