Please Share Your Successful IUI Protocol

[Anonymous]

I'm going to be starting my first cycle of IUI and I was curious to see what medications did people have the most success with.

Also, if you would not mind, please share what IUI cycle you got your BFP, your age and the reason for doing and IUI.

Thank you so much!

[Anonymous]

Good luck!

Diagnosis of PCOS (problems ovulating). Got BFP on 3rd IUI cycle (150mg Clomid Day3-7 and Ovidrel trigger) at age 36.

[Anonymous]

Worked on first IUI with 50 mg Clomid day 3 - 7, gonal f day 9, ovidrel day 11, IUI done on day 13 - started Prometrium 200 mg 2x day starting day 14 -- I'm 34.

[Anonymous]

to OP- please take these protocols with a grain of salt. Everyone's situation is so different. A good protocol for others may be horrible for you. Read them to learn, but do not apply to yourself. Let your doc call the shots. (funny IF pun!)

[Anonymous]

OP here, thank you all so much for your responses. So incredibly helpful! I'm glad you found success with IUI and I am praying I will too! And no worries, I will certainly "let my doc call the shots" (very funny! I like that!)...I just thought hearing other people's successful protocols would help me learn more about the medication side of the procedure since I am new to this. Hopefully I'll be given a winning combo as well. Thank you again, I appreciate all responses!

[Anonymous]

OP - I don't think the medication options are too complicated with IUIs. Either you do just clomid, clomid plus FSH (aka "injectibles"), or just FSH. The option depends on your age, history, and diagnosis. Just clomid tends to be for younger women (less than 35), clomid plus FSH for older women or younger women who aren't good responders, and just FSH for older women, women who don't respond well to clomid, or women who have a history poor response. The "type" of FSH (Gonal-F, Bravelle, Follitism) doesn't matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - I don't think the medication options are too complicated with IUIs. Either you do just clomid, clomid plus FSH (aka "injectibles"), or just FSH. The option depends on your age, history, and diagnosis. Just clomid tends to be for younger women (less than 35), clomid plus FSH for older women or younger women who aren't good responders, and just FSH for older women, women who don't respond well to clomid, or women who have a history poor response. The "type" of FSH (Gonal-F, Bravelle, Follitism) doesn't matter.

OP here...this is super helpful info! Thank you so much. I was seriously getting so confused in my research about IUI...seemed like everyone was on all these different, complicated protocols when I was under the impression that IUI was supposed to be slightly less intense than IVF. (Of course everyone has a different experience/opinion of IUI vs IVF). This has really helped make things a little clearer for me and will help me during my consulation with my RE next week. Thanks again.

[Anonymous]

This post is quite old but I figured that I'd respond rather than post such a similar post as new. We are considering IUI with no meds. Is it possible that I misunderstood the doctor and nurse? They described it as using OPK's, calling to make an appt when I see a LH surge, my husband gives a sample, and an hour and half later they do the procedure. Am I missing something or not necessarily?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post is quite old but I figured that I'd respond rather than post such a similar post as new. We are considering IUI with no meds. Is it possible that I misunderstood the doctor and nurse? They described it as using OPK's, calling to make an appt when I see a LH surge, my husband gives a sample, and an hour and half later they do the procedure. Am I missing something or not necessarily?

Nope. Lesbian here with several kids, we did the above except with thawing donor sperm. It does not necessarily involve drugs at all.

[Anonymous]

IUI simply means interuterine insemination - placing the sperm directly into the uterus. Anything additional is just used to up your chances of success - meds to increase the number of eggs a woman produces and /or make sure you ovulate, the trigger shot to make sure the egg(s) is mature and ovulated around the time of the IUI. All depends on your diagnosis and desired treatment.