so, i've noticed that almost everyone on here used an RE for their inseminations. i'm just kind of curious why? i know you go to them if you're having issues, or if you're going to do an IVF, but for just a regular IUI, my regular OB/Gyn was more than willing to do it for us and had all the necessary equipment right there in his office. were we just lucky?
Re: Random Question: RE's
This...and OBs are notoriously known for prescribing Clomid, but not monitoring properly.
Although, we went to an RE for our first 7 unmed attempts, and it was just a waste of money. I wish we had started monitored from the beginning, but apparently my body is rebelling the spermies Highsight is 20/20.
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4 cycles @ home with known donor - BFN
RE un-medicated IUI cycles # 1-7= BFN
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Nov 2009 - Clomid 50mg/ Ovidrel/IUI #9 = BFP
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1st sonogram 12/28 - slow hb and growth
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Nov 2010 cycle cancelled - polyp removal/hysteroscopy
April 4 2011 - IUI #10 BFFN
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makes sense. just not something we knew about going into it. my gyn had done successful IUIs with same sex couples in the past, and did lots of monitoring, so we felt good about the choice. we also wanted the most precise and quickest method, but i guess i didn't realize there was more we could have done.
oh, and my insurance didn't cover any of the TTC stuff, so it was all out of pocket for us. yay! they would have covered if i'd had fertility issues that were discovered, but getting to the possible discovery was all on us.
Pretty much same answers as above. We didn't have a relationship with an OB/GYN so it was going to be someone new anyway, and it just seemed easier to go to a fertility clinic that has seen everything, already had a relationship with the two banks we were considering using, has weekend hours for blood draws and inseminations, etc.
One unexpected benefit: Jen was told by her insurance company that they wouldn't cover our inseminations (and she's in charge of health benefits for her company, so she had a trusted source to ask). The clinic said that they call every patient's insurance company "just in case," and they worked some magic that resulted in 10 non-medicated attempts being 100% covered (so we just pay for the sperm). Have no idea how they did it, but that alone made it worth our while.
And this is exactly why I always suggest people have the claims person for their doctor call the insurance directly. They have ways of working the system to get things covered.
that's something i was worried about, but when it was coming time for our 2nd try (the BFP!), and my doc figured i'd be Oing on a weekend, he got it all set up to come in with his NP (who was wonderful and has several successful IUIs under her belt). i was really impressed. i've always known my doc was great, but this is definitely helping me realize how lucky i was to find him. i wish he could be cloned.
ETA: he would have done it himself that weekend, but he was going to be out of town, so he got it all arranged ahead of time.