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Achieving Pregnancy : Miscarriage Last Updated: Apr 28th, 2008 - 14:57:48


Tracking Fertility Signs More Effective than IVF
Answered by: Sheila St. John
Apr 28, 2008, 14:39

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Question

I live in Orange County in Southern California. My wife had a couple of miscarriages. We need a baby. We are interested in a test tube baby. If we both are ok tentatively how much money will we need to have a test-tube baby? If that's not within our capacity we will stop thinking about it.

Thank you
Buddhi Ghimire



Answer

I encourage you to pursue a thorough evaluation of your wife’s health to discover the cause of the miscarriages. You would begin by learning to observe and track her fertility signs, and then take that to a physician trained to interpret them for a complete evaluation and treatment plan that is tailored to your particular situation. It is MORE effective than IVF, LESS expensive, and any baby conceived would be conceived by you, not in a test tube. We have references on our site for your area. I wish you the best.

Sheila St. John
Executive Director
California Association of Natural Family Planning
1217 Tyler St.
Salinas, Ca. 93906
1-877-33-CANFP
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Sheila St. John

Sheila St. John, CFCP, is a Certified Fertility Care Practitioner, actively teaching in hospital, parish, and private settings in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties since the early 1980’s. She is the Executive Director of the California Association of Natural Family Planning.


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