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After 3 failed cycles of IUI, I had more or less resigned myself to the fact that IUI was not for us, as it isn’t for many couples, and that we would have to move onto IVF for any chance of having a baby. During my 3rd cycle of IUI, I had been very positive up until the 2nd week of my 2 week wait. By this time I had a feeling that it hadn’t worked and for a few days after this I was extremely low. I just kept telling myself that everything will work out when we moved onto IVF after our next cycle.

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A diagnosis of ‘unexplained’ infertility felt to me, like no diagnosis at all. How can I know how to feel or what to expect when the medical profession pretty much says ‘dunno’? I have met couples facing many different challenges to their becoming parents and each brings its own problems and issues. When a diagnosis can be determined, so can a course of action. My experience of ‘unexplained’ infertility was that you start at the beginning with every test under the sun, and work your way through the treatments on offer starting at the least invasive and working your way up; a very time consuming business.

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