Pick the areas you care about, costs, success rates, add-ons, the lab, monitoring, what happens if a cycle is cancelled, and the tool builds a list you can print or email to yourself. Take it in with you. It is much easier than trying to remember in the room.
Your list, 12 questions
1.Can I have the full price of one cycle in writing, itemised, including VAT?Costs
2.What is not included in that price?Costs
3.What is your live birth rate per embryo transferred for my age group?Success rates
4.Which year is that figure from, and how many cycles is it based on?Success rates
5.Which parts of what you have recommended are optional?Add-ons
6.What does the evidence say about this add-on for someone like me?Add-ons
7.Which protocol are you recommending for me, and why that one?The lab and the plan
8.Who decides when to trigger, and how will I be told?The lab and the plan
9.How many scans should I expect, and where do they happen?Monitoring and access
10.Who do I ring out of hours, and how quickly do you reply?Monitoring and access
11.What is your follow up process after an unsuccessful cycle?If it does not work
12.What tests or changes would you consider before another attempt?If it does not work
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