IUI Question

topofthemuffin2u · August 2009

How many IUI's did you do before moving on? I'm on my second 2ww right now and I feel like it didn't work (PMS, getting acne on my chin like I do right before af), my RE said that he'll only do 3 IUI's and then we'll try something different. At the time I never thought to ask what the next steps are, I'm currently taking femera and I'm wondering if we try a couple of IUI's with injectibles?

TIA

LCB34 · August 2009

I attempted 3 IUI cycles but the first was cancelled b/c I didn't respond to clomid at all. I moved to femara/injects then just injects before moving on to IVF.

psychmusetls · August 2009

i would have done IUI with clomid, but i never O'd.

i did 2 IUI's with injects, and the don't think egg and sperm are meeting, so i'm moving on to IVF.

but b/c they told me i had to wait so long to start the ball rolling, DH and I decided to do one more inject/iui cycle so we at least feel like we're being pro-active. . .even though they told us it most likely won't work.

it depends on your own body and comfort level. i woul definately sit down with your RE and DH and discuss your options!

ladychicago · August 2009

we did two TI cycles, and three IUI cycles with clomid. injects+IUI was not recommended for us, due to the risk of multiples (i respond just fine to clomid, we're MFI).

our decision about when to move to IVF was influenced by my desire to get off of clomid, try something new, but also our insurance. we have great insurance. without that, we might have chosen to do some additional IUIs.

good luck with your decision!

Angel1122 · August 2009

Only treatment I've ever had was follistim iui. I think we'll do one MAYBE two more, then move on to IVF. Hope this one is it for us though. My RE said she didn't think I'd respond to Clomid so she suggested we go straight to injectables, it costs more, but she said I responded well.