IUI timing

HappinessSoon

Ok ladies I need some help. My wife and I went in for an IUI last Friday. I had been taking Follistim and did my Ovidrel trigger 30 hours before my IUI procedure. I had the IUI and on that day my RE did an ultrasound and I had not yet ovulated. We used frozen ds. I had ovulation pains about 8 hours after the IUI procedure. I am driving myself crazy with the timing issue. Does frozen sperm live that long? If the sperm was in my tube and I did not ovulate until about eight hours later could the sperm still be viable? Did anyone else have a similar experience and still get a bfp? We are very hopeful as this may be our last try. Thank you all so much I don't know where I would be without others that understand how stressful it is for same sex couples to conceive.

Kershnic

From what I've read donor sperm can live up to about 12 hours after IUI, so if you did indeed ovulate 8 hours after IUI you'd have a chance for pregnancy.  I've also read that something like 99% of the time if you take Ovidrel with a mature follicle you will ovulate within 24-48 hours.  

I think I'm a little glad my RE doesn't do day-of-IUI ultrasounds.  The knowing can drive you almost as crazy as the not knowing...

Good luck!