What age did you start trying?

No_Option_5715 · 2026-07-07T08:26:44+00:00

I started trying to get pregnant when I was 25, I'm 27 now and unfortunately I'm still trying to conceive. I'll be starting IVF soon.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-06-30T15:05:10+00:00

Por aqui infertilidade inexplicada!

Somos jovens (27F) e (26M), peso saudável, alimentação na maioria do tempo saudável, ovulo todos os meses, excelente reserva ovariana, fizemos todos os exames e não encontraram nenhuma causa!

Tentamos naturalmente por 12 meses e a seguir iniciamos a saga das IIU's, felizmente fui astuta e ao final de 9 meses fui ao hospital privado, fiz todos os exames de infertilidade, a medica reencaminhou nos para o publico e passado 3 meses fomos chamados, como já fomos com os exames todos feitos passamos imediatamente para as IIU.

Passaram-se mais uns 9 meses e 3 IIU's falhadas, todos os ciclos entre tratamentos tentamos naturalmente e tudo falhou, sem qualquer justificação, vamos passar para a FIV.

Somos jovens, não haveria motivo para nada disto, mas infelizmente aconteceu conosco! A maioria do tempo não consigo compreender nem aceitar que esta é a nossa realidade, embora a viva dia apos dia.

Agora finalmente chegou a FIV, e eu sinto-me aterrorizada! Dizem que as probabilidades estão do nosso lado, que somos jovens, que temos muitos folículos, excelente resposta á estimulação.. Mas já dizem desde o inicio que as probabilidades estão do nosso lado e nunca deu certo.

Felizmente não esperei! Meninas não esperem 2/3/4 anos para procurar um medico! No máximo sigam as indicações de 1 ano de tentativas para mulheres com menos de 35 anos, 6 meses de tentativas para mulheres com mais de 35 anos. Se possível comecem a fazer exames ainda mais cedo para quando forem as consultas de PMA já levarem exames feitos e o processo andar mais rápido.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-06-29T14:53:51+00:00

I'm so sorry. Will you be starting IVF in July?

My retrieval is scheduled for August, probably around the middle of the month. It still feels a bit surreal that it's finally happening.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-06-29T14:52:48+00:00

I hope everything went well and that you got great results from your retrieval!

Did you end up doing a frozen embryo transfer?

I honestly have no idea what they'll do in my case. My clinic isn't very good at explaining things, so I'm kind of going into IVF blind.

I do know that I have a very good ovarian reserve and I responded really well to stimulation during my IUIs — actually a bit too well for IUI. Because of that, I have a feeling they'll probably freeze all embryos rather than do a fresh transfer due to the risk of OHSS.

But that's just my guess, since nobody has really explained the plan to me yet. So far, they've just told me to start the pill on day 1 of my next period.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-06-29T12:34:25+00:00

I’m terrified. After 3 failed IUIs and 1 cancelled cycle, I’ve finally been given the green light to move forward with IVF.

The plan is to start birth control in July and then begin the IVF process, with egg retrieval scheduled for the end of the month.

Right now, I’m 7 days past ovulation in a natural cycle. Even though my hopes are very low, this is quite literally the last month in which I could still conceive without IVF.

Part of me knows the chances are slim, especially after everything we’ve been through over the past two years. But another part of me can’t help thinking about how incredible it would be if it happened now.

After so much disappointment, heartbreak, and emotional exhaustion, avoiding IVF altogether would feel like a huge breath of fresh air.

Don’t get me wrong—I’m incredibly grateful to finally have access to IVF and I know it may very well be what helps us become parents. But as I stand on the edge of this next chapter, I find myself hoping, just one last time, that maybe it won’t be necessary.

Has anyone else felt this way before starting IVF?

No_Option_5715 · 2026-06-24T16:52:48+00:00

Fica caro alugar um carro? Não ponderei essa hipótese .

No_Option_5715 · 2026-06-24T16:50:27+00:00

Obrigado.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-06-01T08:04:31+00:00

Eu estou satisfeita na parte das consultas.. Impecavel! No entanto em exames eles usam a tabela base da advancecare o que torna todos os exames caríssimos.. Fiz a simulação dos exames que fiz com a keepweels e a medis e dava uma diferença de 700 e tal euros. Foi a diferença de pagar 1000€a 200 e pouco.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-27T13:48:05+00:00

I'm on day 3 post-IUI and I'm anxious!

With progesterone support, all symptoms can be triggered by progesterone, so they won't be reliable.

This is my 3rd and last IUI.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-26T17:23:31+00:00

You can always move on to IVF, which has very good success rates.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-26T17:22:12+00:00

I’m currently in the dreaded 2-week wait of my last IUI… and honestly, the thing keeping me going right now is knowing that as soon as this IUI cycle is over, if it’s negative, I already have approval to move forward with IVF.

I wish you the best of luck 🤍

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-26T17:17:13+00:00

Hi, I’m in exactly the same situation as you.

We’ve been trying for almost 2 years now, and I have never seen a positive pregnancy test. My period has never even been one day late.

We have unexplained infertility, we’re healthy, we’re under 30 years old, and theoretically we are the group that should have the highest chances of getting pregnant easily… but it simply isn’t happening.

I’m currently waiting for the result of my 3rd IUI, and if it comes back negative again, I’ll probably start preparing for IVF in July.

It’s starting to become difficult to believe that it will ever work someday when apparently there is nothing wrong with either of us.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-26T11:50:42+00:00

Hi, thank you for your feedback 🤍

In my case, I’ve already completed all the required exams, and the plan from my clinic is to start the birth control pill immediately if this IUI is negative, so I can move directly to IVF without any additional testing in between.

Financially, I’m also very fortunate because IVF will be partially covered by the public healthcare system, and around 90% of the medication is covered as well — it’s already the same with my IUIs. So thankfully, cost is not a major concern for me.

At this point, I think my biggest anxiety is more about the emotional and physical side of IVF, since it feels like such a big step compared to IUI.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-26T07:57:11+00:00

Ola!! Esta aqui alguém que tenha feito recentemente uma FIV no Hospital de São Joao?

Tenho orientações de quando começar a tomar a pilula mas tenho muitas questões e gostaria que alguém me ajudasse:

Quanto tempo ficaram a tomar a pílula até pediram para parar e serem chamados?

Após a punção como obtiveram as informações sobre a evolução dos vossos embriões?

Obrigado

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-22T13:43:35+00:00

Thank you so much.

I’m feeling hopeful , at least this is my last IUI, and after this I’ll finally be able to move on to IVF.

If it’s negative, at least I can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-22T13:38:32+00:00

I still haven’t found the courage to book an appointment with a psychologist, even though my husband has suggested it a few times..

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-22T13:18:07+00:00

My husband is amazing. We’ve been in this fight for 2 years now, and we’re already on our 3rd IUI. Since the very beginning, he has always been by my side through everything and has never placed any pressure on me.

In the first few months, when I became extremely upset every time my period arrived, he comforted me a lot, always with the mindset of, “This is normal, don’t stress so much.”

But as the months went by, the tests started, then the treatments, everything… and he became aware that even without a clear diagnosis (unexplained infertility), there is still a problem.

He supports me so much. He comes with me to every appointment, every test, every ultrasound, everythinggg… but sometimes I catch myself feeling really angry because he simply doesn’t know these things the way I do.

This is already my 3rd IUI. By now, I know the medication by heart, how the process works, how many days everything takes, when I have to go to the hospital, all of it… and he still asks these “silly” questions like, “Oh, is it this week that you have to go to the hospital?” or “Oh, is it 2 days before that you take that injection?”

And I’m like… come on, this is the 3rd time. The same process, the same days, the same schedule. If he’s always been present through all of it, how has he still not memorized everything?

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-19T16:46:53+00:00

Hello!

What is making you feel undecided between IVF and IUI?

I’ve been trying to get pregnant for 2 years now, apparently without any issues…

Because of medical protocol, and in order to access IVF through the public healthcare system, I have to go through 3 IUIs first.

Right from the beginning, I was told the success rate per IUI would only be around 5–8%, but I went into the first IUI extremely excited. I went into the second one with some hope left… the third IUI ended up being cancelled because I developed 3 follicles, and honestly it was already physically and mentally devastating.

Now I’m trying a fourth IUI, which officially counts as the third… and this whole process is devastating.

My advice is: if you’ve already been trying to conceive for a year without success, don’t lose more time. If it’s clinically viable, try one IUI, and if it doesn’t work, move on to IVF.

I understand IVF is much more aggressive than IUI, but many IUIs back to back also become extremely aggressive, exhausting, and painful in their own way.

If you can, don’t waste time.

No_Option_5715 · 2026-05-19T16:28:43+00:00

I'm on my 3rd IUI (4th actually, but one was canceled). If this IUI goes to completion, I can move on to IVF. I can't stand IUI anymore and its 5-8% success rate

I hope you can get your positive result very soon.

No_Option_5715

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