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Fertility treatments Doha HELP

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 12 November 2018 - 13:14
Hello everyone, I have a question for who knows any details regarding the matter I will honestly appreciate it. Do anyone knows any center of egg donation in Doha? Thank you very much!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 August 2014 - 11:38
Hi everyone, Although old, I thought that I would add to this post since I have recent experience of doing IVF in Doha at Doha Clinic. Whilst my IVF treatment with the clinic was unsuccessful, it is important to note that I am not writing this as an emotional and immediate knee-jerk reaction to this failed treatment. Six months have since passed, giving my husband and I time to reflect on the experience and to compare it against a more recent experience at a clinic in Europe. The costs of undertaking this is around QR18,500 for the procedure. This does not include all the other costs- injections that can cost up to QR5,000 and some blood tests can cost around QR1,500. Luckily, I was covered under my insurance for some of the blood tests and my visits. Overall I would NOT recommend it. This is because of the following: 1. The inability of the clinic to use an appointment system meant that I spent anything from three to eight hours waiting for a consultation. As someone that works this was difficult to manage, and the needless waiting around made an emotional time worst. 2. Patient communication was poor, unless you fished for information, it was all very vague. I was not told the quality of my eggs or that of the embryos. Explanations were only provided when questions were asked or test results were available. I had done all my research prior to seeing the doctor and always went prepared with my questions otherwise I would not have gotten much information. 3. Phones calls were not returned when I was told they would get in touch with me. I constantly had to chase the clinic to tell me when to come back for the embryo transfers as they had not contacted me when they said they would. 4. There was a lack of support during the whole process. After the embryo transfer, I was told to do a pregnancy test after two weeks. If it was positive, I was to go back to the clinic. I was not what I should do if the test was negative, or what I should or should not be doing during this two week period. 5. For nearly two weeks I had to go the clinic for the nurse to inject the hormones as she did not feel comfortable for me to do it myself. This meant having to wait at least half an hour to an hour before she would see me. Further, this is not how things are done in Europe or the UAE where you are taught how to do this yourself, since it is very straightforward. 6. It took them four months to start the IVF cycle, despite having completed all of the required tests in November. I felt I was wasting my time every month I went in as I could have started in November last year, instead we started in February this year. I know this not only from my research but from consulting my fertility doctor in Dubai. 7. The doctor I had been seeing at the clinic was not the one who carried out my final ultra sound, the egg retrieval or the embryo transfer. I found this odd because no one told me this would happen. Following on from our unsuccessful attempt we visited a clinic in Europe, and it was obvious that some tests had not been carried out for both my husband and I. In Europe; • They undertook more detailed tests that highlighted that I had hypothyroidism which increases the risk of miscarriages. The doctor in Europe refused to continue an IVF treatment until this issue was resolved, as she felt that it increased the risk of failure substantially. The doctor in Doha had suspected that I may have a thyroid problem but a thorough set of tests was not undertaken. • We received an immediate and extremely thorough explanation of their procedures, clinical monitoring, tests and treatments. • They undertook pre-treatment checks to ensure that embryo transfer was feasible. • The level of pre-treatment monitoring was higher and more detailed. The overall level of professionalism, quality of treatment and engagement in this European clinic was substantially higher, for a potential treatment that had a similar cost to that at Doha Clinic. If you live in Doha and are considering IVF treatment in Qatar, I would recommend visiting Hamad Women’s Hospital, if only because I do not feel able to recommend Doha Clinic. Failing that it would be worth considering clinics in the UAE or in your home country, where the standard of care and level of professionalism are higher. However these are my opinions only and I respect that others may have had both positive experiences and successful IVF treatments with Doha Clinic. I feel it important to write this as the internet-based information on IVF often revolves around positive outcomes, so this is an attempt to balance this and to share my experiences so that others might make a more informed decision when looking at IVF treatment in Doha since it is a very emotional time and an expensive treatment. I fully appreciate that a successful IVF experience with Doha Clinic would have resulted in me having a different opinion, as I would have likely overlooked the negative experiences that I have just described. However, our consultation in Europe and subsequent trips to specialists in the UAE made us look back at this experience in a less-than-positive light, hence why I am now posting this comment. SKS Thank you for your opinion! I was just trying to find out any information about IVF in Doha, but I am sure its not worth to go through it here. We already had two failed IVF attemps in Dubai at Fakih,these were partial treatments because of the lack of time. I can say only good things about the clinic there, even though the second time three days after the embryo transfer I ended up in hospital with hyperstimulated ovaries. The nurse kept calling me to Qatar very often before egg retrieval as after the embryo transfer, she really took very good care of me. And in the clinic there is no waiting like everywhere in Qatar. The only thing is that there is freezing cold :) maybe it has has some reason.. During the operation you are sleeping, so no pain. All the doctors and nurses are extremely nice. So I recommend that clinic, its my opinion. Of course there are many people and it can seem as you are in a bank, but its a huge business everywhere, its normal. We are planing to go for a third time soon and I think I would try it in Fakih again. I would do all the treatment there if I only would have time, but I have doctor here who works together with the clinic in Dubai, so he even send all the US reports directly there. Just waitng that I 'll be mentally prepared to go through all of this again, I am really scared of an other failure.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 23 August 2014 - 19:26
Hi everyone, Although old, I thought that I would add to this post since I have recent experience of doing IVF in Doha at Doha Clinic. Whilst my IVF treatment with the clinic was unsuccessful, it is important to note that I am not writing this as an emotional and immediate knee-jerk reaction to this failed treatment. Six months have since passed, giving my husband and I time to reflect on the experience and to compare it against a more recent experience at a clinic in Europe. The costs of undertaking this is around QR18,500 for the procedure. This does not include all the other costs- injections that can cost up to QR5,000 and some blood tests can cost around QR1,500. Luckily, I was covered under my insurance for some of the blood tests and my visits. Overall I would NOT recommend it. This is because of the following: 1. The inability of the clinic to use an appointment system meant that I spent anything from three to eight hours waiting for a consultation. As someone that works this was difficult to manage, and the needless waiting around made an emotional time worst. 2. Patient communication was poor, unless you fished for information, it was all very vague. I was not told the quality of my eggs or that of the embryos. Explanations were only provided when questions were asked or test results were available. I had done all my research prior to seeing the doctor and always went prepared with my questions otherwise I would not have gotten much information. 3. Phones calls were not returned when I was told they would get in touch with me. I constantly had to chase the clinic to tell me when to come back for the embryo transfers as they had not contacted me when they said they would. 4. There was a lack of support during the whole process. After the embryo transfer, I was told to do a pregnancy test after two weeks. If it was positive, I was to go back to the clinic. I was not what I should do if the test was negative, or what I should or should not be doing during this two week period. 5. For nearly two weeks I had to go the clinic for the nurse to inject the hormones as she did not feel comfortable for me to do it myself. This meant having to wait at least half an hour to an hour before she would see me. Further, this is not how things are done in Europe or the UAE where you are taught how to do this yourself, since it is very straightforward. 6. It took them four months to start the IVF cycle, despite having completed all of the required tests in November. I felt I was wasting my time every month I went in as I could have started in November last year, instead we started in February this year. I know this not only from my research but from consulting my fertility doctor in Dubai. 7. The doctor I had been seeing at the clinic was not the one who carried out my final ultra sound, the egg retrieval or the embryo transfer. I found this odd because no one told me this would happen. Following on from our unsuccessful attempt we visited a clinic in Europe, and it was obvious that some tests had not been carried out for both my husband and I. In Europe; • They undertook more detailed tests that highlighted that I had hypothyroidism which increases the risk of miscarriages. The doctor in Europe refused to continue an IVF treatment until this issue was resolved, as she felt that it increased the risk of failure substantially. The doctor in Doha had suspected that I may have a thyroid problem but a thorough set of tests was not undertaken. • We received an immediate and extremely thorough explanation of their procedures, clinical monitoring, tests and treatments. • They undertook pre-treatment checks to ensure that embryo transfer was feasible. • The level of pre-treatment monitoring was higher and more detailed. The overall level of professionalism, quality of treatment and engagement in this European clinic was substantially higher, for a potential treatment that had a similar cost to that at Doha Clinic. If you live in Doha and are considering IVF treatment in Qatar, I would recommend visiting Hamad Women’s Hospital, if only because I do not feel able to recommend Doha Clinic. Failing that it would be worth considering clinics in the UAE or in your home country, where the standard of care and level of professionalism are higher. However these are my opinions only and I respect that others may have had both positive experiences and successful IVF treatments with Doha Clinic. I feel it important to write this as the internet-based information on IVF often revolves around positive outcomes, so this is an attempt to balance this and to share my experiences so that others might make a more informed decision when looking at IVF treatment in Doha since it is a very emotional time and an expensive treatment. I fully appreciate that a successful IVF experience with Doha Clinic would have resulted in me having a different opinion, as I would have likely overlooked the negative experiences that I have just described. However, our consultation in Europe and subsequent trips to specialists in the UAE made us look back at this experience in a less-than-positive light, hence why I am now posting this comment. SKS
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 30 September 2012 - 13:46
Great article Felix, good to see that the clinic is getting some recognition to their hard work and high standards! I dont know about other clinics, all we have experience with is Conceive and there was no comparison, so many more tests at Fakihs, and so much more attention to detail. My egg retrieval at Conceive was so bad both times I was fully awake, in agony, on the second time we had to call an ambulance the next day I was in so much pain, with Dr Amal at Fakihs I felt nothing and was asleep and also got double the amount of eggs. I suppose its everyone to their own really and each person has their own opinion, we personally went on success rates, up to date methods, and the standard of equiptment in the clinic, we were'nt really bothered about the personality of the Doctor, as long as he can get you pregnant we thought thats all that matters right. Having said that we have had no issues with the personality of Dr Fakih and found all the staff to be exceptional. An excellent clinic, since I have got pregnant there, I have bumped into three other couples that have been successfull with him - that must be saying something :) MB xx 26 weeks with twin boys xx
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 28 September 2012 - 13:48
I would think the difference is on different levels: 1- The quality of equipment they use is of the best. I say that because I have read on expatwoman about a few cases of IVF done at other clinics where the patient felt a lot of pain after the procedure, whereas at Fakih IVF I only felt like I had a heavy period. So perhaps its their skills, or the tools they use? 2- The only fertility center with a real pioneer in fertility treatment is Fakih IVF. The rest have ordinary doctors or very good doctors who are practicing IVF. But if you really read about Dr. Fakih he has actually improved existing methods of fertility treatment and has come up with new treatments 3- I have read two days ago that they have witnessed exceptional success rates of 65%. In case you missed that here's the link http://www.ameinfo.com/fakih-ivf-achieves-exceptional-success-rates-312929 4- They offer different kinds of IVF which other clinics don't offer (Natural Cycle IVF and Mini IVF). So they can advise which IVF suits you best. 5- They monitor your response to the hormones by doing plenty of ultrasounds and blood tests. I would think this is important when the doctor decides on the dosage they have to give you the next day Hope the above helps! edited by Felix on 28/09/2012 <em>edited by Felix on 28/09/2012</em>
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 08 August 2012 - 09:00
Hi Anna, I agree with Felix, I just did IVF at Dr Fakihs clinic and I am now 10 weeks pregnant with twins, I had two failed cycles with Conceive in Sharjah before that. I would recommed anyone to go to Dr Fakih's clinic, both me and my husband agree that they are definitely the most modern up to date clinic from what I experienced here in Dubai. best of luck xxxx I would be very interested in knowing what the differences were. We went to see Fakih for one appointment and we were disappointed as we felt like it was a production line, and that my particular health issues were not getting tested for or considered before starting. But he has a lot of success so I wonder why? Did you find they had more stages of treatment, maybe more scans etc?
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 08 August 2012 - 08:55
Hi Anna. Fertility treatment is quite expensive and it's best if you go to the best place with the highest chances of success. IUI is like gambling and it's easy to keep spending money on that until you get lucky. If you want to get pregnant quick, then I would personally recommend you do IVF. The best fertility center I could recommend is Fakih IVF in Dubai. You don't need to do the whole IVF cycle there. You can do the hormone shots in Doha and then fly to Dubai for 10 days to do the rest. Your husband can go for 2 days when you do the egg collection so he can give them a sperm sample. And that's it. I have two friends who have done it this way. I think they paid around AED 18,000 for the treatment in Dubai. Plus whatever they paid in Doha for medication and tests. And they got pregnant the first time. I live in Dubai and have done it at Fakih IVF too. The whole treatment had cost me AED 28,000 all inclusive. If you're interested, their website is http://fakihivf.com/ edited by Felix on 09/06/2012 I wonder if one has to be a resident in order to qualify for doing IVF in the UAE? We have to provide our residency visas (amongst other paperwork) when we do egg retrieval tomorrow
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 08 August 2012 - 03:22
In Doha no one has experience of IVF? I have an appointment with Dr. Lolwa. I wonder if after the consultation, is slow to start the IVF protocol? Li
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 10 June 2012 - 15:47
Hi Anna, I agree with Felix, I just did IVF at Dr Fakihs clinic and I am now 10 weeks pregnant with twins, I had two failed cycles with Conceive in Sharjah before that. I would recommed anyone to go to Dr Fakih's clinic, both me and my husband agree that they are definitely the most modern up to date clinic from what I experienced here in Dubai. best of luck xxxx
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 09 June 2012 - 22:39
Hi Anna. Fertility treatment is quite expensive and it's best if you go to the best place with the highest chances of success. IUI is like gambling and it's easy to keep spending money on that until you get lucky. If you want to get pregnant quick, then I would personally recommend you do IVF. The best fertility center I could recommend is Fakih IVF in Dubai. You don't need to do the whole IVF cycle there. You can do the hormone shots in Doha and then fly to Dubai for 10 days to do the rest. Your husband can go for 2 days when you do the egg collection so he can give them a sperm sample. And that's it. I have two friends who have done it this way. I think they paid around AED 18,000 for the treatment in Dubai. Plus whatever they paid in Doha for medication and tests. And they got pregnant the first time. I live in Dubai and have done it at Fakih IVF too. The whole treatment had cost me AED 28,000 all inclusive. If you're interested, their website is http://fakihivf.com/ <em>edited by Felix on 09/06/2012</em>
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EW GURU
Latest post on 03 June 2012 - 11:22
Dr Sonia at Al Emadi Hospital has a very good reputation, but I can't speak from personal experience. Good luck!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 02 June 2012 - 14:59
Hi Anna, I'm in Doha. I would recommend that you and your husband get Hamad health cards (if you don't have them already) and go to see a doctor at your local health centre. I presume they will be able to run the necessary fertility tests and will then refer you to the assisted conception unit at the Women's Hospital. I'm sorry I can't be of more help but I've not had IUI performed but I have tried IVF there (my husband's company have their own health clinic so I went there, they ran tests on us then referred me to the Women's Hosp.) Hope this helps, good luck x
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 01 June 2012 - 19:01
Hi there! I'm new and I need you help because I'm getting lost...my husband and I have been in Doha since 8 months. We are desperately trying to have a baby but nothing. I went to al Ahli hospital and I paid a huge amount of money for my first iui...it has been a complete failure! My health insurance doesnt cover fertility treatment and every time i go to al ahli i feel like an ATM machine but I don't know where else to go. I'm waiting for the second iui but if someone has an idea or suggestion about a very good doctor or hospital pls let me know. Thanks girls in advance! Anna
 
 

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