3rd round of NC IVF?

[Anonymous]

i did 3 rounds of NCIVF, all unsuccessful but I'm in a different boat agewise as was 42 although our AMH levels were similar. when i moved on to DE due to age at another out of town clinic, after my first failed DE cycle i had Dr D do an endo scratch before my second DE cycle and that's when I got pregnant...I was doing some other stuff "extra" that second DE cycle too, so who knows what really brought on the success, but I don't at all discount the help of the endo scratch. In all honesty, I have a high pain threshold and it was definitely more painful than I expected for about 30 seconds but would recommend the procedure for sure if doctor is willing to support your decision to do it. If I recall correctly, it needs to be done about 10 days before expected start of cycle, so you would have time to do an endo scratch, another NCIVF cycle and if that's not successful probably another "free" try-on-your-own cycle before your new benefits start Jan 1. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

I would try another NC IVF cycle, with endo scratch. And then go for stimulated IVF once your insurance kicks in. You might also consider getting a second or third opinion before then.

[Anonymous]

Thanks all very much for replying. We've decided to do the scratch this month, and try one more round of natural cycle the following month.

[Anonymous]

I think you need a second opinion at this point -- doing another round seems like wasted money. Why the avoidance of stim IVF? 1 round of stims where you get pregnant beats 3 rounds of unsuccessful natural cycle. I would move on to GW or SG.

[Anonymous]

We got a BFP with our third round of NCIVF, but if I was younger or had better numbers we would have done stim IVF with DF.