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nycbride0707nycbride0707 member
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Hi ladies,

My DH and I have been TTC for the past year, and we met with an RE last week to discuss next steps. Everything looks fine on my end, but DH has only 2% morphology, so we're deciding between trying an IUI cycle, since we have insurance coverage for that, or just going straight to IVF W/ICSE, which we don't have coverage for (although we may be able to take advantage of a study the RE is doing to offset the costs somewhat, although it will still be $$).

Since we're not really advertising this news in the 'real' world, figured it would be nice to talk about this with others going through this process-I know its going to be a difficult journey.

 

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  • sweetky_06sweetky_06 member
    Welcome and good luck! I hope your stay here is a short one - this board is a fantastic source of information.
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    Started TTC 05.08
    Me: Stage II endo, borderline high FSH
    DH: perfect
    1 lap, 5 IUIs = 4 BFNs and 1 c/p
    2 IVFs, 2 FETs = 1 BFN, 1 c/p, 1 ectopic and finally a sticky BFP in May 2011!

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  • Baby FeverBaby Fever
    Welcome! You'll love it here, lots of info and great support.
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  • sed722sed722

    Welcome.  It's a great place to vent, update, share.  Good Luck with the decision IUI or IVF

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  • orange1414orange1414 member
    Welcome and good luck!
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  • datagirl79datagirl79 member
    Hi, I'm new as well with the same problems (low morph).  I've found this place pretty supportive and knowledgeable so far. Hope your stay is short.

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  • JM1977JM1977 member
    Welcome!  I wish you the best with your next steps!
    TTC with DOR, low morphology, fertilization issues
    IVF#1 Oct 2009 (CCRM) - BFN
    IVF#2 March 2010 - Poor response/cancelled
    DE IVF#1 Aug 2010 - BFN
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  • 99luftballoons99luftballoons
    I don't know if I can welcome you since I just got here myself, but hi!! :)  We are in pretty much the same boat- everything looks ok with me, MH has 3% morphology (and also low volume).  We are meeting with an RE in 2 weeks, but his urologist (and my obgyn) have not really focused on the morph at all.  From what I'm gathering, there's a lot of differing opinions on how significant it really is.  Is your RE in NY or NJ?
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  • KuleamaKuleama member

    Welcome to the board! I hope your stay here is short and sweet!

    We are also dealing with MFI, as are many on this board. You will find some great info here!!

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  • nycbride0707nycbride0707 member

    image99luftballoons:
    I don't know if I can welcome you since I just got here myself, but hi!! :)  We are in pretty much the same boat- everything looks ok with me, MH has 3% morphology (and also low volume).  We are meeting with an RE in 2 weeks, but his urologist (and my obgyn) have not really focused on the morph at all.  From what I'm gathering, there's a lot of differing opinions on how significant it really is.  Is your RE in NY or NJ?

    Our RE is NJ (we live here now)-they say they like at least 4% for IUI, but I've also read things that say IUI can still work. I'm very curious as to what the RE will say our chances would be with IUI...

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  • 99luftballoons99luftballoons
    Have you seen Dr. Licciardi's blog? He's out of NYU, which I'd say is in the top 2 of fertility clinics in NYC.  He basically said they don't put too much stock in morphology numbers. https://infertilityblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/sperm-morphology-new-guidelines.html  Thought you might find this interesting if you haven't seen it yet :)
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  • 2HopefulMoms2HopefulMoms
    Welcome! I go in for my 1st IUI tomorrow morning. If I were in your shoes, I'd try at least one or two IUI's, since you have coverage and it's a relatively easy process/procedure. IVF will always be there if you decide to go that route. Just my two cents! 
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    Welcome and good luck!
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  • nycbride0707nycbride0707 member

    image99luftballoons:
    Have you seen Dr. Licciardi's blog? He's out of NYU, which I'd say is in the top 2 of fertility clinics in NYC.  He basically said they don't put too much stock in morphology numbers. https://infertilityblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/sperm-morphology-new-guidelines.html  Thought you might find this interesting if you haven't seen it yet :)

    I actually did see this during one of my Google searches-there is so much information out there, you just never know what is right!

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  • 99luftballoons99luftballoons
    I totally agree, but if the practice at NYU is really that morphology isn't a huge deal, then I tend to believe it since it is one of the top clinics in the country, kwim?
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