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do all singles use a RE for their doc?
Saoirse8
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I'm starting my journey toward becoming a SMBC, and there's one issue I'm embarrassingly confused about... I'm probably toward the younger end of ladies taking this path (late 20s), and as far as I know I have no fertility problems. I'm also healthy overall - at a 20 BMI, and don't take any medications.
In a case such as mine, is a reproductive endocrinologist the type of doc one typically turns to for insemination? Is there a different type of doc people tend to use or are REs it?
In a case such as mine, is a reproductive endocrinologist the type of doc one typically turns to for insemination? Is there a different type of doc people tend to use or are REs it?
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Also, another consideration is that some insurance will only pay for inseminations if you report having fertility problems. Good luck!
Like you, I don't have fertility problems, that I know of. And it's very hard to get an appointment to see the RE's in town. So I went with an OB/GYN that does inseminations.
Good luck.
In a lot of places, OBs and even midwives do IUI. I say, if you can save time, money or emotional energy by starting with a less specialized, more accessable provider, go for it.
The usual advice given to 20 somethings who have unlimitted access to fresh sperm is to go to an RE after 12 months of trying without results. However, rather than throw good money after bad, I would seek help if nothing happens in about six months.
Home insemination would probably be my first choice, actually, if ICI was available with my donor, but only IUI is, and I'll be damned if I'm going to work out home IUI. My insurance doesn't cover this, and at the amount that the vials cost, I think I might as well shell out the extra to have an expert do the insemination.
It feels over whelming! Any of you have experienced with any of this different sperm banks or others? my doctor recommends anyone of these.
When i read about the different donors, its very dry to read. It feels cold to just read the profiles. (like, eye color, hair, job, etc) i know there is a lot more info on the donors now then years before, but it seems so hard to go through the process and still not know who i am getting. It scares me. Have anyone of you have also experience this feelings?
For now, I ended up going through a midwivery clinic in the next town over. I'd heard they had done IUI there, and while I haven't gotten pregnant (only tried twice so far) I have been happy. They spent 2.5 hours in my initial appointment, doing history, background, and yes running those blood tests, at their suggestion.
My choice was driven by my having frozen my eggs at age 34 with an RE. I went back to her this year (I'm now 38) for advice on how much time I had, and we discussed my options. I have a tilted uterus, so a home IUI would have been *impossible*. I did not like any of the donors for whom home insemination vials were available, so my choice was readily made for me :P
One tip: when you do find a doctor to assist you, ask them how many vials they would like at a time. My RE was very experienced with CCryobank, and they expressed a clear preference for 2 vials of premium material for each insemination attempt. That will help you plan your ordering appropriately. My own donor sold out within 4 months of my starting the IUI journeys, and if I had to do this over again, I would have ordered double for reserves (future siblings).