Humor me... Dr B IVFers...

what is a realistic start date for me.. am i required to do other testing before, other procedure, HSG, (ive already had a hysteroscopy, etc?

FYI..I am still waiting for AF

I just wanna get info and weigh everything with either the medicated IUI or IVF.

Re: Humor me... Dr B IVFers...

Whoaaaa... big move to IVF! Obviously you know your situation best- but I think IVF is a big jump if you have never done a medicated IUI! IVF is a big deal and a negative or a loss from it (not trying to be negative, just realistic based on my own experiences) is WAY worse than from an IUI since there was so much more at steak... You invest A LOT more financially, physically, and emotionally into IVF- and if it does't work, you don't get to transfer again as quickly as you would with a failed IUI. I'm just saying...

Anyway if I remember correctly, my DH had to get another s/a which was an insurance requirement I think- and some pre IVF bloodwork for both of us.

Good luck!!

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Posted by PennyCat

Whoaaaa... big move to IVF! Obviously you know your situation best- but I think IVF is a big jump if you have never done a medicated IUI! IVF is a big deal and a negative or a loss from it (not trying to be negative, just realistic based on my own experiences) is WAY worse than from an IUI since there was so much more at steak... You invest A LOT more financially, physically, and emotionally into IVF- and if it does't work, you don't get to transfer again as quickly as you would with a failed IUI. I'm just saying...

Anyway if I remember correctly, my DH had to get another s/a which was an insurance requirement I think- and some pre IVF bloodwork for both of us.

Good luck!!

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Oh wow I'm surprised he would jump to that so fast- eh I take that back.. I'm not so surprised

To be honest, I think I was pushed into it prematurely.

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lol. On one hand i am unnerved by doing that so quickly... but on the other... i have 10k lifetime for this and i get annoyed that i could possibly waste some of that on iui kwim.

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ohhh yea I gotcha... although TI doesn't count for that...


Insurance is so annoying

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what is his reasoning for going straight to ivf? just because of insurance?

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i agree with pennycat, it's a hugggge jump. plus you dont seem to have a problem getting pregnant... but definitely hear him out as to his reasoning. Ask him if he would consider doing a medicated IUI cycle as well.

I would assume his reasoning is because with IVF he has complete control over the cycle, from controlling hormones, immune issues, to selecting the quality embryos and deciding how many to put back.

And unfortunatly money/insurance coverage will play into that decision. But if you truly believe it's too early and you want to try a few more IUIs or TI, then don't feel pressured to move forward so quickly!

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Your reasons to move foward with IVF, make sense. But like Penny said, TI with Meds doesn't really take up too much of the 10k. I would only lean towards this at least oen more cycle being that you didn't have an issue getting pregnant before.

But, if you decide on moving on to IVF, I think in your case you would have a great shot. You have been able to get pregnant, which is very favorable.

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thanks ladies... i was leaning towards the iui for another reason because we wanted Shauns insurance to kick in to see what kind of OON bennies hes got

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I was told by my RE to not do IUIs (had 2 with my OB) because it doesn't give much more of a chance than .

It is a bug jump but if he thinks your chances with an IUI is much better than without I would seriously consider the IVF.

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i think it depends on your insurance

for us(ghi)

i needed to make sure i had the hsg done,6 iui(but there r ways around) and dh needed 2 SA if we r doing ICSI

good luck ang!

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i would prob opt for medicated cycle first (prob not even IUI since you don't really have a problem getting pregnant and it will save you some inurance $ to skip the IUI and just do timed BD).

that being said, it really depends what dr. Bs reasoning for IVF is. my guess is that since you've had losses he would say that seeing your embryos would give them more answers (ie. if they are high quality or if they arrest near 3 days, etc). for me, yes i could have gotten pregnant without it and he absolutely would have tweaked my protocol over and over if that's what I wanted. but after a year of cycles when he said IVF was safer for me and that he thought I'd end up there anyway, that's all I needed to hear. even though i got pregnant twice with medicated cycles and timed BD and never once did an IUI. just food for thought!

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I skipped medicated iuis and went straight to ivf. I had gotten pregnant three times on my own before and nada from iuis. It's all a matter of how comfortable you are. Like everything else, you need to be ready.

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well, i got AF this morning... im going to try to make an appointment for tomorrow... i cant do CD3, 4 or 5 for other reasons...

so we'll see!