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Natural IVF |
Mini Stim IVF |
Conventional IVF |
| Age |
Any age, as long as you ovulate regularly |
Any, Ideal between ages 35 – 42 |
35 and younger with good ovarian reserve |
| Who is best suited for each type of IVF? If you: |
have diminished ovarian reserve |
have either normal ovarian reserve and diminished ovarian reserve |
Want as many eggs as possible |
| have blocked tubes/tubal disease |
have blocked tubes/tubal disease |
Ok with conventional doses of medication |
| have certain types of cancer |
are at high risk of hyperstimulation |
Unsuccesful IUI cycles |
| want a holistic approach |
want a holistic approach |
Male factor infertility |
| don’t tolerate injectible medications |
have PCOS |
Donor egg IVF |
| are a poor responder to Conventional IVF protocol |
are a poor responder to Conventional IVF protocol |
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| have male factor infertility |
have male factor infertility |
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| prefer no anesthesia for egg retrieval |
prefer no anesthesia for egg retrieval |
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| have been told you must do donor egg |
want a protocol personalized to your body |
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| are a same sex female couple who does not choose IUI |
do not want twins |
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| have had unsuccesful IUI cycles |
have failed with Conventional IVF |
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| have multiple failed Conventional IVF cycles |
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| Pros |
Want high quality eggs |
Better egg and embryo quality |
More embryos because more eggs are retrieved on average |
| Low cost |
Relatively low cost |
High success rate per egg retrieval |
| Prefer no anesthesia for egg retrieval |
Prefer no anesthesia for egg retrieval |
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| No risk of hyperstimulation |
Low risk of hyperstimulation |
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| No medication side effects |
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| Low risk of twins |
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| Want a protocol personalized to your body |
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| Cons |
May take several retrievals to result in pregnancy since only one or two eggs are retrieved |
It make take good prognosis patients who have unexplained infertility more cycles than if they do Conventional IVF |
Medication side effects |
| It may take multiple retrievals to have enough to do genetic testing on the embryos |
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May result in poorer egg and embryo quality |
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Higher cost |
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May produce excess embryos |
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Higher hyperstimulation risk |
| Medicine |
Zero fertility medications |
Minimal, low-dose fertility medications |
Multiple fertility medications |
| Lupron or hCG to trigger ovulation |
Lupron or hCG to trigger ovulation |
Lupron or hCG to trigger ovulation |
