IUI #4: Final Attempt

With two almost successful pregnancies, I knew that intrauterine insemination (IUI) could work for me. The question was how many more attempts would I need before I managed to have a truly successful pregnancy. Since my insurance covered most of the cost of my IUIs, I decided to give the procedure another chance.

IUI #3: Chemical Pregnancy

Even though my second intrauterine insemination (IUI) attempt did not make me a mother, it did prove that I was able to get pregnant and stay pregnant during the most critical months. To the reproductive endocrinologist who treated my infertility, this was encouraging; the aneuploidy was merely bad luck. Surely, my age had a lot to do with the unfortunate diagnosis, but since the chances of having another fetus with trisomy 13 were close to nil, I was eager to try to get pregnant again, hoping that the odds would now be in my favor.

IUI #2: Quasi Success

Seventeen days after my unsuccessful first intrauterine insemination (IUI), I began preparing for my next attempt. Since I had experienced rare but severe adverse reaction to Clomid, this time I had to order an injectable medication (Menopur), which was significantly more expensive but presumably had milder side effects. At this point, the cost didn’t matter. I just wanted results.