PCOS - BFP with IUI or IVF?

srkm · July 2011

Hi Ladies!

I have PCOS and really don't ovulate. You can see my history in my siggy. My RE wants to do IVF but we have to wait until January when I get new insurance with IVF coverage. We are currently 100% OOP. Until we can get the new coverage, we will continue with IUIs and hope that one of them works.

Which method gave you your BFP?

Also, while I am on my break cycle, my RE put me on BCP to settle my ovaries down. He hopes that I will have a better response to meds when I come off of the pill. Any thoughts on this? Next cycle we will do 100mg of Clomid CD3-7 and then 75IU Menopur cd8-10 with an IUI.

Thanks for your help!!

lmc5004 · July 2011

FET

wordslikeswords · July 2011

While my current RE doesn't believe I have PCOS, I was diagnosed with it at one point. So I don't know if I count, but we got pregnant on IVF #2.

MSaksa · July 2011

You can see all my details in my siggy but we got PG on our 5th IUI with injects. We were OOP for IVF so thats why we tried so many

Sunshine05 · July 2011

Details in my siggy, but I had PCOS, didn't ovulate regularly, stage 2 endo, and hypothyroidism. I blame the PCOS most out of all that though. Pregnant after 3rd round of 5mg Femara.

ShannonSky · July 2011

I have PCOS and don't ovulate, too - DH has no issues. I tried Clomid and had no response. We've done Gonal-F and trigger plus TI for 4 cycles. Cycle 1 was canceled due to overstim, but we got a BFP anyway by accident (DD1 in my siggy). Cycle 2 was a BFP, but ended in a c/p. Cycle 3 was a BFN and Cycle 4 gave us the little one cooking in my belly

leecrystalwed08 · July 2011

Poster child for PCOS here Stick out tongue

You can see in my siggy what we did...If I may suggest I would really request to use Femara instead of Clomid. I have heard of much better results with Femara (Not that Clomid won't work) just my suggestion.

I wish you all the best!

coloradoalyssa · July 2011

I have PCOS and got pregnant on my 3rd IUI. You can see all the other info in my siggy

LaneCA · July 2011

I have PCOS, but ovulate every month. We ultimately needed IVF to get our BFP. We did 3 rounds Femara/TI, then 3 inject/IUIs. I also have endo, so that contributed to my situation.

Good luck!

ashonkwiler09 · July 2011

I have PCOS and got two surprise BFPs. After two years of trying, 4 failed Clomid cycle we were gearing up to start IUI and I got pregnant with Brady. When I was 3 months PP we found out we were expecting again. Wishing you the best of luck.

whispergrrl · July 2011

1st IUI with injectibles worked for us (after trying clomid alone, femara alone, and injectibles alone, we moved on to pairing it with the IUI).

Good luck!

steveandkim2 · July 2011

Our details are in the siggy, but it ultimately took IVF/FET for us to be successful. My challenge was it took so long and such high volume of drugs to ovulate, that IVF was really our only option to manage OHSS risks. We did multiple IUIs first, but I ultimately would do the IUI on CD28 or later -- which my RE things indicated that the eggs were of comparable quality.

Best of luck!

it'sbabytime · July 2011

IUIs have been successful for me every time (however, I had issues after I became pg). After 3 IUIs, RE suggested I try IVF, however it didnt work for me. I ended up with c/p for the first attempt and then another one with the frozen transfer. RE said he doesn't think my body responds to IVF so they had me to go back to IUI and what do ya know, I got pg again and here I am 27 weeks! I don't really have any experience with the BCP so can't help ya there.

Good luck to you, hope to see you here soon!!!

Ya Never Know · July 2011

I got lucky on my 4th round of Clomid+TI.

msjcordova · July 2011

bfp cycle was IUI w/ Metformin, Femara, HCG trigger and Prog supps.

GL!

zdinakwardwedding · July 2011

Never had any response with clomid. BFP with 7.5 mg femara and ovidrel 3rd IUI 5th medicated cycle.

Jessie*J · July 2011

We had PCOS, egg factor, and MFI but the only way we got our BFP was with IVF/ICSI.

Wishing you the best!

amor_eterno · July 2011

I'm probably really late to this post.

I also have PCOS and our RE wanted to do 3-4 cycles of stims/trigger/TI before moving on to IVF. We did only on TI cycle, then I asked if we could try an IUI. I'm happy I asked as that was our BFP. I don't think it hurts any to exhaust all of your options before moving on. GL!

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