Our second IUI is tomorrow!!! I feel so lucky that we were able to roll right into the next attempt this month, with everything working perfectly around our vacation. Keep your fingers crossed for me that #2 is the charm!
And for all of you who have done IUI's, I have a question... How many IUI's did your RE do before he/she started talking about going to IVF???? I tried talking to DH about this last night (he needs to be prepared and think things through ahead of time) but he was not ready to think about anything else beyond what we're doing at the moment. I know #2 is probably a little early to start thinking/worrying about all of this, but that's just how I am... My insurance covers 6 IUI's but I'm wondering if my RE will suggest moving on to IVF before we exhaust all of those options and if anyone else has had to face this situation... What did you decide to do?
Re: IUI #2 + question
Good luck with IUI #2!
I don't have much advice but I'd think 3-6 cycles. It really would depend on your diagnosis as many skip IUI altogether and others stick with it for much longer. I imagine he'd try different drugs before moving you to IVF as well.
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BFP #1: 12/2009 m/c 1/2010 BFP #2: 6/2010 m/c 8/2010
BFP #3: 10/2011 ectopic 11/2011 (right tube removed, learned left tube was probably nonfunctional due to scar tissue from infection after m/c)
3 failed IUIs, IVF #1: 18R, 12M, 10F, 3 poor quality 5d embryos transferred= BFP #4!!!!!
Betas: 9dp5dt: 64 ~14dp5dt: 91 (expecting miscarriage, doubling time of 236 hours) ~16dp5dt: 200~18dp5dt: 500
First Ultrasound at 6w2d revealed two sacs, only one with a heartbeat
LK arrived after 42 weeks on August 14, 2013! Beautiful, healthy, and happy!
TTC#2: IVF booked for April 2015
Surprise BFP#5 February 19, 2015 EDD: November 2, 2015
Betas: 10dpo: 10, 14dpo: 77, 17dpo: 270
First Ultrasound at 5w1d showed a miracle UTE baby! And right ovary ovulation to left fallopian tube.
JD arrived at 38 weeks on October 20, 2015.
TTC #3: Since October 2017. BFP #6 July 2, 2018 EDD: March 16, 2019 [/spoiler]
TTC Dec 2010 - DX MFI Aug 2011 - CD3/7DPO labs good - HSG all clear
IUI #1 1/13 = BFN
IUI #2 = BFN
IUI #3 + Clomid = BFN
IUI #4 + Clomid = BFFN
IUI #5 + Clomid = BFN
IUI #6 + Clomid = BFN
IVF coming soon
IUI #1 March: BFN, IUI #2 April: BFN.
IVF #1: Started stims 7/30--CANCELLED.
IVF #1.2: Stims start 10/8/12, ER: 10/20/12; 11R/8M/4F, 5DT: 10/25/12, transfer of a 4AA and 3AB Blast. BFP on HPT 10/31/12; Beta #1: (16 DPO) 954! Beta #2: (18 DPO) 1968! First U/S: TWINS!! A/S: TWO BOYS! EDD: 7/13/13
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I'm triggering tonight!! And my IUI is Thursday! We have insurance that also covers 6 cycles thank God!! Our RE stated that she prefer's to do only 3 IUI's before going to IVF. We are on IUI #2 Thursday so FX for everyone that's going to have an IUI or IVF done this week & in 2ww! I have PCOS and hubby has low mobility so with IVF not being covered by our insurance we started discussing what our next step was after IUI #1 didn't work...we would really like to have at least 4 but I've done some research and spoken to a few ladies that have gone through 4 and said it's basically as waste of time.....hopefully, #2 works!! GL!!!
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Cycle 12, IUI #1 - 33m post wash 10/15/10 = BFN
Cycle 13, IUI #2 - 15m post wash 11/16/10 = BFP, missed m/c, D&C 1/3/11
Cycle 15 - 18, IUI #3-6 = BFN
Cycle 20, IUI #7 = BFP!, missed m/c 9/14, D&C
DE-IVF Aug. 2012: ER 8/30 11R, 7M, 4F; ET 9/4 returned 2
Beta 9/18 #1-820, #2-1699, #3-7124
10/1 1st u/s measuring right on track, 125 bpm
Frankly, the decision to move to IVF is yours. I didn't wait for my doctor to start talking about it before I brought it up...I wanted to know what his thoughts were on success rates after 3 IUIs. we had a conversation about my situation and how i felt about doing IVF and came to a decision on when to do it that worked best based on my physical and mental state.
We did IVF after 5 unsuccessful IUIs (not including one canceled IUI).
TTC since Oct '09
Missed miscarriage 3/24/10 @ 16 wks, Partial Molar Pregnancy
Began our IF journey in May '11
Asherman's Diagnosis (cervical & uterine scarring) - Surgery 8/17/11
IUIs #1-#5 & 1 canceled IUI, IVF #1, 2 FETs - all BFN
IVF# 2 December '12, BFP 1/13! EDD 9/21
Our first RE originally wanted to try three IUIs with Clomid, then meet again. When those three failed, we met again and she prescribed three more with Femara. I was canceled once, then had one IUI with Femara.
Sometimes, she will continue to do more IUIs with injectibles, but this RE finds that they are only marginally more successful, so she would have wanted us to move on to IVF after about 6.
Knowing that we are OOP and broke as h*ll, she recommended that we try a research study that was offered at the time for a shot at getting free injectibles. Unfortunately, we were randomized into the pill group and mucked through four more IUIs with "research meds" that were most likely Clomid again.
...and now here we are...
So, I guess the short answer is, DH and I discussed doing 6 IUIs, then ended up doing 9 because they were free and we had no moolah. After tons of extra work, saving and a small miracle, we are now doing IVF.
I genuinely hope, however, that you do not have to go through the same thing and that IUI #2 is your lucky cycle. GL!
TTC since March 2009 // Me and DH - 28
Testing Summer/Fall 2010 - Unexplained IF
IUIs #1-4 ~ Clomid/Ovidrel/TI/IUI ~ all BFNs
IUI #5 ~ Femara/Ovidrel/TI/IUI ~ BFN
IUIs #6-9 ~ Research Study Meds/Pregnyl/TI/IUI ~ all BFNs
IVF Consultation, More Testing
Diagnostic Cycle ~ Mucinex/Progesterone/TI ~ BFN
IVF #1 ~ Menopur/Bravelle/Ganirelix/Novarel/Progesterone/Lupron
7R, 6F // 2 transferred // 3 frosties ~ BFN
FET #1 ~ Estrace/PIO/Lupron
3 thawed // 2 transferred // 1 lost // no more frosties ~ BFP!!
Beta #1 - 456 // Beta #2 - 1176 // Beta #3 - 2933 // Beta #4 - 6753
EDD: May 16, 2013
Bedrest for SCH // 6w2d through 10w1d
Elevated TSH and Lazy Thyroid DX @ 10w - Started Synthroid
Finally released from RE at 13w
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