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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am more sad than mad! Bravelle was my main fertility drug for 5 failed iui's. I did not respond as I should have and my doctor diagnosed me with unexplained fertility. I spend over $12,000 over the course of those insiminations so I feel they should be liable for all my costs! Ugh! It also gives me hope that maybe it was just the drug and not me [/quote]
IUI cycles in general have a very low success rate. The fact your physician attempted more than a few IUI cycles is a failure in and of itself. These drugs are dosed to effect. Bravelle was not a "dud" as mentioned in other posts. It simply came in under specifications after 12 months. Physicians monitor response and if the response was less than anticipated due to lower specs they would have simply added an additional vial, maybe 2 during the cycle. Many patients do not stim very well during these cycles and it is not drug related. [/quote]

Coming in "under specifications" at a date before the expiration date listed in the box makes the drug a "dud."  That is the exact reason for having specifications to ensure that ppl will get the expected use out of the drug.  RE is very much about calibrating drugs to the patient.  If a patient doesn't have the expected response, and a recall is not in effect, the physician will assume it's the individual and not the drug. Also, my insurance only covers three attempts per live birth so I would be very upset if I used a drug that had "lower specs" during the time of my cycle. It's wasted money all around.[/quote]

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