I just spoke to my doctor’s office about possibilities for IUI #3… I have been on Letrozole and Ovidrel these past two cycles without success so for the third cycle he’s giving us the option of doing injections (I’m assuming gonadotropin but I’m not sure which one) or clomid (instead of Letrozole). Have you ladies (or anyone you know) have any success or experience using injections with IUI? Injections are A LOT more expensive and I’m wondering if any of you can shed any light?
Thank you!! Xoxo Julianna
Confessions of the Reproductively Challenged 
As I’ve never done IUI’s I have no advice, but I do want you to know that I hope you figure it out without too much stress! I’m sure some of the other ladies out there will have lots of advice for you! 🙂
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Thank you! 😉💗
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We aren’t at that point yet…but I’m interested to see what feedback you get on this!!
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Me too!! Lol
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Well…I did clomid and letrozole for three years and was finally successful on my first cycle with gonal-f, so I’m a fan personally. They’re A LOT more expensive, but if you go with gonal-f look into the compassionate care program. We got ours for 50% off and approval was super easy and very fast. Less than two days if I remember correctly.
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Awesome, thank you!! Thank you!!! Xoxo Julianna
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Of course! Let me know if I can answer any more questions 🙂 It seemed somewhat awful at the time-all the needles and stuff, but man now it’s obviously worth it. I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat to get this baby.
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Absolutely!! Did you do gonal-f and Ovidrel? And how many days did you do the gonal-f?
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Oh and do you remember the cost for gonal-f?
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It totally depends on what they have you on. I wasn’t on the pen, which is pricier. I was on the 75 IU vials which are something like $76 each from freedom, and I had to get a whole bunch of them, so I think at the end of the day for the whole cycle I used $2000 worth of drugs but only paid $1000.
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I also got my ovidrel for half price with this program. You either qualify for 25%, 50% or 75% off. We qualified for 25% based on income and 25% automatically based on military status. It was an absolute godsend.
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My husband was medically honorably discharged after his Iraq tour, hopefully they’ll honor that!
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I believe they will-they didn’t seem picky. And like I said, they got back to us really, really quickly. I was surprised!
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https://fertilitylifelines.com/?q=fertility-support/saving-fertility-treatments
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Thank you so much! YOU are a godsend!! Filling out the paperwork now!
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Oh I’m so glad it can help someone else! It totally made our treatment possible!
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I am currently 9 dpiui with injectables. It’s a lot different and a lot pricier. I tested out my trigger and got negative yesterday so i will start testing tomorrow to saturday. I will be updating tomorrow about the whole cycle since I haven’t been on much blogging of my own.
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Great, thank you!! I will be checking back for your update!!
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I will be updating today : ) Thank you so much!
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Hey love, I tried looking at your blog but it says it can’t be found… Can you send me the URL please? Thank you!!
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You know someone else told me that same exact thing. I am not sure why, but later on she was able to view it. https://pcosfightingback.wordpress.com/ Hopefully you can view it now : ) I’m fixing to write my update now!
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Praying for you. Never give up! Your time is coming! Xoxo Julianna
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Our baby girl is our inject and iui miracle 🙂
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Oh wow, that’s encouraging!!! Which injectable did you use?
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Gonal F! Gonal and follistim are the same drug under different names, but one can be cheaper than the other so make sure to check pricing for both!
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Thank you for clarifying that!! The success stories I see/hear are all about gonal f!
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Yup! They are exaaaactly the same drug, made by two different companies. So sometimes insurances will cover one, but not the other, or cover one at a better rate than the other (like my insurance didn’t cover Follistim at all- but Gonal-F at super cheap) so its always good to check both! 🙂
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Thank you! Unfortunately, my insurance doesn’t cover anything 😣 I’m waiting to get approved for discounted injections!
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I am sorry to hear that you are faced with this decision, but I wanted to encourage you to try injections. We did our first IUI with femara (letrozol), our second with Bravelle and femara, and our third with Bravelle and femara again – all with ovidrel. All three resulted in at least one good follicle going into ovulation (two both of the times we used Bravelle, and there was no good explanation why it did not work, but it is very good to know my body responded well to them. Knowing how your body responds will help you if, in the future, you do an IVF (which we are currently doing — hopefully you will have a baby instead!). Our insurance did not cover them at all, but they were not as bad as I had expected. Werecently used Freedom Pharmacy, but you can call multiple pharmacies to compare pricing also. Good luck; praying for you!
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Thank you!! Yes, we’ve decided to give it a shot! (No pun intended! lol) I appreciate your prayers!! Our prayers and well wishes are with you as well!! Xoxo Julianna
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