So I went in for IUI #1 today. It's hard to believe that DH and I have been ttc for 15 months now. We have been waiting months for this day ever since back in August/September of last year we were told he only had 1 million little guys in there and at a very low motility. We were told IVF was our only option but there was NO way to afford it. We have been working so hard to get his swimmers up to a level which will allow us to try IUI and we finally made it!
However.. it could have gone a little smoother. DH had a hard time getting enough out (he told me this after the fact) so it was a surprise when the RN said that they only got 7 million (we were expecting closer to 12). Ah well, the motility was at 85% which is an even bigger improvement from the last check he had when it was at 75%. I am trying to stay positive and think that it only takes 1 little guy, but part of me is cautious. I know I will be a wreck if this doesn;t work out.
Has anyone here had successful IUIs with low sperm counts? How many IUIs did you need? How many follicles did you have? I think I only had one, but I may have had two.
Thanks ladies!
Re: IUI success with low sperm count?
My current prengancy was from IUI #4. I had 3 mature follicles and only 5 mil post wash sperm. I was not hopeful at all!! I am now sitting here very pregnant with twins
Good luck!!
TTC #1: IUI #2 = BFP , Betas 550 (16 dpiui), 1523 (18 dpiui)
Hypothyroid, LPD, FSH 13.0, TTC 2 yrs B4 BFP
TTC #2: FSH 23, AMA, IUI 1, 2, 3 = BFN, IVF #1 = MC
IVF #2 = BFP - Betas 194 (14dp2dt), 366 (16 dp2dt), 841 (18 dp2dt)
(vanished twin ~7 weeks)
TTC since March/April 2010
DX: MFI - less than 1 million sperm, 26% motility
DH put on anastrozole to increase counts
June/July 2011 100 mg Clomid + TS IUI#1 & IUI 2 - BFN :-(
Forced break due to DH getting spinal surgery in August 2011
IVF - January 2012: BFN
FET in April 2012 - BFP at 6dp5dt! Beta #1 at 9dp5dt: 82.5, Beta #2 at 12dp5dt: 352 Beta #3 at 19dp5dt: 6000, saw heartbeat and one little bean at 5W6D!
After nearly 3 years of waiting our LO was born December 18th 2012!
But to ttc #2 we have done at least 6 IUIs over a period of a year and so for no success. I am 7 dpiui so maybe we will get lucky this time.
Me: 27 (PCOS/Hashimotos/Irregular Cycles) // DH: 38 (MIF- low count/motility)
Married: 4/29/11
TTC: Since 10/2011
3 CP (3/2011, 11/2011 & 6/2014)// HSG 5/14: ALL CLEAR!
10/2012: 100mg x2 Clomid/IUI: cancelled due to poor response (stubborn follies)
02/2013: 200mg Clomid//IUI: 2 follicles (21mm &19mm) / 1.3m P/W= BFN
04/2012: 200mg Clomid/IUI: 1 follicle (20mm) / 1.6m P/W= BFN
10/2013: 250mg Clomid/IUI: 1 follicle (23mm) / 4.5m P/W= BFN
02/2014: Follistim/B2B IUI: 1 follicle (23mm)/ #1: 2m P/W & #2: 800K P/W= BFN
05/2014: 50mg Clomid/Follistim IUI: 3 follicles (21mm, 15.5mm & 15.5mm)/ 4.7m P/W= CP
On a TTC break for 3-6 months while DH gets treatment with a Urologist
That don't give us exact counts but ranges. The sperm count was in the lowest of the 3 ranges, so it wasn't great. Good luck!
~after 34 cycles we finally got our 2nd little bundle of joy~
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