Not ready to move on to IVF!!!

[RayeAnne]

Hello everyone

So, here I am... our 5th iui with Femera and trigger shot failed. I'm SO sick and tired of all this. I really dont know how much more I can take!

Anyways, I'm going in to talk to my doctor in about a week, and want to have some good questions for him.

Im 28, DH is 28. We have a 7 year old boy (concieved on the pill!) and it makes no sense why we are on year 2 of this!

Im taking 2.5mg femera (just like clomid) and the trigger shot. I get one ultrasound at about 11 days into my cycle to see how the follicles are doing. I go back in and do the sperm wash, and insemination. And wait.....

I feel like we could be doing more. I know some Fertility specialists do 2 inseminations. One right before you ovulate and one the day you ovulate. I also have never had my progesterone levels checked. should I? I know some people go in 12dpiui and get a blood test to see if it worked, just so you dont have to wait and freak out for another few days. sorry, im ranting.

Is there anything I should ask about continuing on the IUI path, but with some different options? My insurance covers ALL of IUI's, and NONE of injections or IVF. So I have to stick with IUI's until further notice....

thanks ladies!!!

 

[Carnie2]

Hello everyone

So, here I am... our 5th iui with Femera and trigger shot failed. I'm SO sick and tired of all this. I really dont know how much more I can take!

Anyways, I'm going in to talk to my doctor in about a week, and want to have some good questions for him.

Im 28, DH is 28. We have a 7 year old boy (concieved on the pill!) and it makes no sense why we are on year 2 of this!

Im taking 2.5mg femera (just like clomid) and the trigger shot. I get one ultrasound at about 11 days into my cycle to see how the follicles are doing. I go back in and do the sperm wash, and insemination. And wait.....

I feel like we could be doing more. I know some Fertility specialists do 2 inseminations. One right before you ovulate and one the day you ovulate. I also have never had my progesterone levels checked. should I? I know some people go in 12dpiui and get a blood test to see if it worked, just so you dont have to wait and freak out for another few days. sorry, im ranting.

Is there anything I should ask about continuing on the IUI path, but with some different options? My insurance covers ALL of IUI's, and NONE of injections or IVF. So I have to stick with IUI's until further notice....

thanks ladies!!!

Hi RayeAnne, I'm sorry it didn't work. I guess AF showed up? I have also wondered about two inseminations etc as it seems fairly common? I also haven't had my progesterone levels monitored, however I am on suppositories. I am still going in on Tuesday for my bloodwork if AF doesn't show up before then. I did a hpt this morning (10dpiui) and got a BFN - so hopefully it's just too early? I can't really help with the whole IVF thing, just wanted to say sorry and thinking of you. Good luck with your next cycle x

 

[RayeAnne]

Thanks Carnie2!!
Yes, AF showed up this morning. 1 day late, what a tease!
How many IUI's have you done? Im not even taking suppositories. Should I be?
I just feel like it's very cut and dry. And I would like other options!

Thank you for thinking of me, and I hope you get your BFP this month! 10dpiui is still pretty early!! FX for you!

 

[crystal443]

Hello everyone

So, here I am... our 5th iui with Femera and trigger shot failed. I'm SO sick and tired of all this. I really dont know how much more I can take!

Anyways, I'm going in to talk to my doctor in about a week, and want to have some good questions for him.

Im 28, DH is 28. We have a 7 year old boy (concieved on the pill!) and it makes no sense why we are on year 2 of this!

Im taking 2.5mg femera (just like clomid) and the trigger shot. I get one ultrasound at about 11 days into my cycle to see how the follicles are doing. I go back in and do the sperm wash, and insemination. And wait.....

I feel like we could be doing more. I know some Fertility specialists do 2 inseminations. One right before you ovulate and one the day you ovulate. I also have never had my progesterone levels checked. should I? I know some people go in 12dpiui and get a blood test to see if it worked, just so you dont have to wait and freak out for another few days. sorry, im ranting.

Is there anything I should ask about continuing on the IUI path, but with some different options? My insurance covers ALL of IUI's, and NONE of injections or IVF. So I have to stick with IUI's until further notice....

thanks ladies!!!

Hi Ranne I've got unexplained as well with two other kids one 14 and the other 12 I have just turned 36, I was told that with unexplained infertility we'd only have a 5% chance of IUI working and less then a 5% to concieve in the next 5 years without help. I do believe these numbers because I haven't been on birth control since before my daughter so about 15 years. We were put straight to IVF and out chances are right around 37%-40% mark to get pregnant. We were told to expect to achieve a pregnancy in three cycles or less.

I live in Melbourne and an egg retrieval cycle will cost almost $8000 however we get a good portion back and will pay just over $3000 for the cycle. For an Egg Transfer cycle it will cost about $1500 and IUI would have cost around $1200 so for us it made sense to move forward with IVF in January. I know how frustrating it is to already have kids and then this happens, you need to get some real numbers from your doctor so you can make a decision that works best for you.

Best of luck to you!!

 

[hollyw79]

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