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The forum has a new look and the Fairfax Team is so excited to create the best experience for our users.
To Note:
Private Donor Groups and Private Sibling Connection Groups are now located under the category "Groups". Search the donor number in the search box and you should find exactly what you're looking for!
Questions about your forum access? Email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com
Follow these steps to join a private donor group:
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38 y/o Trying IUI This Month - Anyone Else My Age Having Sucesss?
BandAMoms2B
Junior Member Junior Member
Hi, my partner and I are finally trying for a baby. We've been together 5 years and are finally in a position to be able to actually buy the sperm (so expensive!!) and pay for IUI. I'm a little worried because the doctor's office says there's only a 10% chance of sucess, but I'm thinking that number might be off because most people they treat have fertility issues to start with. My only issue is that I'm gay.
Are any of you around my age? How many rounds did it take?
Thanks!
Are any of you around my age? How many rounds did it take?
Thanks!
Comments
To answer your question, this process is very unpredictable (even if you have 0 fertility issues), and you really have to take it as you go.
When I first began I was extremely optimistic - I had quite a few friends who were 37+ who had tried IUI and gotten pregnant very early on, and my my mother and sisters were seemingly very fertile. However, after 4 rounds of medicated IUIs (plus a break when I developed a cyst from the Clomid), I began to have my doubts. As a note, it's not 100% about your age either. My wife was trying simultaneously, and she was 33, and had no luck either after 4 rounds of IUI (all medicated). For the two of us, we ultimately decided after 8 rounds between us, and paying for both the sperm & IUIs out of pocket, it made more sense for us to move towards IVF which gave us improved odds. Honestly, even that process proved unpredictable. My wife and I did dual egg retrievals with PGS testing - that round I ended up with 3 healthy embryos and my wife with 0. I went on to get pregnant my second IVF transfer, using my last two embryos, and my wife did a second egg retrieval, this time getting 6! healthy embryos.
The best thing to do is relax the best you can and know that beyond living a generally healthy lifestyle, it's difficult to predict the outcome. I hope you're on the end that the first IUIs fall in your favor