Re: 1st IUI failed, and have lost all hope

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I am sorry that you are having fertility problems. Is your doctor sure that the termination did not scar your uterus?

If so, please consider that 25% of regular pregnancies end in a miscarriage, for for an IUI to be unsuccessful does not mean anything. The fact that you were pregnant by your husband before is a great source of hope, I think. As a biochemist, I am amazed that our body takes 2 cells and converts them into a human being with a 75% success rate! It can take a graduate student 9 months to work out a single biochemical reaction...

Since you are 25 and have many fertile years ahead of you, I would actually stop fertility treatments for a couple of years. Your husband's sperm and your body are not perfect, but they did the job once, and given a chance will do it again. Try to be happy and content - that will send a signal to your body that you are ready to have a baby. If you are not pregnant in 2 years, go back to the doctor and expect to try IUI several times before it actually works. Just remember - time is on YOUR side, and it is very likely that you will have a baby of your own in a couple of years or even sooner!

Best wishes,

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Katya (not a doctor, just a biochemist)

At Mon, 30 Jun 2003, anonymous wrote:
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>hi, i'm 25 and have been ttc for 9 months, i have a unicornuate uterus
>with both ovaries and one open tube, and my husband has good count and
>motility but morphology is low.  my doc recommended that an IUI would
>help me, i had 3 follicles on the right side, which is the good side,
>and had no luck i started my period today, i am really losing hope and
>dont understand why it is not working, should i try again and what are
>my chances with my situation, please any hope and help will be
>appreciated, i once was preg with my husbands baby 3 years ago before we
>were married but i had to terminate due to religion.  please help me.

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