I have had a long break from this thread and just thought I would let you know that I have just started an IVF cycle.
I have been following your stories and have had my fingers crossed for you all.
OriginalP- Congrats on the birth of your baby, I am so happy for you!
Sa79- all the best for this month, it is great that your FS organized for you to try again straight away.
chellie88 and sharon19977- you are both facing the decision I had to make about ivf. The Medicare safety net was a big issue for me. I couldn't face going through 5 months of iui only to find I had to do IVF. By then it would have been next year and I wouldn't get the rebate.
The advantage to IVF money wise is that if it all goes well then there should be some frozen embryos which means that you won't have to got through the whole cost cycle again if it doesn't work first time. To give you an idea of cost, I have reached the Medicare safety net so at the end of the cycle I should be out of pocket about $1300. This also includes the fact private health insurance covers day surgery. I did have to pay the full amount upfront though so I have paid $5000 and will get the money back from Medicare at the end of the cycle. Depends on your clinic though, I am with MIVF. IVF also has a higher success rate then IUI.
Depending on the protocol you are on the whole process is between 6-7 weeks long. So it is a longer process than IUI.
Having said all that, there is no way I would have been ready to go through IVF without experiencing the clomid and IUI treatments.
I admire all the ladies here that are persevering with IUI. It is amazing how you deal with the hormone injections month after month. OriginalP is a great example of how IUI can work rather than IVF.
As my FS says, it is a numbers game, the more cycles we go through the higher chance of success.
Sorry for the long post, wishing everyone success with their chosen path.
I had my 1st IUI on 14/08, so my TWW is over, but no sign of AF showing up (due 28/08) & don't know what pregnant feels like... all I know is I don't feel like me!!
I think my FS rocks, but why haven't I had Puregon injections too?
I had Clomid days 2-7 (50mg), and Ovidrel day 12, with IUI day 13 (Rooms not open on a Saturday?!?).
I had 2 great follicles (She said she'd be happier if one of them looked abit dodgey - for fear of multiples) - but didn't get told sizes or anything. Is there a chance they weren't actually follicles, but cysts, cause I have mild PCOS?
No BT advised - just go home.
Has anybody else gone through City Fertility Centre (Bris)?
And can someone offer me advise on how long to wait or to POAS? Or any symptoms? Or something, lol!!!
*Not queit crazy - but could be getting there, lmao*
Oops - long post - Hope everyone is doin' great!!
xx
Sounds promising. If you are not on any luteal support meds like pregnyl then I would do a POAS now. When I had iui they told me I could test 14 days after AI. Unfortunately I didn't make it that far before AF arrived. So I would test if I was you. Usually they tell you to do a blood test the day after expected AF. I still had to do a blood test even though AF had arrived and had a negative POAS.
If you had pregnyl or some other HCG drug during the two week wait then I would probably wait a few more days before testing.
I have heard that clomid is better for pcos then puregon which is why you may be on it. I was on 5 cycles of clomid before I did one with puregon and I don't have pcos.
I would say you would be fine to POAS now because its past you af due date. i have PCOS as well. The cysts that you get with PCOS are small and they are formed because follicles do not grow big enough and the eggs do not mature. Also they dont break down, like with ppl that dont have PCOS, because of your hormones doing funny stuff. So it would be highly unlikely that they are cysts. Plus im pretty sure that the FS would b able to tell on the US if they wernt follicles. Anyway good luck and i hope your one of the lucky ones that gets it first go!
sonyalouise - good luck with the IVF. I think i have decided that we will plan to do IVF in October. Im currrently seeing an accupuncturist/ chinese doctor and she said to plan for October but she is pretty positive we will fall naturally before then. god i hope she is right. Its so hard to believe in natural ways when youve been trying for so long and a FS say you have to do IVF but im still thinking positively!
All of the other lovely ladies in here hope everything is going well and we get some BFP soon! good luck to everyone!
So many thanks!
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