[Tabitha]

Welcome Olivia & Ladyki!

Olivia - I am wondering why your doctor won't try fertility meds, if your tubes and ovaries are fine. We were advised against clomid because of severe scarring and adhesions, and the eggs just would not be able to get from point a to point b, so we went straight to IVF. Have you been to the Infertiltiy Treatments/Clomid support thread? There might be some ladies on there who have a similar medical history that could give you some advice. If you can get a second opinion, I would. Our RE was also about 2.5 hours away, and yes it was a pain, but a second opinion might give you the info you need to come back to your RE and say that you would like to try something else.

Ladyki - I don't know anything about IUI, but IVF also makes endo worse because the same drugs (estrogen) are used to stimulate egg production. I would say even more so, because with IVF, you try to produce more eggs. So I am not sure if that is a solid reason not to try IUI. Maybe the bigger issue is the FSH level, the reason your RE is suggesting IVF? I am also wondering what he meant by the embryo not finding a stable place to implant in the uterus. Endo is not inside the uterus, and any issues with the endometrial lining would be considered another problem, not endo. Is there another RE that you could get a second opinion from?

I wish you both the best. I know it was very hard for us to decide to go straight to IVF without trying something less costly first. We did two IVF cycles, with success on the second.