I just wanted to give my 2 cents! My DH has 0 sperm due to a vasectomy many years ago (partially done for medical reasons)- we attempted a reversal a year and a half ago and nothing. We started with IUI and DS. The first was unmedicated- it seemed like a waste and when reviewing with my RE several cycles later she only counted it as half a try???? it did cost me a less with monitoring etc but the DS is expensive. I tried 4 different donors (due to counts and availablitiy) did 5 IUIs (4 of them involved b2b iuis)- 1 natural, 2 with 50 mg clomid and 2 with clomid and follistim injectables.....NOTHING
So I really don't mean to be the downer b/c it does happen with DS for many but not me and I had all the testing and O on my own always regualr etc etc and nothing. So we are in the process of a 1 month break for me to regain some sanity and are starting the IVF process. In retrospect (hindsight is truely 20/20) I wish we would have skipped the reversal and gone straight for this. We would probably at least be pregnant by now and have frosties for another try. Insurance only covered pre testing for me and luckily 75% of meds...but everythign else has been and will be out of pocket.
I think all of the companies have guarentees on the quality but it is not what most people have with fresh tries. If it guraentees 10M...that is before they wash it so I wouldhave like 6 when done. The last cycle we even douobled the vials so I had like 20 M each day and still nothing...I thought that would be it.
So don't want to be a downer just wihs I had heard a story like this I would have gone straight for drugs...just gives you more control and the last 2 times I had 2 follies. B/c of my age they didn't want more than that but I think another 1 or 2 would have been better shot. So pay attention to whats going on and how much you are spending. I think there has to be a time to stop the madness. I am going to a fertility center so probably pay a little more than some but less than others and I have already spent a small fortune- I actually don't want to konw how much. I figure I will find out for sure when I do taxes and will hopefully be pregnant by then and not care as much. they have no doubt IVF will work and I am in a guarentee program now so I get 6 fresh attempts and frozen ones too and if I don't DELIVER a baby I get 100% of my money back. We have spent so long playing the odds and doing waht we should do per Drs and research...I'm done and going for it.
I'm so sorry any of us have to deal with this especially when we already have to deal with using DS. Good luck to all of you ladies- I truely understand. I have seen successful stories out there with DS so I don't want to bring anyone down just share my not so great story.
