I would also say have the surgery first . I tried for 11months with Kaitlyn - had endo removed and discovered only one of my tubes was opened. Dr advised IVF and we said we would try insemination first ( have you looked into that option yet?...means you are given help to ovulate and then when ovulating they insert your husbands swimmers straight in there!!).
Anyway we decided to try in semination for 3months before IVF ...we feel pregnant waiting for the new cycle to begin after the operation ..a miracle I know ..but it does happen.
I think you need to do what you feel most comfortable with first and it sounds like the operation is the one you would prefer. The one thing I have found is that once you tell the Dr what "YOU" want they are usually pretty ok with it and agree with your choice..
Hi,
I started my treatment in NZ a few years ago. I had unexplained infertility, but had been told i probably had PCOS. Their plan was straight to Clomid, then on to IVF (I left before then). No surgery.
My lovely FS here said no way, lets go for a lap first and see what we find. And yes, lots and lots of endo for me.
He explained that having the lap before the IVF would increase the chance of falling naturally by over 50%. But the bonus was that even if it didn't happen naturally then endo can stuff up the IVF too, so best to have it out.
I think you should do a bit of research, and go back and discuss it with the Dr. Maybe he has a reason why he thinks IVF without the surgery.
Hi Sam...I would also definitely have surgery first. Unless the specialist believes your ovaries are deteriorating rapidly?
We were lucky to fall pregnant early this year. However, my wife had a 2nd laparoscopy scheduled in for early march. The fertility specialist would have then allowed us to try half a year as we had a 50% chance in our situation to conceive naturally during that timeframe. Only then would he have put us on IVF.
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