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Anyone conceive after first super o & IUI?

MrsbabyhopesMrsbabyhopes member
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This is my third Clomid cycle. Today is 14dpo and I got a bfn. Tomorrow I will test again and if it is still a bfn, I will start my first super o & IUI. My insurance doesn't cover it so we willing be shelling out $3k, which will be a huge strain on our already tight finances. I wish I knew the likelihood that this will work. Does anyone have any success stories or cautionary tales?
Me: 37; DH: 35, SA normal ttc 1st since 11/2011 1/2013: HSG 2/2013-4/2013: acupuncture 3/2013: SHG 4/9/13: lap removed stage 2 endo & ovarian cyst 9/2013-11/2013: Clomid 3x 12/2013: IUI/superO 2013: spent $4,900 on treatment Waiting until 1/2015 for IVF insurance
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Re: Anyone conceive after first super o & IUI?

  • kmc84kmc84 member
    Are you seeing an RE? Or are you seeing an OB? If you are with an RE, you should have had testing to determine if your tube are open, uterus is normal, normal SA, etc. If everything is normal, it's possible that your first IUI will work. There are a few ladies around that have been successful the first time. Good luck!
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    Me:34 Type 1 Diabetes, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Hypothyroid DH:35 Perfect
    DX: Unexplained IF
    Many IUI's with various meds all BFFN
    IVF #1 11/11 canceled due to OHSS
    IVF #2 Feb/March 2012 ET of 2 on day 3 4/7 BFP! 5/1 u/s blighted ovum
    IVF #3 July 2012 ET of 3 on day 3 7/24 BFP!
    Healthy baby girl born at 36w4d on 3/9/13
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    IVF #4 May/June 2014 ER 6/4 18R 8M 8F ET 6/9 1 blast, 2 frosties
    Beta 6/18 BFFN

    FET of 2 blasts 7/24...BFP!
    Healthy baby girl born at 36w3d on 3/17/15

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    IVF #5 June 2018- PGS planned, no surviving embryos
    IVF #6 August 2018- ET of 2 on day 3 - Chemical pregnancy
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  • MrsbabyhopesMrsbabyhopes member
    Yes, I had a laparoscopy/hysteroscopy. My tubes are open & stage 2 endo removed.
    Me: 37; DH: 35, SA normal ttc 1st since 11/2011 1/2013: HSG 2/2013-4/2013: acupuncture 3/2013: SHG 4/9/13: lap removed stage 2 endo & ovarian cyst 9/2013-11/2013: Clomid 3x 12/2013: IUI/superO 2013: spent $4,900 on treatment Waiting until 1/2015 for IVF insurance
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  • kmc84kmc84 member
    Ok, I was just going to post that I'm on mobile and if any of that info was in your sight, I couldn't see it :)

    Good luck to you! I hope this is the only IUI you need :)
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    TTC# 1 since 5/10
    Me:34 Type 1 Diabetes, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Hypothyroid DH:35 Perfect
    DX: Unexplained IF
    Many IUI's with various meds all BFFN
    IVF #1 11/11 canceled due to OHSS
    IVF #2 Feb/March 2012 ET of 2 on day 3 4/7 BFP! 5/1 u/s blighted ovum
    IVF #3 July 2012 ET of 3 on day 3 7/24 BFP!
    Healthy baby girl born at 36w4d on 3/9/13
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    TTC #2
    IVF #4 May/June 2014 ER 6/4 18R 8M 8F ET 6/9 1 blast, 2 frosties
    Beta 6/18 BFFN

    FET of 2 blasts 7/24...BFP!
    Healthy baby girl born at 36w3d on 3/17/15

    TTC#3
    IVF #5 June 2018- PGS planned, no surviving embryos
    IVF #6 August 2018- ET of 2 on day 3 - Chemical pregnancy
    IVF #7 August 2019-....?
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  • MrsbabyhopesMrsbabyhopes member
    Thanks @kmc84. Congrats on your healthy 9 month old baby girl. Amelia is a beautiful name.
    Me: 37; DH: 35, SA normal ttc 1st since 11/2011 1/2013: HSG 2/2013-4/2013: acupuncture 3/2013: SHG 4/9/13: lap removed stage 2 endo & ovarian cyst 9/2013-11/2013: Clomid 3x 12/2013: IUI/superO 2013: spent $4,900 on treatment Waiting until 1/2015 for IVF insurance
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  • amandaleigh1amandaleigh1 member
    Not to be a spoil sport, but endo, even if removed can make iui or natural conception more difficult. After I did not conceive naturally 6 mo after endo removal, I went straight to IVF, which worked. I was too scared to spend 3k with my body as the Petrie dish. An actual Petrie dish worked quite well- though it was more $$

    IVF #1 ET 1 d3 embryo 10/30/11 BFP
    3 Embryos frozen (1 d5, 2 d6)

    DS born 07/29/12

    FET #1 ET 1 d5 embryo 02/10/15 BFN

    FET #2 1 d6 embryo didn't survive thaw, transferred last d6. CP :(

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  • mcgeevamcgeeva member
    What's a super o?? Clomid never worked for me. But I did stims, trigger and IUI and both times I got a bfp. Good luck! So you guys arleady did all your other testng like OP said..your husband's semin analysis, your levels etc?

    Married: 5/09 ~ TTC Since: 10/10 ~ PCOS ~ Progesterone from 10/10 - 2/11 ~ HSG on 3/18 - Clear ~ Started Metformin 1000mg & Clomid 50mg 2/11 ~ Metformin upped to 1500mg 4/6 ~ 6/7 Now going to SG and put on Clomid, Ovidrel, Gonal F, Prometrium, Estrace ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP!!!!!! March 6th our little man was born. 

    6/17/13 - Ovidrel, Follistim, Prometrium ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP! March 17th our St. Pattys day baby arrived

    10/29/17 - Started process for IVF, got pregnant & miscarried a 2nd time since summer. 2/22 started stims - Menopur, Gonal F, Cetrotide - retrieval 3/6 - , PIO, estrace 3xday - FET 4/18 = Beta 1: 616; Beta 2: 1342 = BFP 

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  • Mr. & Mrs. WoodtickMr. & Mrs. Woodtick member

    No and yes.  

    Is super O a stimmed IUI cycle versus just using clomid?

    When we were trying for #1 it didn't work for us, but when we were trying for #2 it happened on the first cycle of clomid/stims/TI.  BUT... I didn't have any known issues such as endo. I don't know how much your dx can effect your outcome.

    GL.


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    RPL testing = normal

    TI Cycle #1, 50 clomid days 3-7, 150 iu Follistim days 8-11 = BFP! EDD May 22, 2014

    Betas: 13 DPO = 79, 15 DPO = 149, 19 DPO = 788, 22 DPO = 2031

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  • itsmevkbitsmevkb member

    Why is it going to be so expensive?  Are you going right to injectables or have you been doing IUI along with the clomid right now? 

    I did an IUI using just Femara which wasn't successful and then another using Femara and a little bit of Follistim and on that cycle I did get pregnant.  The addition of the Follistim uppsed the price, but not nearly as much as if I had done an all injectable cycle.  Also, I didn't want to risk getting too many follicles and felt I could better keep the numbers done by using the oral meds with just a small dose of the injectables.  My biggest worry other than not getting pregnant with getting pregnant with triplets or more.

    Kelly, Mom to Christopher Shannon 9.27.06, Catherine Quinn 2.24.09, Trey Barton lost on 12.28.09, Therese Barton lost on 6.10.10, Joseph Sullivan 7.23.11, and our latest, Victoria Maren 11.15.12

    Secondary infertility success with IVF, then two losses, one at 14 weeks and one at 10 weeks, then success with IUI and then just pure, crazy luck.  Expecting our fifth in May as the result of a FET.

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  • MneraniMnerani member
    We got pregnant with DS on our first IUI with letrozole, FSH, and trigger. I have PCOS and DH's sperm is decent. Though on the day of the IUI he was super jet lagged and sick and our post-wash count was only 1 million. I consider it kind of a miracle that it even worked.
    DH and I are Americans living an adventure in Kenya since 2011
    DX: PCOS (annovulatory)
    Feb 2012: IUI #1 w/ only 1M sperm and a single follie = BFP! 
    Nov 2012: Little buddy born in Kenya
    Nov 2013: Trying for a second, still w PCOS
    Dec 2013: IUI cycle canceled for non-response
    Jan 2014: Break cycle BFP!

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  • kzawislkzawisl member
    I got pregnant on my first IUI with a metric ton of Menopur.
    Me: 30, Dx Unexplained/hypothalamic amenorrhea
    DH: 31, normal!
    April/May 2011: Menopur + Ovidrel +TI = BFN
    Oct 2011: Menopur + Hcg +IUI = BFP!
    Beta #1 (13dpiui)= 129.7, Beta #2 (15 dpiui)= 305
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  • MrsbabyhopesMrsbabyhopes member
    @mcgeeva & @mr&mrswoodtick: super-ovulation is stimulation of the ovaries using a combination of injectable meds @amandaleigh1 I thought my RE said I would be all clear of the endo for at least a year. But thank you for bringing that up. I will double check on that. I certainly don't want to have another laparoscopy. I never thought about IVF as a less invasive alternative. I guess I just always avoided thinking about it since I thought it was about $25k. I just can't fathom spending that. If only I were a wealthy woman. @mcgeeva thank you for your success stories. Yes, all my levels are good and DH SA was okay. I had some endo and a few other things that were removed during a laparoscopy, but RE says all is perfect now. @itsmevkb I am going from 3 cycles of Clomid without the IUI to super ovulation with IUI. The Clomid didn't cost anything worth mentioning. My RE didn't give me any in between options. He's been urging me to do this for several cycles, so I'm just trusting he knows what he is doing. It gets exhausting trying to question him about everything, especially with his nurse as the intermediary. I'm just tired, desperate and just doing what I'm told. After 2 years of trying, sometimes it feels like it may never happen. @Mnerani I hope you will have 2 IUI #1 success stories to tell this month! I don't see letrozole on the list of meds my RE gave me. But your story is encouraging and it looks like you are living an amazing adventure!
    Me: 37; DH: 35, SA normal ttc 1st since 11/2011 1/2013: HSG 2/2013-4/2013: acupuncture 3/2013: SHG 4/9/13: lap removed stage 2 endo & ovarian cyst 9/2013-11/2013: Clomid 3x 12/2013: IUI/superO 2013: spent $4,900 on treatment Waiting until 1/2015 for IVF insurance
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  • mcgeevamcgeeva member
    I will say clomid never worked for me and both cycles I got pregnant I used two different injects and I really Believe it did the trick! One thinned my uterine lining to low which is why they switched to follostem but still was successful. Hang in there. Hopefully this next cycle will do the trick! I'm in the same boat as you iui cost 2500 not including meds or pre-testing due to being out of pocket. I really hope it works out

    Married: 5/09 ~ TTC Since: 10/10 ~ PCOS ~ Progesterone from 10/10 - 2/11 ~ HSG on 3/18 - Clear ~ Started Metformin 1000mg & Clomid 50mg 2/11 ~ Metformin upped to 1500mg 4/6 ~ 6/7 Now going to SG and put on Clomid, Ovidrel, Gonal F, Prometrium, Estrace ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP!!!!!! March 6th our little man was born. 

    6/17/13 - Ovidrel, Follistim, Prometrium ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP! March 17th our St. Pattys day baby arrived

    10/29/17 - Started process for IVF, got pregnant & miscarried a 2nd time since summer. 2/22 started stims - Menopur, Gonal F, Cetrotide - retrieval 3/6 - , PIO, estrace 3xday - FET 4/18 = Beta 1: 616; Beta 2: 1342 = BFP 

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  • IBackBevoIBackBevo member
    I conceived ds1 on clomid plus iui plus progesterone.
    IF DX: DOR & Fragile X pre-mutation carrier
    2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
    BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
    Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
    BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014

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  • MrsbabyhopesMrsbabyhopes member
    Thank you @mcgeeva. It really gives me hope to hear that injections worked for you twice. Both times, did it work on the first try? I don't know which injection my RE will rx but follistim is on his list of most commonly used.
    Me: 37; DH: 35, SA normal ttc 1st since 11/2011 1/2013: HSG 2/2013-4/2013: acupuncture 3/2013: SHG 4/9/13: lap removed stage 2 endo & ovarian cyst 9/2013-11/2013: Clomid 3x 12/2013: IUI/superO 2013: spent $4,900 on treatment Waiting until 1/2015 for IVF insurance
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  • mcgeevamcgeeva member
    For me yes. Did 13-15 days of stims both times since I respond slowly and have pcos so we didn't want too many mature follies to drop an egg. Without stims my body wouldn't release the egg and finish the process to ovulate. I tried metformin for months and clomid and it did nothing. But every body is different. Two I saw three different docs and shady grove is the only one that did the best monitoring and tests. Good luck! Let us know what happens

    Married: 5/09 ~ TTC Since: 10/10 ~ PCOS ~ Progesterone from 10/10 - 2/11 ~ HSG on 3/18 - Clear ~ Started Metformin 1000mg & Clomid 50mg 2/11 ~ Metformin upped to 1500mg 4/6 ~ 6/7 Now going to SG and put on Clomid, Ovidrel, Gonal F, Prometrium, Estrace ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP!!!!!! March 6th our little man was born. 

    6/17/13 - Ovidrel, Follistim, Prometrium ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP! March 17th our St. Pattys day baby arrived

    10/29/17 - Started process for IVF, got pregnant & miscarried a 2nd time since summer. 2/22 started stims - Menopur, Gonal F, Cetrotide - retrieval 3/6 - , PIO, estrace 3xday - FET 4/18 = Beta 1: 616; Beta 2: 1342 = BFP 

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