Talking to my RE about IUI

FraggleChic

We are on our third round of Clomid + TI and if I don't get pregnant this month then we will be moving to IUI when we get home from our vacation in June.

 

What are some questions that I need to ask my RE at my appointment tomorrow? 

I know to ask if IUI will increase our chances and if we should change our meds, add a trigger, etc.  Any other things you can think of?

07may07

I'd ask if the RE recommends doing b2b IUIs or just one.  Some believe that doing b2b offers no more as far as success rates go compared to just a single IUI.  However, some believe it is helpful to do b2b IUIs. 

 

pennylanehd

07may07:

I'd ask if the RE recommends doing b2b IUIs or just one.  Some believe that doing b2b offers no more as far as success rates go compared to just a single IUI.  However, some believe it is helpful to do b2b IUIs. 

 

Good one...you may also want to add whether your RE has any post-IUI restrictions or recommendations that are different from a Clomid cycle.

FraggleChic

Thank you for responding! Great questions.

firewife9278

I did my TI cycles through a research study, so with my current RE we added back the metformin, plus the trigger, plus the IUI, in addition to the Clomid.

We're doing 3 total cycles this way (met+clomid+trigger+IUI).

I respond well to Clomid and it doesn't thin my lining or dry up my CM. I consider myself lucky though.

Since we got a BFN on the first one, I asked about b2b IUI's, but she said that the success rate for us would be the same (we are not MFI), but that we should have sex that night/the next day.

babina868

The big things for me were success rates, how many she'd recommend doing before moving on to IVF, timing, monitoring, and cancellation. 

Good luck!