Changing from IUI to IVF

[MammaMia86]

Well, we are having changes again.... at first it was going to be an IUI but today I had an appointment with the doctor and we have decided to go directly to in IVF.

I am a bit frustrated that sometimes I have to be the one forcing them to check things more carefully.

This change is because I asked them if IUI is really a logical option taking into account the low mobility and low quantity of sperm from my husband. After telling them that, I gave them the results of the tests we had and they told me that the logical thing to do would be to go to IVF.

I am not an expert and I let myself be guided by what the doctors tell me, but I honestly don't want to waste my time, although I feel that I have been wasting my time for years and that it is through researching on the internet or platforms like this one that I learn things and I am able to make questions about these things, to obtain better answers.

I am not angry or depressed, it is what it is and although we have these stones on the road from time to time, at least we are getting closer.

Now I have to go back to studying everything I can about IVF when there are problems due to the sperm.

In the meantime thank you to all of you for sharing, talking, asking questions, because is through all of this, that I can understand things better and go through all of it and not feeling alone.

[Bookbroad]

Totally get the frustration at having to ask question after question in order to get docs to really look at things carefully. ICSI was recommended to us as the most viable option due to low morphology in my partner. Might be something to consider. Although if you’re going private it is more expensive unfortunately. Good luck with everything!

[happyfrogg]

Hi, I am sorry to know your story. In case on male factor, like Bookbroad mentioned, IVF PGS NGS or ICSI is recommended in most cases. In my opinion, IUI will get very low success rates in your situation.

[MammaMia86 in reply to happyfrogg]

It is just a bit frustrated because someone didn't read through all the tests that I took with us to the original appointment.

Thanks to all the reading, that I've done here, I was able to start gathering more and more knowledge. So I was able yo ask a few questions and we came to the conclusion to switch to IVF....

Again a bit of time lost? Yes! But not as bad as if I go through 4 ciclos of IUI.....so overall another day in this journey🤷‍♀️... with our luck I guess is not the worst.

[Capps8]

Good luck on your journey, we had borderline sperm quality and so after egg collection we split them and did 7 ICSI and 6 IVF. We got 6 5 day blastocysts and best graded ones were all the ICSI ones. It’s good you’re doing your own research and terrible somebody didnt read the notes!

[MammaMia86 in reply to Capps8]

Best of luck!!!! I don't know the people here but I feel like if I were there with you all.

Have you done the transfer? How many are you to transfer?

I am really overwhelmed by the prospect of twins

[Capps8 in reply to MammaMia86]

From that cycle which was 2018, we did a fresh and I very very luckily got my now 2 year old daughter. We’ve just done a FET with the next best egg but I’m 9 weeks and miscarrying. I’m hoping we can go for another FET in October if my body is ready. My mind is already onto that next egg. We have 4 Frosties left now.

I know the miscarriage is due to that embryo not being right. But I did a lot less this time to stay positive. I ignored it as I didn’t want to get excited, but now feel like I should have took more care of it. Im going to throw everything at the next one. Accupunture, meditation, Positive affirmations all over the house and my husband will cringe!!!

[Capps8 in reply to Capps8]

And sorry I didn’t answer - I’ve only ever done 1 transfer at a time. It’s personal to everyone. My POV is I don’t want my body fighting to keep 2 alive if one is not good, I’d rather it concentrate on each egg at its own time. Also I personally couldn’t cope with twins!

[MammaMia86]

Siento mucho lo de tu aborto. No deberias culparte, y espero que en el proximo, todo salga mejor!!!

Mi marido me ha empezado a amenazar con sobreprotegerme cuando me quede embarazada y asegurarse que no haga nada malo.

Es dulce y aprecio la intencion pero al final discutiremos porque no puedo vivir rodeada de almohadas de plumas todo el dia en caso de que me pase algo.

Pero lo que si quiero hacer es tener algun dia de vacaciones para no tener la presion del trabajo despues de la tranferencia