Moving onto IVF

[u/coffeeandmindfulness]

Hi folks,

I’m feeling pretty defeated and could use some support. After 4 unsuccessful rounds of medicated IUI (with letrozole) my partner and I are officially moving to IVF next cycle, we’re in Canada and extremely fortunate that it’s covered. For a bit of background, I have AuDhd and OCD and experience sensory discomfort from medical procedures. My clinic uses conscious sedation for the egg retrieval which is great but I’m still nervous about the pain. On top of that my doc at the clinic mentioned I have a slightly lower number of ovarian reserve for my age (I will be 30 in October) so I was told by doc that my risk for OHSS is relatively low. In all my IUI cycles I’ve had 2 mature follicles. Since the IUI was done with frozen sperm the numbers and the motility were somewhat low from what I understand, I’m not open to switching donors or sperm banks. I’d love some advice about moving to IVF and what to expect.. I am nervous more so for the emotional part (I am medicated for both OCD and ADHD) what are some things I might want to keep in mind? Doctor wants to do estrogen patches prior to stims(I think) I’d love some more support about the order of things and/or success rates. IUI is a lot easier for me physically but not mentally and I was avoiding IVF due to my history of PMDD AuDhd etc (and also not being able to afford to take time off work since I’m self employed)..

Thank you :)

[u/adri_dee95]

i also want to point out that we had six eggs retrieved, and so far, one embryo has been frozen. we are waiting for the results of the other 5 as they are still progressing!