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[quote=Anonymous]I too did multi-cycle (too old for shared risk) for two reasons: emotional sanity and also because of the chance that the first cycle would not work and I would at least get to a FET (expensive in its own right) or a whole new IVF.

Reality:  First cycle worked for this 41 year old.  However, I am still pregnant (5 months in) and still not feeling assured that I will get out of this with a live birth for several reasons.  TBD.

Reason I felt I might get to a FET was that I had a few medicated IUI cycles and new I was a great responder and there was a chance I'd have eggs to freeze.  Turns out, yes, 2 wonderful blasts implanted and 4 wonderful blasts frozen.  So that was lucky.

If I end up with a happy ending here and have my baby, then I will have paid $17,500 for the multi-cycle (2 cycles and unlimited FETs and cryopreservation; plus add ons of assisted hatching etc.) but only had 1 cycle which could have cost me about $9,000 or so.  So I will have paid almost double.  It's like I took out insurance on the situation (of course my age was a big factor though I had been an excellent responder and great numbers including AFC all the way) but may not need to use it (hopefully!).

Honestly, emotional sanity was a factor I was very aware of that influenced me some.  I did not want to feel like it was over at a negative or that everything was riding on that one cycle, even though my savings account still had plenty of money for a new 2nd cycle payment.  Sometimes you just know yourself and need to protect your mental health!  :)  Only you can decide if that (and the stats applied to your specifics) is worth a potential overpayment of like $10,000.

All in all, I'm ok with my choice though I feel sick that the darn fertility clinic made bank on me!  But it didn't start with the multi-cycle.  :)[/quote]

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