2006-2007 Our friends at Froedtert

In 2006 I became a patient at the Reproductive Medicine Clinic at Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin after finding that I had a blocked fallopian tube. At my "advanced maternal age", surgery to attempt to clear the blockage is not a good choice.

Now at age 37, I may be able to get pregnant naturally - but half the time it's impossible with a blocked tube.  Add the fact that my cycles tend to be on the longer side (33 days or so), and I probably max out at 5 chances a year to get pregnant without medical treatment. 

So Dr. Strawn recommends Artifical Insemination.  At Froedtert they seemed much more professional then the clinic I had attended before Nikki was born.  I feel more comfortable with the methods and procedures they use.

Dollars and cents:  Fertility treatment is not covered by insurance in Wisconsin.  Artificial Insemination is about $3,000 each time.  We are fortunate that we have the resources to get loans and have the option of trying any treatment.  I am frustrated when I start a cycle, take some drugs,  and fork over $500 for an ultrasound only to be told:  "You are ovulating on the side with the blocked tube - so we'll have to stop here and try again next month." 

In a nutshell - we did 3 more insemination cycles over a period of about 7 months with zero success.