mental meanderings on sperm storage and usage

[elizabeth1010.livejournal.com]

So banking the 'ol squigglies has become a more pressing issue now that I should be starting hormones in the coming months. However, in order to properly store my sperm, I can't be on hormones right? Ok, assuming that, it means I'll have to put off the 'mones until I can save up about $1500+, not an easy feat on 8.50 and hour and 16 hours a week. My question is, with the expense of I.V. fertilization, how often do people actually go through with it? I know only I can decide if it's worth it to me, but considering how expensive a proposition it is, I'm wondering if it will even be possible financially. So, I guess I'm curious to hear about anyone's experiences with in-vitro and storing sperms and stuff.