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Yup, I think it is worth it.

At my last clinic, we would gear up for an IUI cycle (femera and trigger shot) and was just waiting on DH to bring in a sample. Due to the pressure, DH was unable to provide a sample. So we pretty much wasted the $100 on meds for a cancelled IUI cycle. Then the following month, it happened again. That's when I got aggressive and asked the RE to allow my DH to come in and freeze his sample, so at least it could be used a back up. At my old clinic, it cost $300 to freeze and store his sample until the IUI. This was temporary storage.

For my new clinic, they are a bit more expensive because they charge for freezing $206 and $100 for the thawing. (Oh, it's about the same as the last clinic). Well, since we we doing two insemination, we'll have to pay for 2 freezes and 2 thaws. So $600 more ontop of IUI costs. I did call the lab and they said if my DH's sample is good, they are able to split the sample into two vials and both be used for the 2 inseminations. So we can save about $200, I think. I guess we'll decide to do that if we are up against time and the IUI is starting soon.

Oh, my new clinic offers a year of sperm storage of $182. Which isn't that bad. My last clinic was $300-500 for a year of storage, I think. Our one friend had cancer and went ahead and froze his sperm before chemo treatments, and I heard that it was costing him $200 a month to store. That's what scared me at first when we started freezing DH's sperm, but maybe it was a ball park estimate or maybe I just didn't hear it correctly.

While freezing does add to my IUI cost, it gives me peace of mind that I will at least not have a cancelled cycle and not have to take meds unnecessarily.

I would call your clinic and see what their rates are like.

@Kelli_Deluxe: I was just looking at info on freezing & it looks like some places have discounts for active duty military. This is the page I was looking at & it says the first year is free if you're active duty. I'm sure there are other fees, but something to look into!
http://www.fairfaxcryobank.com/spstorfaq.shtml

I don't know costs, but I think that's a great idea!