General CD Timeline

Blsd4given

My DH is travelling later this month.  While the beta for our first IUI is tomorrow, I'm not hopeful... So, I am trying to gather information for our next cycle and decide whether or not we should take this cycle off due to his travel.  I don't want to inject for a week only to figure out that the cycle lines up so that he won't be here to provide a sample.

Since this was my first medicated cycle and we had a false start with Femara, I have no idea how it affected the timeline of my cycle - and whether or not this cycle is reflective of what a medicated cycle would be.  We still have 425IU of Follistim in the fridge... So, I plan to ask to use it for this next cycle.  What is the general CD timeline for a medicated cycle - specifically with injects?  For example: you stimmed for CDx - CDx... Monitoring and b/w on CDx... IUI was on CDx... 

I am fully aware that you can't tell me what my body will do and how it will respond.  And that I very likely won't respond like you did.  I'm just looking for some speculative data to make a SWAG - as opposed to just a WAG.  TIA!

FWIW - I've seen some post that they'll do XYZ med from CDx - CDx with a planned IUI on CDx.  My RE never gave me a "schedule" beyond the current medication protocol.  So, I didn't know when my IUI might possibly be until 3 days prior.

Suz+Mo

I dont have experience with this directly, but I wanted to wish you good luck!  My H travels for work too, so our current plan is for me to fly to him wherever he is for TI.  If we transition to IUI, we will probably look into freezing his sperm.  I've heard of others using that as a way around the erractic work travel.

Good luck!!

tayray1

I'm starting my first cycle with an RE so this is all new to me. My RE gave me a paper that outlined my cycle days. Clomid from cycle day 5-10, start ovulation kits on day 10, and call the day I detect a surge. We would IUI the next day. I am doing an HCG shot as well, and don't know what CD that shot will be on..hope this helps!

Native+Girl

tayray1:

I'm starting my first cycle with an RE so this is all new to me. My RE gave me a paper that outlined my cycle days. Clomid from cycle day 5-10, start ovulation kits on day 10, and call the day I detect a surge. We would IUI the next day. I am doing an HCG shot as well, and don't know what CD that shot will be on..hope this helps!

This sounds like you're not being monitored properly. Please don't do an IUI without checking to see how many follies you have. If you have 6 mature follies when you trigger, you have a potential to have 6 babies. Very dangerous stuff. Your RE should be doing a follow-up u/s to check follie size/count around CD10-12. That's usually when they tell you when to trigger.

Shayliz

The general timeline from my injects consult (I have not done the actual injects yet, so this is subject to response)

CD3: Bloodwork and ultrasound, stim at night

CD4-CD7: stim each night

CD8: Bloodwork and ultrasound, evalulate response

(assuming response is good and I still need to stim)

CD8-CD10: stim each night

CD11: bloodwrok and ultrasound - estimating we may trigger this day

CD13: IUI  

Native+Girl

I'm not sure what a full on injection cycle is like, but typically, from what I've seen on here, you're going to have an IUI somewhere around CD12-16. Now you could respond really well and need to have it earlier or you could respond poorly and need to have it later. You won't know for sure when it's going to be until your mid-cycle monitoring appt that checks your follie size/count and estrogren.

I've only done Clomid+injects hybrid cycles, never strictly injects so it may be different. My last cycle I took Clomid CD3-7, Menopur CD7-10, monitoring appt on CD11, and IUI on CD12. This cycle they're pushing my monitoring appt up to CD10 so we'll see how that goes. My RE gave me a sheet with which day I need to take which meds and when to come back in for my mid-cycle monitoring.

notquiteblushing

My H travels for work so I feel your frustration.  I also wanted to add that last cycle was my first medicated cycle and my luteal phase was 16 days.  I've never had a LP before so I didn't know how long it would be or if it was impacted by the progesterone I was taking.

tayray1

Native+Girl:

tayray1:

I'm starting my first cycle with an RE so this is all new to me. My RE gave me a paper that outlined my cycle days. Clomid from cycle day 5-10, start ovulation kits on day 10, and call the day I detect a surge. We would IUI the next day. I am doing an HCG shot as well, and don't know what CD that shot will be on..hope this helps!

This sounds like you're not being monitored properly. Please don't do an IUI without checking to see how many follies you have. If you have 6 mature follies when you trigger, you have a potential to have 6 babies. Very dangerous stuff. Your RE should be doing a follow-up u/s to check follie size/count around CD10-12. That's usually when they tell you when to trigger.

You are correct, just double checking my paper work, another ultrasound is scheduled before IUI, thanks for clearing that up! 

Blsd4given

Thanks for the response, ladies.  CD12 - CD16... We may hit it or just barely miss it - depending on when my period returns after stopping Prometrium.  Add to it... I have a pierced vial with ~ 425IU Follistim remaining.  And, according to the manufacturer, it has to be used within 28 days... which will end on May 18th.

If we take this cycle off, I'll be posting in a day or two about a donation available for immediate use... lol.

kellyrn9956

I can give you my example, but I tend to develop large follicles fairly quickly.

CD3 - baseline blood work (FSH and estradiol) and ultrasound

CD3-10 - 25 IU Follistim

CD6 - blood work (FSH and estradiol)

CD8 - blood work (FSH and estradiol)

CD10 - blood work and ultrasound (follies at 17. 10, and 7)

CD11 - blood work and ultrasound (lead follicle up to 18.3) - STRONG natural LH surge and told to trigger that night.

CD12 and 13 - IUI

CD14 - started progesterone to be taken through 2WW (LP was 15 days)

Shayliz

kellyrn9956:

I can give you my example, but I tend to develop large follicles fairly quickly.

CD3 - baseline blood work (FSH and estradiol) and ultrasound

CD3-10 - 25 IU Follistim

CD6 - blood work (FSH and estradiol)

CD8 - blood work (FSH and estradiol)

CD10 - blood work and ultrasound (follies at 17. 10, and 7)

CD11 - blood work and ultrasound (lead follicle up to 18.3) - STRONG natural LH surge and told to trigger that night.

CD12 and 13 - IUI

CD14 - started progesterone to be taken through 2WW (LP was 15 days)

You only did 25iu Follistim every night? What was your response to Clomid like? Now I'm scared starting at 75iu nightly! 

jkremp

My experience probably isn't very helpful because i had a marathon cycle, but here it goes:

CD 3: bloodwork, ultrasound, start Clomid 100mg

CD 4-7: Clomid

CD11: bloodwork, ultrasound, start gonal f 75iu

CD14: bloodwork, ultrasound

CD 16: bloodwork, ultrasound

CD18: bloodwork, ultrasound, upped to 112iu gonal f

CD 20: bloodwork, ultrasound

CD22: bloodwork, ultrasound

CD24: bloodwork, ultrasound

CD 25: bloodwork, ultrasound, ovidrel trigger

CD 26: IUI

CD27 to now: Promterium 

Next cycle (if this is a BFN), I will be doing gonal f from the start and will have CD3 and CD  6... The rest will depend on my response to gonal f!!

MsGMChick

CD 3: Blood work and U/S - Start 100iu of Follistim

CD 6: Blood work and U/S - 5 follies between 10-13mm. Continued on 100iu of Follistim

CD 9: Blood work and U/S - 2 almost mature follies and 3 at 11mm. Continued 100iu of Follistim

CD 11: Trigger

CD 12: IUI

(My IUI was suppose to be on CD 13 but I had a + OPK before the trigger so they moved up my IUI by a day)