Strong – The Micro Aggression

Episode Two: “Baby Making” – Path to Conception

So you decided you want to do this – make a baby on your own – and you want to go the path of a donor with the assistance of a medical professional. In this episode, we discuss the differences between IUI vs. IVF to include success rates and average costs.

Resources discussed in this episode as as follows:

IUI and IVF Data:

1. IUI (https://www.cnyfertility.com/iui-success-rates/)

Cost: ~$2000

Success rates by age:

under 35 : 20%

35 – 40 : 10%

over 40: 5%

2. IVF (2018 CDC data) ~$10,000 – $12,000

Success = live births:

Under 35 : 52%

35 – 37 : 38.1%

38 – 40 : 23.5%

over 40 : 7.6%

3. IUI vs. IVF (CNY)

under 35 : 15% vs. 54%

35 – 37 : 10% vs. 40%

38 – 40 : 8% vs. 28%

Over 40 : 5% vs. 9%

Artificial Insemination and Race:

1. Does Race Impact IVF Success Rates? (Huffington Post)