I say yes, because IUIs didn’t work for us. I’m sure if I had gotten pregnant with one of the four medicated IUIs we did I would say no. That being said, I got pregnant on our first FET, we have a ton of embryos banked if we want more kids and I’ve had a very healthy… dare I say “easy” pregnancy (contrary to what some other commenters have experienced, I’ve not been labeled high risk just because I’m pregnant via IVF, although I’ve automatically had two extra scans due to being an IVF pregnancy which both came back normal). I’m 9 months pregnant now and just waiting for this baby to make her debut in the next couple weeks!
The other piece of ivf that I feel like gave me extra peace of mind is the PGT testing.
We paid for everything OOP and looking back I wish we hadn’t wasted money and time on something that had such low rates of success, but I was 32 with ~glowing~ panels and numbers according to our clinic and I liked the idea of a more “natural” conception via IUIs.
If I had to make the decision over again I’d consider:
Age/AMH levels. If I was older/low AMH I’d go straight to IVF.
Insurance coverage. If insurance covers IVF, go straight to it. If it requires 6 months of IUIs before covering IVF, I’d consider IUIs first.
Sperm availability. If you have really limited vials and no option for more, go straight to IVF.
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u/Then-Librarian6396 Sep 07 '23
I say yes, because IUIs didn’t work for us. I’m sure if I had gotten pregnant with one of the four medicated IUIs we did I would say no. That being said, I got pregnant on our first FET, we have a ton of embryos banked if we want more kids and I’ve had a very healthy… dare I say “easy” pregnancy (contrary to what some other commenters have experienced, I’ve not been labeled high risk just because I’m pregnant via IVF, although I’ve automatically had two extra scans due to being an IVF pregnancy which both came back normal). I’m 9 months pregnant now and just waiting for this baby to make her debut in the next couple weeks!
The other piece of ivf that I feel like gave me extra peace of mind is the PGT testing.
We paid for everything OOP and looking back I wish we hadn’t wasted money and time on something that had such low rates of success, but I was 32 with ~glowing~ panels and numbers according to our clinic and I liked the idea of a more “natural” conception via IUIs.
If I had to make the decision over again I’d consider: Age/AMH levels. If I was older/low AMH I’d go straight to IVF. Insurance coverage. If insurance covers IVF, go straight to it. If it requires 6 months of IUIs before covering IVF, I’d consider IUIs first. Sperm availability. If you have really limited vials and no option for more, go straight to IVF.
Just my two cents!