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IUI question - do injectables increase chances?

CareBear2005CareBear2005
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Hi ladies,

Well I'm pretty sure I'm on for IUI #2 with injectables (gonal-F). I'm 14dpIUI #1 today and BFN + major temp nosedive.

Just curious if there's a higher success rate with injectables vs. clomid or something else?

The clomid thinned my lining so the RE doesn't want me on it anymore. I knew my chances were less because of that, but I was still hopeful.

This sucks!

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Re: IUI question - do injectables increase chances?

  • MaybeBabyTimeMaybeBabyTime

    I'm sure someone has a % on here, but I do know the success is higher on injectables rather than clomid since the injectables work directly on the ovaries.

    Just curious...how thin was your lining?

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  • Denae'sTTCDenae'sTTC member
    I dont really know if your chances in crease with injectables.. But the main point ia that injectbales make more eggs and having more eggs increase your chances...gl
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  • Mrs.LisaPMrs.LisaP

    yes, it does increase your chances because usually you will produce more follies on injectables.

     

    Good Luck!

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  • CareBear2005CareBear2005

    I don't know my lining the day of the IUI, but on CD12 it was only 3.8. I was concerned about it but the RE said basically that it still had time to grow, and although my chances may decrease, they wouldn't go through with the IUI if I had NO chance, so we just went for it and prayed!  I drank pom juice and ate some red meat and hoped for the best.

    But oh well.

    We do have insurance coverage, if I was paying OOP I'd be ticked about wasting $ on that IUI. Hopefully the second one will be the charm!

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  • mrspresleymrspresley

    was IUI#2 with clomid + inj or just inj only?? 3.8 seems really thin for your lining.  when my lining was 7 on a natural cycle my doctor said that was thin and that next cycle she would put me on clomid and an estrogen patch to make sure my lining wasn't too thin.  i ended up using femara instead of clomid so i didn't need the patch...and my lining has been 12.5 and 13 for my first two medicated cycles.

    to answer your original question, yes, injectibles do increase your chances with IUI b/c you'll end up w/more mature follies (=more targets for the sperm) than you would with just oral meds.  it may still take up to 3 tries to get a BFP though.

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