Time to move to IVF?
barbb
Posts: 31
Hi all,
So, Im finally thinking it's time to move to IVF after 7 failed IUIs. I've done natural cycles, cyles on clomid and nothing. My blood work looked fine, clear HSG - the doctor said it was a lapascopy (which I don't want to do) to check for problems, IUI with injectables (which don't have a much greater sucess rate) or IVF.
Anybody moved on to IVF? What were your experiences. I'm scaried of the cost, not to mention everything else. They're booking more tests for me including STD (which I've already done), but they want them every year at $700. Plus another $700 to test my husband again!! Its crazy.
Any advice?
So, Im finally thinking it's time to move to IVF after 7 failed IUIs. I've done natural cycles, cyles on clomid and nothing. My blood work looked fine, clear HSG - the doctor said it was a lapascopy (which I don't want to do) to check for problems, IUI with injectables (which don't have a much greater sucess rate) or IVF.
Anybody moved on to IVF? What were your experiences. I'm scaried of the cost, not to mention everything else. They're booking more tests for me including STD (which I've already done), but they want them every year at $700. Plus another $700 to test my husband again!! Its crazy.
Any advice?
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Good luck and KUP!
Dp and I had 13 total failed IUI's between us. After my 7th doc said let's move to ivf, we did not dp tried...after her 6th docs said...let's move to ivf. WE stopped for 6 months to save money and paid cash for first ivf in December. It failed and then we bought ( borrowed) the more pricy plan that we had to pay more up fron for but would get more tries.It worked. We were offered that the first time and were naive to think it would work on the first try. If your doc has a program like that I HIGHLY rec. you thinking about it. Even if the cost is more, we were so much more relaxed the second time around because we knew we had a couple more tries if it did not work and there was a refund of 70% if it did not work at all. WE lost ALL our $ the first go around. BUT...if we had stopped we would not be pg with our sweet twins right now.
Good luck! If you have any other questions please ask!
Please google for CNY fertility center in central New York, they offer $13,000 for 6th IVF pay up-front., not including anaesthesia and medication.
They also have refund program if you are younger than 38 years old.
If you are under 35 and have been trying the same donor all along, I would consider trying at least two or three IUIs with a different donor before moving to IVF. But, I don't know the whole situation.
Good luck to you!
I'm 32. I've actually tried 2 different donors now. I really do think that the timing of the IUI has something to do with it. I'm never quite sure if I've gotten the timing right and there's been a few times when I'm sure I was off.
My husband also has a zero sperm count, so we have to use a donor.
Since they can't find anything wrong with me, I do think IUI (natural, clomid, or injectables) would eventually work - I'm just thinking it would be a lot quicker and maybe in a strange way less stressful with IVF. It's also a cost thing - do we spend another 1k a month on IUI for however long and hope it works, or take a giant leap and do the IVF at 15k with a better chance.....
We've already spent around 7k on IUI.....
So much to think about and very confusing.
Thanks for your thoughts though and congrats on your kids.
God Bless Us All in this journey.
Hang in there and please KUP!