Well, yeah WLAB - that's right? Why the hell are we wasting time on the stuff that doesn't matter when we still don't have solutions to the stuff that does?
My other beef is the lack of research, support, attention and solutions for male factor infertility. Surely we can fix those problems (other than with ICSI, which again, has next to no impact on the male and 100% impact on the female).
I'm wondering when to start IUI #2. It didn't work first time and I am at the end of my AF. I'm wondering whether to try again when next AF comes or leave it a month.
Here is my reasoning for leaving it a month - and tell me if you think this is really daft.
I have one very slightly dodgy fallopian tube. As far as I'm aware, my ovaries alternate each month (that's correct right) in releasing an egg. I think that if I do the IUI in my next cycle then it is going to be the same ovary releasing the egg as the last IUI - which then might not work again.
Or I could wait another month and that would be the other ovary working.
How STUPID do I sound? It's not even clear that my ovaries alternate exactly.
What is everyone's thoughts on this? Providing you get what I'm saying LOL
Sorry for the long winded post.
Your ovaries don't strictly alternate between one and the other each month. Especially not if you're using follicle stimulating hormones to support your IUI. FSH (eg Puregon) can actually produce mature follicles on both sides at the same time.
The only way to know which ovary is going to produce the lead follicle in any given month is to undergo monitoring via internal ultrasound. If you're using Puregon with your treatment, then this is meant to be started on day 4 of your cycle. If you've missed that, have a word to your FS about how to proceed.
And as an aside: have you had a laparoscopy to determine the state of your tubes? Sometimes an FS will recommend you go straight to IVF if the health of your tubes is in doubt. I think this is good advice - nobody wants to go through an ectopic.
That being said, I have a friend who fell pregnant naturally on one tube. So did Nicole Kidman! Nature can be very mysterious.
I've had lots of surgery and an HSG to clear my tubes. During my first IUI I had an ultrasound which showed my tubes were fine but one was a bit scarred. My FS wasn't concerned.
It's interesting to know that Puregon produces follicles both sides.
My last IUI cycle I had 50iu puregon and produced one huge follicle.
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