IUI success

[Anonymous]

In the TWW and going stir crazy. How many rounds of IUI did it take before you had a BFP?

[Anonymous]

It took me four tries, OP. Each one was a huge disappointment and I never stopped obsessing during the TWW. Really hoping you get lucky this cycle!

[Anonymous]

Good luck. I am in the TWW as well but for an FET from an IVF cycle so same. Im 6dp5dt and absolutely dyyying to test but trying to avoid the disappointment if it comes back neg. Beta is monday.

As you can see I moved on to IVF so none of my 3 IUIs worked (that said i think they were poorly administered; SGF, tracked my own ovulation at home with OPKs, no monitoring, back in the days when I was young and naive).

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

4 the first time and 2 the serving time. In each case, I was successful when I switched from clomid to injectable fsh.

[Anonymous]

Second* time

[Anonymous]

Three rounds when I was 36. I was shocked when it worked.

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

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

Me too.

[Anonymous]

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".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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".

scam isn’t the word I’d use but with its low success rate overall it’s just a waste of time which is itself the most precious resource at the end of the day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Yes Shady Grove. I had no diagnosis per se but was in my late 30s when this happened so not young. I was doing ART bc I am single. My numbers were normal and I had an AFC of about 15 when they initially evaluated me. Maybe they have changed things since I was working with SGF or maybe they figured hands off approach was OK since there was no specific diagnosis.

Given what I know about my friend's IUI and the process my current clinic uses, I never would do an IUI without monitoring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Yes Shady Grove. I had no diagnosis per se but was in my late 30s when this happened so not young. I was doing ART bc I am single. My numbers were normal and I had an AFC of about 15 when they initially evaluated me. Maybe they have changed things since I was working with SGF or maybe they figured hands off approach was OK since there was no specific diagnosis.

Given what I know about my friend's IUI and the process my current clinic uses, I never would do an IUI without monitoring.

Then that's an RE problem. The research shows there's very little chance of success without monitoring and injectables. IUI themselves aren't a scam, but yeah if your doctor isn't following best practices it's pointless.