I am with you on the 3rd try. I am on HMG and will do a trigger too but I just thought I would respond because we are kind of in the same boat and to let you know that my RE and I agreed to 4 tries before discussing other options. We have increased the dosage of the HMG as well as started 2 days earlier this time around. Hope for you and for me that we can stop counting after this try!

I did three IUIs with clomid. My RE then said it was either injectables or IVF, but he said something like "If I were you and going to spend 2500 or 3000 on meds, I've consider increasing my odds by going on with IVF." That's what we did. We're about to do another one Dec/Jan. Good luck ladies, I know it's never an easy decision to make!

I am from Australia and we call it AIH. I think it is the same as IUI. We had 4 attempts before doing 1 IVF cycle. We have male factor infertility and our RE was never very positive about the AIH. We really tried it, just in case, even though we knew we didn't have much hope. It was a very negative experience at times as, unfortunately, IVF really is the only treatment for our type of infertility. I hope all goes well for you.

We did 2 IUIs and then turned to IVF. We have male factor and I am in my late 30s. My RE, like Ashley's, suggested to move onto IVF since we would be spending all that money on meds for the third go.

We did two IUI's as well. Suffering from male factor, it just wasn't working for us.

I know I've said this before, but why walk when you can run! That was our attitude after 2 failed IUIs. We wanted to increase our chances as much as possible. It's sometimes tough getting over the fact that it actually has to go that far, but once you make the decision, you'll be excited to get the process started, especially since your odds are increased.

I'm with Rhodygirl -

We did the Gonal F the 2nd IUI and i'm PG (maybe this one will work for you b/c you're doing that too-i swear that's what I think did it for me!)

However, I told myself that if the 2nd one didn't work, that we'd do IVF..

My RE recommends going to IVF after 3 failed IUI's w/injectibles. I only did 3 IUI's before IVF because that is what my insurance company required. I am one of the lucky ones that has insurance coverage for IUI and IVF.

My RE said 3 to 4 IUIs dependant on the treatments your recieving. For my DH and I it really comes down to how many follies were produced. We did a double IUI two months ago with only two follies and no pg. We're giving IUI one more try as long as we produce enough follies. I think for us it really depends on how well your body is responding to the stims. If your responding well to the stims. and the IUIs still aren't working I'd say 2 to 3 IUIs. My body really isn't responding well to the stims. so I'm not sure what's my problem. IUI or not. If that makes any sense! lol

We did 2 IUIs before doing IVF with ICSI. I did clomid, injectibles, etc. for both IUIs, and still no luck. Our infertility is male factor.. and it turns out that our first attempt at IVF with ICSI was the "trick." we're expecting twins in the spring. i would recommend moving on to IVF if your infert. is male factor also. best wishes- i'm thinking of you and sending baby dust your way.

My RE said that he recommends 6 before moving to IVF. I'm not sure if that is b/c of my age or problems but it seems like he recommends a lot more then most of your doctors...kinda has me wondering now. I am on the last day of my 2WW so we'll see.

I am in my 2ww from my third IUI. The first two were with Tamoxifin pills. This last cycle was with Gonal-F and Menopur injectibles. If this doesn't work, my RE wants us to go to IVF. But, that is mainly because I am almost 41. So, he doesn't want to waste the time.

we did 2 iui's with no luck. we are now starting the ivf process and have our calendar appointment on thurs.

Thank you ladies.

I'm sorry, I forgot to mention my cause of infertility...annovulation and endo. I had a lap in Oct.

I did 4 IUIs- all on Chlomid and nothing worked. I am now on the path to IVF since my RE said to give up on the IUIs. Good luck!