IUI or IVF
Question:
I’ve noticed that a lot of people are mentioning that they are skipping IUI and going straight to IVF due to male factor. I was given the distinct impression by my doc that our next step would be IUI with injectables but we also have male factor. Is IUI not effective if you are dealing with male factor? If so, why would my doc suggest IUI at all? – Leigh 7 unsuccessful cycles of Clomid still waiting for initial appointment with RE low sperm count and poor motility for DH … possible PCOS for me
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I’ve noticed that a lot of people are mentioning that they are skipping IUI and going straight to IVF due to male factor. I was given the distinct impression by my doc that our next step would be IUI with injectables but we also have male factor. Is IUI not effective if you are dealing with male factor? If so, why would my doc suggest IUI at all?
Leigh, IUI with sperm from a male-factor DH seems to even out to an 8% success rate per cycle, even with medication. Not stellar . . . whereas IVF does have rather stellar odds. It could be that IVF is a time- and money-saving treatment. Of course it costs more, but numerous medicated IUIs also add up to quite a bit of money. Beth
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IUI with sperm from a male-factor DH seems to even out to an 8% success rate per cycle, even with medication. Not stellar . . . whereas IVF does have rather stellar odds. It could be that IVF is a time- and money-saving treatment. Of course it costs more, but numerous medicated IUIs also add up to quite a bit of money. Beth
Maybe that’s why they’re shooting for IUI. Because DH has fantastic insurance at work we don’t have to pay for any of the meds, we only have to pay for the actual procedure. IUI is only $145 so that’s a *lot* cheaper than the $3600 for IVF. if we have to do IVF we’ll have to put it off for another year because we’re in the middle of buying a house. Thanks for the info Beth! <S – Leigh 7 unsuccessful cycles of Clomid still waiting for initial appointment with RE low sperm count and poor motility for DH … possible PCOS for me
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Wow! Only $3600 for IVF? My RE charges $9000 for self-pay. DH and I are in same boat- insurance covers all meds and monitoring, and pays $1000a year for IUI and ART procedures. So we are expending the $1000 for several IUI’s rather than $8000 additional for one IVF. Sidra
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Leigh, We on earth do you live??? By me, IUI is $500 (not including the numerous u/s and b/w) and IVF is about $8000 (not including the meds). Leann
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We on earth do you live??? By me, IUI is $500 (not including the numerous
Oops, that’s supposed to be "We’re on earth do you live???" <rolling my eyes at myself
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Where on earth do you live??? By me, IUI is $500 (not including the numerous
I live in Nova Scotia. Here in Canada we have regulated healthcare so I suspect that’s why our prices aren’t as high as most places. But even with that Nova Scotia has the lowest prices in Canada so I count myself *very* lucky. I keep reading everyone’s posts about how difficult the financial end is, gives me another reason to love where I live. <S – Leigh 7 unsuccessful cycles of Clomid still waiting for initial appointment with RE low sperm count and poor motility for DH … possible PCOS for me
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