Hi

We did 5 IUI and then decided that this wasn't going to work so IVF was the go. This was after 1 year TTC plus 1 year TTC on herbals etc. then another year IUI and now it's been another year on IVF (no 5 just done, in 2WW after ET). I don't think we could have jumped into IVF straight away but the gradual increase in, shall we say complexity has been acceptable for us. Actually I didn't think IVF was that much worse than IUI but I've been lucky with next to no side effects from drugs. Well of course it's way more expensive but emotionally it's been nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be.

Also I have a normal cycle and have done both the flare protocol and the long one (where they downregulate your natural hormones) and my body didn't like the long ones at all, resulting in a cancelled cycle when we did the long one with synarel. Turns out my body only tolerates a certain amount of interference ... should have known, I hate to be pushed around too

Good luck with your decision

little fish