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[quote=Anonymous]We had unexplained IF too and had to go through IVF to conceive our first at age 39, but then we went on and had our second naturally at 42.

One crucial first step was finding an RE that we trusted. I started with one that just didn't seem a good fit. I had no problem transferring to another RE in the same practice who's younger and much more up to date on the latest research, and he had the best bedside manner to boot. I completely trusted him. He basically laid it out as: given our ages, our best bet was IVF. But knowing that we were  reluctant to go straight to IVF, he thinks the wisest course for us was to go through a couple of medicated rounds and IUIs, but not to wait too long before IVF if none of those worked.

So we proceeded with 3 medicated rounds and 1 IUI. I do not regret these rounds because they provided data points to my RE about my responses to various meds and doses, and he adjusted them each month. So going into ivf he knew what meds/dosage worked best for me. Also they helped prepare us mentally and physically for the ivf. I got used to the needles, and we had plenty of practice with everything.

Because of this stepped up approach, the idea of ivf wasn't so scary any more and we lost no time getting into that cycle. The RE correctly predicted how many eggs I would produce, and we got DC1 from that one cycle. [/quote]

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