SHOULD I MOVE TO IVF YET???

[Marietta2000]

Hi ladies!!!

Here is my story, and I hope you can help!!

I gave birth to a beautiful son, Dec 05, at age 32.  He was conceived during my first ever natural IUI - no meds, just blood tracking.  I then went on to have my gorgeous daughter, July 08.  I had two failed natural IUI's, and then it was found I was ovulating too quickly, around day 9, so my RE suggested I use meds to create a controlled cycle.  First IUI using puregon and buserelin, I conceived, and was overjoyed.  I created around three mature follies, plus smaller ones, so there was a risk of multiples, but a singleton eventuated.  Now, I'm wanting my last child, to round off my family.  Anyway, my first cycle using puregon, back in June, was cancelled, as I created about seven mature follies, and smaller  ones.  My clinic is very conservative, as I already have two children, and only want one more.  So, my puregon dose was decreased to 50iu.  My second cycle got to the IUI stage, but I was sure I ovulated before I took the trigger.  Anyhow, the cycle was a failure.  Now I'm looking to do my next IUI in a couple of weeks, and aren't very confident.  I figure if IUI worked for my twice before, why didn't it work last time??  Has anyone been in this situation?  I'm thinking I should move onto IVF next time, instead of wasting more money on IUI.  I had the option of converting my cancelled cycle back in June to IVF, and now regret I hadn't.  
Any thoughts or advice on my situation would be so welcomed, as I'm just not sure what I should do.   I will talk it over with my RE, but sometimes the words of other women going through similar predicaments is just so much more useful.
BABY DUST TO ALL OF US!!!!  

[Marietta2000]

Thanks for your reply Helen!  

I know nothing is 100%, but IVF is higher than IUI, and the thing is, that with the added costs of drugs, blood tests, scans and all, IUI, with meds gets to be about a third of the cost of an IVF cycle.  But you're right in that I was successful before with IUI, and that is promising.  I'm just wondering now that maybe since I'm 37, it's just going to be that much harder.  

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[Helen72]

Success rates for IUI are never 100%.  Since IUI worked for you before I think you should try IUI a few more times before moving onto a more invasive and expensive ivf.

Good luck!