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[quote=Anonymous]There are so many factors, and no one right answer. For myself, I needed a couple of months break between IUIs and IVF, but I actively did not want to wait a year. (I also only did 2 IUIs, as we knew the odds were very low with our dx, but we wanted to try and also had to change insurance.)

That break was critical for my sanity and, as it turns out, for the challenges that lay ahead. My SIL was struggling the past few years (had a baby in June after several rounds of IVF), and for her even a single cycle gap felt like too much time to lose. I think both of us did what was right for us.

In your case, I would at least discuss your prognosis for waiting with your RE. Not all of them are just looking to maximize funds. I switched to Dr. Frankfurter at GWMFA, and I definitely felt like he was attentive to my emotional needs. I would also at least consider going through the process of creating embryos but not doing the transfer (nowadays, I think they often do FETs anyway). I know this is the stressful portion of IVF for a lot of people, but so is having an unsuccessful cycle. I had many of the latter, both fresh and frozen, and all of the hassle of the hormones faded quickly...but the pain of another unsuccessful cycle didn't. Having frozen embryos could give you more options in the future...and one cycle will also give you an idea of how easy/hard IVF will be.[/quote]

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