I'm still injecting Gonal F every other day and have so far not had any side-effects. I feel super tired but that is probably just after having had a hectic weekend, rather than anything to do with the hormones!
Yes, I am still being a complete wimp about injecting myself - despite it being a really easy to use injector-pen, I just can't seem to bring myself to do it. Most people find it very easy, I am told, so it is obviously just me.
I mentioned in a previous note about the costs of this process. It is no small sum, let me tell you, and for some of us it takes a long time to save up only to end in heartache. Each of my Assisted IUI attempts will cost a little over £2000 all in. That includes sperm which is a giant £850 of the total amount.
That in mind, I know some people have found different routes to enable them to have a child. There is no funding for same-sex couples on the NHS, at least not in my area, so people are forced to get creative if they cannot afford to go private.
One website (see link below) offers you a safe and secure way of finding your own sperm donor with just a fraction of the cost. There is a small sign-up fee, then a small monthly fee, but it enables you to search the databases and find donors who are willing to come to your area (usually meeting in a hotel) and donate 'on the spot' so that you are able to artificially inseminate at your optimum time.
Now, this is obviously not going to be for everyone but this does make it possible to have a number of attempts at around 10% of the cost it would take to go private. No wonder so many people, heterosexual couples and gay couples alike, are taking their fertility into their own hands and opting for this service.
If this is something that interests you, however, PLEASE make sure you follow all the guidelines on the website to ensure that you only use someone who has all of their required tests completed and make sure that you are safe at all times.
http://www.free-sperm-donations.com/
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