should I do IUI?

zeynsom

Hi ladies, I am a drop in from the infertility board. I have never tried IUI. Because of my low AMH numbers I tried IVF last month and it failed. Now I am waiting to do another fresh IVF cycle in July. But today I took the ovulation test (FirstResponse) and it showed that I will be ovulating in a couple of days. I called my doctor. She said that we can try IUI (without medication or injection just simple washing of the sperm and inseminating). I just do not know whether IUI makes a difference or whether I should try to get pregnant naturally and save the money for IVF. The thing is DH's sperms are in great condition. Our infertility problem is related to my low egg reserves. I have read before that IUI is good for those with low sperm counts or mortility rates. Is there any other advantage to IUI that I am not aware of? 

wcasar

How much is it? If its not expensive or covered I say go for it. Whats the harm in trying. Sorry to hear IVF didn't work for you.

Pintobean39

I've never done an IUI and it's never been recommended by my RE because we don't have MFI and my problem is just egg quality. Actually my RE said I'd be wasting money because it would not give me any better % of success.

My RE wanted me to just trigger and do TI on a non medicated cycle just to get timing better. Do you think maybe you could do that if you don't want to do an IUI? A trigger shot isn't that expensive.


ETA: sorry the last cycle didn't work and Good luck!

kallygirlie

BFP Mentioned

My IF is cause of my PCOS and inability to ovulate without medication.  DH is in great shape with his sperm.  We did 3 yrs of natural and 4 cycles of medication + TI with no luck.  2 cycles of IUI a I got my BFP.   More than half of the sperm get stuck or die in the cervix so by doing IUI it allows more healthy sperm to reach the uterus giving you a better chance of success.  If it's covered then I say go for it.  If not, see how much it cost with your RE and decide if it's an option for you. 

lebradford

I think it might be worth it. The biggest expense of an IUI cycle for me is the monitoring. The IUI is only $350. Even if you don't have MFI, you are bypassing the cervical mucus, so it would give you a bit of an edge. If it is going to be much more than $500 for whatever reason, then I would just save for another round of IVF. I'm sorry you even have to deal with this. Good luck with whatever you decide!

dh2613

kallygirlie said:

BFP Mentioned

My IF is cause of my PCOS and inability to ovulate without medication.  DH is in great shape with his sperm.  We did 3 yrs of natural and 4 cycles of medication + TI with no luck.  2 cycles of IUI a I got my BFP.   More than half of the sperm get stuck or die in the cervix so by doing IUI it allows more healthy sperm to reach the uterus giving you a better chance of success.  If it's covered then I say go for it.  If not, see how much it cost with your RE and decide if it's an option for you. 

I would agree, I also have PCOS caused IF and have been unable to ovulate on my own. We did Clomid for 4 months, then for some reason they tried natural cycles for 4 more months. We took a short break after that to switch insurances to my husbands, but when we started back up again we did 1 cycle of IUI with the trigger shot (can't remember the name of the injection) and got our BFP. They do say that it is very unlikely for that to happen the first cycle, so I would not be discouraged if it does not work the first time. Our doctor said we should try at least 3. At the end of the treatment it did not turn out to be very costly.  Good luck, and I hope everything works out well for you!!

DharmaChick

Agreed.  Unless it is particularly expensive, the IUI would help avoid any CM or cervix issues and get those swimmers to where they need to be, so it may be worthwhile.  If it is costly, though, I don't think that you are at a disadvantage doing TI instead.  Good luck!

Waterlily234

I agree, go for it if it is not too expensive for you.  Delivering the sperm right to the front lines has to have some appreciable advantage notwithstanding your dx. Good luck!!