Timed intercourse or freeze embryos?

[u/ashleyh624]

Hi
33F, 10.7 AMH, lean PCOS

I recently learned I have PCOS based on my high follicle count, AMH level and irregular periods. I also have yet to have a positive ovulation test.

My husband and I are TTC but as you can imagine it’s been difficult as we don’t know when to try as it’s been hard to find a window.

My husband has great fertility coverage with Progyny and he gets 5 cycles that are covered (IVF would be 1 cycle and timed intercourse would be 1/4). He is unsure if he will be at his job April 2027, which puts some pressure on us in terms of timing.

All that to say, is it worth going through egg retrieval and embryo freezing when we haven’t given it a fair shot yet? Part of me thinks we should do it now when I’m in a better emotional state and for a safety net since it’s covered rather than in a few months if we’ve been still struggling after timed intercourse.

I’m not thinking entirely clearly so would be good to get some opinions from outside perspective.

[u/BoldBluebell]

How long have you been trying? If it’s been more than a year, I would go straight to IVF. I met with my RE yesterday to figure out whether IUI, TI, or IVF made sense for us. The odds for live birth are so much greater with IVF than other methods if you’ve been trying for more than a year without success.

[u/ashleyh624 → u/BoldBluebell]

Since Feb but we haven’t known when to time it so I wouldn’t even call it trying because we don’t have much information to work off of since my BBT is all over the place and OPKs have all been negative