IUI success

[Anonymous]

3, but it never worked. NC iVF worked first time.

[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?

Definitely not sufficient. I got bloodwork and ultrasounds daily for almost a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Three rounds when I was 36. I was shocked when it worked.

+1

[Anonymous]

I think success depends on the cause of infertility. We were unexplained and tried 4 times. I was scared of IVF and I’m glad I tried IUI first (although my bank account suffered). Pregnant with #1 through first round of IVF. I hope it works for you!

[Anonymous]

I was told IUI would not work for me (blocked tubes and slight male factor), but we decided to do one cycle of IUI after 18 months TTC naturally right before we started IVF because insurance paid and why not (we were too late to start IVF for that cycle). “No way it’s possible” IUI baby is now 6.

[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.

Same, also surprised bc I went in for daily monitoring with mine too.at SGF.

That said, I wouldn't call it a scam bc I knew the success rate going in, but felt like a dud when it didn't work (3 rounds). IVF worked on the first try.

[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?

Definitely not sufficient. I got bloodwork and ultrasounds daily for almost a week.

I'm that PP and ended up bailing on that cycle for reasons unrelated to the IUI. We followed the same protocol and had a successful IUI and just celebrated a first birthday!