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Originally posted by leagleaze
[in response to the question whether she has objections to the turkey baster method] Quite. Now there is all this fancy, technical equipment.
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From what I've heard, you really don't want to go the IVF route if you
don't have fertility problems. You have to give yourself hormone shots and then there is the procedure to harvest your eggs and another to implant embryos. And it is tremendously expensive. If you aren't interested in DIY (I know a woman who actually did the turkey baster thing herself), you could get the artificial insemination done in a clinic.
As for IVF for women having a hard time conceiving, I know 4, all of whom did it because they couldn't get pregnant: one had success with her first try (she is quite small so they only implanted two embryos and she had one baby -- very healthy); one tried several times over a number of years and never conceived; one tried a couple times and then went for international adoption and the most recent one has tried once without success and is discussing with her husband whether to try again.
