Can anyone shed some light on IUI odds?

[MarsMaiden]

amb - those are great numbers, at least you know that ups your chances of success if you have to go on to IUI.

mrssunshine - that is great news, you must feel really relieved! I hope taht they haven't wasted this cycle for you though, you've come this far, it would be a shame not to be able to give it one last go!

britt - that's great news for you too! Seems everyone is jumping ship now lol! I kinda wish I could jump straight to IVF too but I just wish I could get one decent go at IUI at first, my cycles so far have been so all over that I just don't feel like I've had a proper bite of the cherry yet!

I rang the clinic this morning to query the spotting as I had a bit more last night but they just don't know so they said just to wait for the scan on Monday so we'll wait and see. I really wish they had slightly closer monitoring, an early scan or an estrogen blood test might be really helpful in figuring out what I'm missing and we could fix it before its too late! *sigh* never mind....

 

[Joli]

SCOMAR - I just wanted to let you know that DH and I had our IUI at that clinic in Cape Town whilst on holiday!! We got our bfp first time round, they were really professional and I would highly recommend them - plus I think being relaxed on holiday really helped us out - best of luck!

OH MY GOD !!! really ?!?!? thats so cool - do you think it worked out cheaper ? obv. get a holiday too !
Had you been to SA before ?
sorry - so many questions !!

Hey Scomar - it totally worked out cheaper, about 50% cheaper for the actual treatment, and like I said, they were awesome! I had only been to SA one time before that (DH is English but his family live in Cape Town). We got engaged there and we concieved there a year after, so it's pretty special for us!! I believe our doctor was Doctor Haylen (or Hayden?), something like that! I would go for it with the clinic if you can get away for a holiday too! X

 

[Amb434]

Scomar - A glucose tolerance test is to determine if you're insulin resistant and used to diagnose PCOS. It's the worst It takes 3-4 hours and you have to drink this sickly sweet drink and they draw blood about 5 times during the course of that time. It sucks, lol. But, if I'm insulin resistant, then my FS will put me on Metformin, which I hear helps a lot of women get preggo!

Scomar & Mars - Sure sounds like my hubby has super sperm, lol. Just wish my body wasn't so stubborn!

I feel so behind, everyone seems to be starting IVF and I've yet to have just IUI, lol. Let's get some BFP's going!

 

[Megg33k]

Amb... I only did 1 IUI and then immediately changed my mind and moved on... So, you aren't so much behind me, as I'm too impatient! LOL

 

[scomar]

SCOMAR - I just wanted to let you know that DH and I had our IUI at that clinic in Cape Town whilst on holiday!! We got our bfp first time round, they were really professional and I would highly recommend them - plus I think being relaxed on holiday really helped us out - best of luck!

OH MY GOD !!! really ?!?!? thats so cool - do you think it worked out cheaper ? obv. get a holiday too !
Had you been to SA before ?
sorry - so many questions !!

Hey Scomar - it totally worked out cheaper, about 50% cheaper for the actual treatment, and like I said, they were awesome! I had only been to SA one time before that (DH is English but his family live in Cape Town). We got engaged there and we concieved there a year after, so it's pretty special for us!! I believe our doctor was Doctor Haylen (or Hayden?), something like that! I would go for it with the clinic if you can get away for a holiday too! X

Excellent, thanks so much for the feedback, really appretiate it
x

 

[mrssunshine78]

Thanks ladies

am very relieved mars felt like i was never gonna get away from iui's, although still hoping that we'll be having iui on monday not had pos opk yet so there's still hope, we've got nothing to lose by giving it one more shot

good luck to everyone

 

[MarsMaiden]

mrssunshine - hope your o was able to hold out long enough for your IUI *hugs!

I had my scan this morning and I had a 17mm and a 15mm on the right plus a few around 10 or 11 and two 15mms on my left plus a few 10 and 11s. I am so excited to have a 17mm follie, that's the biggest I've managed so far! The clinic are a pain though and because of all the 15s, they made me trigger just now and the IUI will be tomorrow, 24 hours later. I just have to really hope that 17mm one comes through for me! My lining was also only 6.5mm again which was disappointing, don't know if that's due to all the spotting I had or maybe that's just my normal, who knows!

 

[Megg33k]

Good luck, Mars!

 

[Wallie]

Yeh, good luck Mars, here's hoping this works big time for you.

 

[Amb434]

Yay, Mars! I hope this is your time, FX'd!

Megg - What was the reason for only doing 1 IUI?

mrssunshine - Good luck! Maybe this will be the one!

Sooo, the witch has arrived. Bleh. Now, it's time to get the ball rolling again! I always feel better when I'm "doing" something as opposed to sitting around and waiting, lol. I go in to my FS's office tomorrow for a CD3 blood test and screening u/s.. yuck. Then I'll get set up with my 4th (and hopefully LAST) round of Clomid at 150mg + IUI (finally!). I'm pretty excited, it's my first time with IUI.

 

[Megg33k]

Yay, Mars! I hope this is your time, FX'd!

Megg - What was the reason for only doing 1 IUI?

mrssunshine - Good luck! Maybe this will be the one!

Sooo, the witch has arrived. Bleh. Now, it's time to get the ball rolling again! I always feel better when I'm "doing" something as opposed to sitting around and waiting, lol. I go in to my FS's office tomorrow for a CD3 blood test and screening u/s.. yuck. Then I'll get set up with my 4th (and hopefully LAST) round of Clomid at 150mg + IUI (finally!). I'm pretty excited, it's my first time with IUI.

Uhm... I decided that IUI wasn't aggressive enough or controlled enough for my liking... Also realized that if I couldn't get it with 6 eggs and 11.5 mil motile sperm then I shouldn't count on getting it through IUI at all. So, I'm getting the control, a more aggressive approach, and better odds. I just don't have the patience to wait anymore. I've wanted kids for over 10 years, and we've been trying off and on for 3.5 years. I don't trust my body to do any of the work itself... I want the hormones to be 100% controlled and monitored... I want to know the fertilization rate... I just need more info than IUI provides for me.

I have everything crossed for you being a 1st time success though!

 

[greeneyes0279]

Good luck mars and sunshine.

Megg - good luck on your upcoming IVF cycle.

Amb - good luck to you too on your upcoming IUI.

I'm still waiting on the witch to arrive. I'm 9 days past since I took my last prometrium pill. CD73 today. So FRUSTRATED!

 

[Amb434]

Megg - Yeah, I totally understand where you're coming from. I'm already trying to wrap my brain around possibly having to do IVF, it's just so expensive. I really hope it works out for you.

Greeneyes - Wow, that's a long cycle! It's pretty strange that you still haven't gotten AF. Mine arrived only 3 days after my last prometrium pill (10 days total). Sure you're not preggo?

 

[Megg33k]

I wouldn't be moving on so quickly if I had to pay for it, Amb. I'm one of those lucky few with insurance that covers it. I feel pretty guilty about it most days... I wish there was some way I could share it with others who also need it.

 

[MarsMaiden]

amb - good luck for your cycle, don't worry about all the scans, they're really OK once you get past all the indignity of it!

greeneyes - wow, 73 days?! Really hope AF shows up for you soon!

have just got back from my IUI, DHs sperm was 32 million and 95% motility so feeling OK with that. No ewcm for me at all so far though so whether I'm not quite ready to pop yet or what I don't know? Hope that doesn't mean that those poor spermies are getting a bashing by my cervix! haha! Will do some bd'ing anyway just in case I ov a bit later. TWW, here I come!

 

[Wallie]

good luck Mars, OH's spermy's sound fabby.

 

[greeneyes0279]

Amb, I took a test yesterday and got a . I'm about to call my doctor and see what they say.

Megg, do not feel guilty about that. That's awesome that your insurance covers it. Mine doesn't cover any fertility treatments so I'm stuck with IUI's, lol.

Mars, FX'd for you.

 

[Amb434]

Megg - Never feel guilty, hon, you're very blessed to have such amazing insurance. My insurance is good, not great. Though, better than most insurance's out there. I have partial infertility coverage that pays a good bit, the rest comes from me, lol. Hubby and I have been saving up for a while to be able to see an FS, hopefully this IUI will be it for us!

Mars - I'm so excited for you! Your hubby's numbers are awesome. Hopefully your 2ww flies by. Yeah, the scan today was pretty weird. When they first scheduled it, I thought to myself.. CD3 u/s? How the hell does THAT work?! LOL. They moved relatively quickly, so it wasn't too bad, haha.

Greeneyes - I'd definitely call your doctor, they may want you to come in and do a beta just to be sure. Let us know how it goes. Didn't you say you go to Woman's Hospital in BR? If you do, we probably have the same FS, lol.

So, my CD3 u/s went well today. Saw lots of antral follicles and one pretty big cyst on my left ovary. FS doesn't seem to think it'll be a problem. FSH level is 8 and Estrogen level is less than 25, so both are great numbers. Starting Clomid 150mg in a couple of days!

 

[greeneyes0279]

No, my fs isn't at Woman's. I called my them and they called me in medroxyprogesterone. Hoping this does the trick. I'm so ready to get this next cycle going.

 

[Megg33k]

No, my fs isn't at Woman's. I called my them and they called me in medroxyprogesterone. Hoping this does the trick. I'm so ready to get this next cycle going.

Provera buddies! LOL Same stuff!