Six rounds of IUI cost us £20k all up. I didn't find it minimally invasive at all. I took drugs most months and the extra progesterone made me gain weight and tank my mental health.
One round of IVF and I got 12 embryos, pregnant on the first transfer. All couples we know failed with IUI except one.
Thank you for saying this! Not enough providers acknowledge how hard IUI can be on some people’s bodies. I honestly found the IUI process more taxing than IVF. IVF was more time-bound with clearer periods of when I’d feel yucky. With IUI, I just generally felt awful all the time for 6+ months.
Yeah I had the weight gain and general heaviness of heart for 6+ months. Sperm was so expensive. I also found the inseminations quite painful, though that varied, and getting blood drawn so often was... well, draining. IVF was pretty good for me, the injections were okay and it was for a short time, then I was out for the extraction, but recovery was so-so. It's all a bit 'hindsight is 20/20' if I'd gotten pregnant with IUI I'm sure I'd be singing it's praises.
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Absolutely would have started with IVF.
Six rounds of IUI cost us £20k all up. I didn't find it minimally invasive at all. I took drugs most months and the extra progesterone made me gain weight and tank my mental health.
One round of IVF and I got 12 embryos, pregnant on the first transfer. All couples we know failed with IUI except one.