IUI success

[Anonymous]

Got pregnant on my 3rd round IUI (monitored, using Letrozole and Ovidrel, and then progesterone suppositories after procedure until several weeks into pregnancy)

[Anonymous]

Second try (monitored, clomid, trigger shot) at age 32. When we went back to try for a second child at 35/36, three unsuccessful cycles. We were finally successful at age 39 with IVF.

[Anonymous]

The second round was successful. I was 34. Male factor infertility.

[Anonymous]

I also got pregnant the first try of Iui at age 38. Good luck!! It can work - fingers crossed for you

[Anonymous]

I’m doing my first IUI cycle and I want to make sure I’m being monitored like everyone suggests. I went in for baseline bloodwork and sonogram, then started 5 days of clomid that day. I go back three days later (Thurs) for bloodwork and IUI. I’ll get a trigger shot at some point, and insemination next week. Is this sufficient monitoring? Any tips or things I should be making sure the RE does?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m doing my first IUI cycle and I want to make sure I’m being monitored like everyone suggests. I went in for baseline bloodwork and sonogram, then started 5 days of clomid that day. I go back three days later (Thurs) for bloodwork and IUI. I’ll get a trigger shot at some point, and insemination next week. Is this sufficient monitoring? Any tips or things I should be making sure the RE does?

Sounds a little off. Monitoring means you are getting ultrasounds after finishing your clomid doses to make sure that follicles are forming, are the right size to trigger, that the uterine lining is thickening, and that there aren't too many mature follicles (for risk of multiples). You also don't typically get bloodwork on IUI day. A typical schedule might look like:
- baseline monitoring and bloodwork on day 3ish
- meds for next 5-7 days
- monitoring beginning a a day or two after you finish meds - bloodwork and ultrasound
- next steps depending on results would be trigger, wait for more growth, or take another dose of meds to get more follicle growth
- more monitoring as you go through next steps
- trigger shot and IUI next morning

It's possible your RE's office just didn't give exact timeline since it's your first cycle and there are a lot of factors that determine your exact timing. But if they're not monitoring after your meds for follicle growth then that's not correct.

[Anonymous]

First Child - One Round. (Initially twins, but one absorbed)
Second Child - Two rounds

[Anonymous]

First child - 3 rounds failed IUI, one round successful IVF.
Second child - 2nd round IUI worked. The difference was they put DH on clomid which upped our numbers, and they switched me from clomid to femara (letrozole).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m doing my first IUI cycle and I want to make sure I’m being monitored like everyone suggests. I went in for baseline bloodwork and sonogram, then started 5 days of clomid that day. I go back three days later (Thurs) for bloodwork and IUI. I’ll get a trigger shot at some point, and insemination next week. Is this sufficient monitoring? Any tips or things I should be making sure the RE does?

Sounds a little off. Monitoring means you are getting ultrasounds after finishing your clomid doses to make sure that follicles are forming, are the right size to trigger, that the uterine lining is thickening, and that there aren't too many mature follicles (for risk of multiples). You also don't typically get bloodwork on IUI day. A typical schedule might look like:
- baseline monitoring and bloodwork on day 3ish
- meds for next 5-7 days
- monitoring beginning a a day or two after you finish meds - bloodwork and ultrasound
- next steps depending on results would be trigger, wait for more growth, or take another dose of meds to get more follicle growth
- more monitoring as you go through next steps
- trigger shot and IUI next morning

It's possible your RE's office just didn't give exact timeline since it's your first cycle and there are a lot of factors that determine your exact timing. But if they're not monitoring after your meds for follicle growth then that's not correct.

Sorry, meant to say I go back for bloodwork and sonogram Thursday. I guess I’m wondering if the monitoring (sonogram?) is enough just before the trigger or if I should go again after the trigger? Should they do a sono the day of the IUI? We are away for a few days at Thanksgiving but the RE assured me it would be ok timing wise!

[Anonymous]

Once you are good to trigger you don’t get any more ultrasounds and you won’t get one the day of the IUI, just the procedure itself. Basically the ultrasound monitoring is just to watch your follicles and lining until they’re ready.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Three. None worked. Natural cycle IVF did. IuI is kind of a scam, IMO.

There's a bunch of people on this thread who have kids via IUI, please explain how it's a "scam".

I posted above that I moved to IVF after failed IUIs; not the one who used the word "scam" but I kind of agree with PP, bc its all about how its administered. I have a friend in Philadelphia who got pregnant from an IUI, she was monitored by her doctor in advance of ovulation to track the size of the lead follicle (similar to IVF) and then did a trigger shot followed up with a blood test confirm the trigger and time the IUI. It worked.

Meanwhile, I did 3 rounds of IUI at SGF with me peeing on a stick at home to look for LH surge and calling when I think it happened. I just remember talking to my nurse bc I keep peeing and peeing for days and didnt see a clear line. She was pretty unhelpful about what I should expect to see. The tests were just ones i bought at CVS; SGF had no recommendation on a reliable OPK (I asked after the first failure). Same thing happened 2nd time so at best it was an educated guess. After 2 failures, they gave me a subcutaneous trigger shot (all my IVF triggers have ben intramuscular) but no confirmation blood test.

Overall I really regret the money and time I wasted on the IUIs given the minimal education. I am deep into my IVF journey now but I look back and think I was new to it all and didnt know what questions to ask or that I needed to speak up for myself/self-advocate and to press the pause button if you dont think something is right.

This was at SGF? I'm really surprised, but maybe it depended on your diagnosis? I have PCOS, and I was VERY closely monitored at SGF through 5 IUIs. Went in every other day to track growth of lead follicle, trigger followed by bloodwork, etc.

+1 I got pregnant from my second IUI at Shady Grove (in 2018), and I definitely got the impression full monitoring was standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got lucky on my first try. It does happen!

Me too.

Same here. A medicated IUI with Clomid, injectables, and an Ovidrel trigger resulted in my oldest son.

[Anonymous]

I see a lot of switching from IUI to IVF-- did anyone switch from clomid to letrozole and have success? I had miscarriage on 1st IUI clomid cylce, nothing for cycle2 with clomid (both with ovidrel) and now starting letrozole... hoping it helps...

I have lean PCOS

[Anonymous]

Second try (monitored, clomid, trigger shot) at age 37.

Tww and the hormones will drive you insane. Good luck!! Take it easy on yourself!

[Anonymous]

IUI worked for me on the first try. He’s now 14!