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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I do want a second child more than anything. But I am not willing to do traditional IVF. I've done iui with injectibles and that was a negative experience. I am willing to do acupuncture, supplements and more Iuis or natural cycle ivf. But I am brca positive and have a hideous family history of reproductive cancers, breastfeeding, uterine and ovarian. I know that it is extremely unlikely that I will get pregnant naturally, though we continue to try every month. But I am unwilling to take hormones that could adversely affect my health or cause cancer down the line
This is especially so because I have such a low chance of success with ivf statisticslly. 
 As much as I want a second child I am not willing to put my own health at risk, especially since I already have one child. Does that make sense? [/quote]

OP, I understand not wanting to do IVF. We had primary infertility (unexplained yet passed every test with flying colors) and got pregnant on the first round of IVF. But I don't think I'd do it again (we are happily one and done, though).

My question is about the hormones issue. How is 10-12 days of IVF hormones (which mimic those your body makes naturally) any worse than 9 (almost 10) months of pregnancy hormones? No snark, just genuinely curious. [/quote]

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