I have just had #1 IUI and waiting... Has anyone had success with IUI, Ive heard mixed things..
I'm on day 26 of my cycle and was just wondering as I have taken FSH and hCG shots does that mean that it regulates my cycle to 28 days?
My cycles range from 26-28 days but ive read that it lengthens your lutal phase... nurses told me that my period is due on day 28- how do they know this? Im a little confused as to whether IUI goes with your natural cycle or it stimulates its own cycle...Im sorry if all this seems overwhelming, can anyone help?
It might be too early to tell - especially with a urine test.
We have pretty poor quality sperm and quantity is also not great so our FS told us IUI is not worthwhile... nonetheless, I have been on Metformin (1500mg) for 6 months (I have PCOS / IR - but am healthy weight), and the FS recently gave me 100mg Clomid as well (I don't know what for if our sperm is so bad). We are doing our first Clomid cycle... but are not going to bother after that - don't see the point when I can ovulate on Metformin alone and he's not going to do IUI. I'm going back in November to demand a laparoscopy, since I have suspected Endo as well for years... but when I got diagnosed w/ PCOS I thought it was just the PCOS, although I had an obstetrician tell me my pain is not explained by PCOS.
We are looking at changing FS early in the New Year - looking for someone who might be a bit creative and do IUI with us - maybe using two samples instead of one to improve our chances. We'll wait and see...
This is something I was also wondering about... why IUI is not offered in the case of poor sperm (we have triple defect caused by a varicocele - awaiting specialist appointments to get it repaired). I've heard of several cases of IUI being used, but the majority of IVF clinic websites state that it won't be offered in the case of poor sperm.
I would have thought that just getting the sperm closer to where they have to be would help what sperm there actually are get to the right place, particularly if they don't swim that well... One would kinda assume that the fertility clinics know what they are doing, though.
I think some of it comes down to cost vs. benefit, BW. My FS implied that it wouldn't be worth the emotional cost to do IUI when it wouldn't really increase our chances that much - that the people doing the IUI would be very negative towards our chances of success because of the poor sperm - and he didn't want us to have to put up w/ that. It is also a cost vs. benefit situation finacially as well. Is it worth someone with poor sperm paying for what could be month after month of IUI... if IVF could work out cheaper and quicker in achieving a pregnancy?
(There's actually a study being run at Melbourne IVF on this topic - which would be more efficient and cost-effective between IVF and IUI for people who have "mild" male factor - don't know what they classify as "mild" though).
My DH is outside of the normal parameters for most of the things they test for in a S/A, although for some of them he is borderline - will get an okay result for one S/A and then a not-okay result for the same area in another S/A. But the two main factors are his poor count and poor morphology.... they're certainly NOT borderline normal!
My DH's prob is genetic - microdeletion on Y chromy - so there's nothing that can be done about it.... except to keep him as healthy as possible so that the sperm that do get produced have the best chance possible of catching an eggie!!
Hi Kim,
Sorry to hear about your IUI cycle not working out. There are some ladies on BB who have conceived thru an IUI cycle, so dont let it dishearten you yet!....We also tried IUI after our tracking cycle, but had no success. We were supposed to do 3 months of it, but after the second attempt we went straight into IVF.....We figured 7 years of ttc naturally, there is no chance IUI is going to work for us! We preffered to put the money into IVF which had more of a success rate, and worked first go. I think it is a great idea to try IUI a few times first......Good luck and all the best.
BTW....I know what you mean about your friend I also have a friend who is totally devastated that she isnt preg yet....after 2Months of "sort of" trying But what annoys me the most is that, she goes on about it, and knows exactly how long, and what extremes it took us! Oh well....Just nod and smile LOL! (as hard as it is)
I'm 24. It's young-ish for Endo, I know, but teens can get it, and I know also that many women have no symptoms... I suppose I just want to get all bases checked - I haven't had my tubes checked either. I suppose I just don't want to waste more time (I know I'm young, but it's been almost 2 years ttc already) when there could be something else stopping us getting preggers and the docs don't test for it because they already think we have enough stuff wrong!
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I also have a friend who is totally devastated that she isnt preg yet....after 2Months of "sort of" trying 
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