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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My doctor told me it's about a 12-14% chance I'll get pregnant in an IUI cycle and about 45-50% chance in an IVF cycle. So in theory enough IUIs should be about the same chance as an IVF. More if you're doing IUI and injectables I'm guessing (we have too high a risk for multiples so wouldn't do that). But my understanding is there are some conditions that are hard to identify (such as endometriosis) for which IVF is just a better method. [/quote]

[b]Each attempt has those chances. Doing 3-4 IUIs would not equal the IVF percentage because each new attempt reverts back to the same percentage. This was how it was explained to us.[/b] We did 7 IUIs. 3 natural and 4 medicated before moving on to IVF. Best of luck OP![/quote]

whoever explained this to you does not understand probability. before all those cycles start, probability of several IUIs equals that of a single IVF. after failing IUI the probability is lower... but if you fail your one IVF the probability drops to zero while you might still have a few IUIs left.

the point is, unless you have some issue that makes odds of IUI lower, several IUIs does equal a single IVF.

as for me, i had both kids through IUI.[/quote]

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