IVF

Last Monday, the hubby and I went to our appointment at the infertility clinic.  The doctor we requested (Dr. Riggs) had a family emergency, so we ended up having to meet with a different doctor (Dr. Brabec).  Our appointment lasted about two and a half hours and consisted of a pelvic exam/pap, trans-vaginal ultrasound, labs (for both the hubby and myself), and a consultation.

We went over the semen analysis that my husband had done a couple months ago.  Dr. Brabec pretty much said our only option to conceive would be IVF using ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection).  She said with the SA numbers as low as they were, there wasn't much point in trying IUI (intraueterine insemination) and that she recommended starting right away with IVF.  She said usually couples come back on another date to have their IVF consult, but since we were already there, she was able to get the IVF coordinator to come in a talk with us.  She gave us a huge folder of info and talked us through everything.  Then another woman came in to discuss the financial aspect of it all.  When it's all said and done, it's going to cost us around $15,000.

We went to dinner afterwards and discussed it.  We definitely want to move forward as soon as possible.  We don't have the money to pay for it all upfront, so we're looking into a loan.  Hopefully we can get all that squared away without any major hiccups.