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[quote=Anonymous]I am a poor responder and have gone through 5 IVFs at 2 local area clinics over the last year and a half.  I've done several different protocols - long lupron, flare, EPP, etc.  With max dose of stims, I seem to get about 4-6 eggs retrieved, and about 2-3 that fertilize.  All have been transferred around day 2 or 3.  My husband's semen analysis results all came back ok.  So it seems to be a poor responder/DOR issue with me.

I actually have pretty good insurance coverage for IVF, so all I have to pay is the copay for my meds and the office visits.  Really lucky in that respect, I know.  But given all the IVF failures, I am obviously losing hope of conceiving a child using my own eggs.  Problem is that as soon as we go donor egg or adoption, we have to pay the whole thing.  Luckily we can afford it, but it's still obviously a big hit to our finances.

I guess what I'm asking is what went through your mind as you were deciding to do more rounds of IVF with your own eggs, rather than switch course and do donor egg or adoption?  How do you know when you're ready to give up on conceiving with your own eggs?  I have a hard time figuring out whether I still have it in me to go through more rounds -- I've been going back and forth a lot.  The last round was particularly hard and devastating, but I have taken a little bit of a break and feel a little bit more refreshed which makes me think that maybe I can do more.  Of course, I might feel differently when I'm actually going through the cycle.  Any advice you can give would be much appreciated.  [/quote]

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