First IUI done and interesting #'s

jrnelson627

Hey all,

We had our first IUI on Tuesday, and DH's analysis came back really interesting.  His counts were still really low (3.5), but his motility jumped up quite a bit.  He's had 2 analysis done so far, and his motility has been in the teens....this time it was 70!  I asked if they were sure, and they were positive.  Pretty amazing, and quite the shock.  Hoping that's what it takes for us to get that BFP.

Now to get through that 2WW....

Temp423319000008365

That is so awesome! Has he made any dietary changes or start taking any vitamins? Fingers crossed for your BFP!

jrnelson627

The only big change is that he finally has a job, and it's a great job.  He was virtually unemployed for the past year and a half, and he started a full time job in March.  So that's taken a huge amount of stress of his shoulders.  But, my understanding is that the #'s are from 3 months ago...meaning we're seeing whatever was created or developed 3 months ago.  Isn't that correct? 

The only other thing I would attribute it to, is that he had a vasectomy reversal in June of last year....and the farther out we get, the better his motility #'s.  His counts have stayed the same though.

Native+Girl

Doesn't washing the sperm in preparation for IUI help weed out the non-motile ones? Or am I completely off base? That's a significant jump though. Good for you!

maggie2324

Native+Girl:

Doesn't washing the sperm in preparation for IUI help weed out the non-motile ones? Or am I completely off base? That's a significant jump though. Good for you!

This! Did they give you the prewash and post wash numbers? 

jrnelson627

maggie2324:

Native+Girl:

Doesn't washing the sperm in preparation for IUI help weed out the non-motile ones? Or am I completely off base? That's a significant jump though. Good for you!

This! Did they give you the prewash and post wash numbers? 

This makes sense.  They didn't give me 2 sets of numbers, so this may have been why the big jump.