Chez - Its a hard hard choice... I would think that the reason your FS wants to do the IUI is because of a few reasons - "They Say" (whoever they is, I don't really know ) that sometimes your body tends to accept the egg better if it isn't a foreign object (ie. being taken out and then put back in again), so if its already in there, the chances maybe better instead of hoping that your body will take it back... With the IUI, they wash the sperm, so look at it in the sense that its still a much better chance than with just nat conception (You have a follie in there, too and who knows how many eggs are in there waiting to be released ). FS's tend to be numbers people, and not so much rely on faith, and so he may think that collecting only the one egg and relying on it to fertilise and then stick might be a small percentage because there are a few hurdles... Its hard to say, sweetie, I agree with Ellie in regards to the numbers and faith theory.
If you have faith, then you believe that the little egg (or eggs.. Its one FOLLIE, not one egg that we know of!) will fertilise, and then continue on to divide and then stick after transfer... I would have faith in the fact that they can do the assisted hatching to help the sperm penetrate the egg.... but your FS may not want to do all of this & put all of his faith in what he thinks may be only one egg, and maybe disappointment for you...
The other thing you have to consider is, like Ellie said, you will need time before doing another cycle to recover after EPU, whereas you can start straight away after the IUI.... I guess wiegh up the options, and you will know what you believe is right.
That is, too if the FS will let you choose, or if he will do what he thinks is best.... Its so hard to know, I do truly believe that they will tell you what they think is best, and they do know what they're doing because of the experience of other women and their successes....... Sorry, hun, I'm really of no help here and its just me rambling on with no real answer.... but something I've said may have sparked a thought for you
My best wishes for you while you make your decision xxx
) that sometimes your body tends to accept the egg better if it isn't a foreign object (ie. being taken out and then put back in again), so if its already in there, the chances maybe better instead of hoping that your body will take it back... With the IUI, they wash the sperm, so look at it in the sense that its still a much better chance than with just nat conception (You have a follie in there, too and who knows how many eggs are in there waiting to be released
). FS's tend to be numbers people, and not so much rely on faith, and so he may think that collecting only the one egg and relying on it to fertilise and then stick might be a small percentage because there are a few hurdles... Its hard to say, sweetie, I agree with Ellie in regards to the numbers and faith theory.
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