Hello! I am not quite new....I have been on here for awhile but took long breaks in between. I just had a chem pregnancy a few months ago...and finally I was able to start my injectible cycle. I was on follistim first then my doc added menopur to the mix (I hated this butt shot and the burning was crazy). So, I just had my 1st IUI this morning and it went so quick. I could not believe it. Fingers crossed, this is IT.
Well, my DH sperm count was like 23 M, 81% mobility and ~83% progression for this morning IUI. I don't know what all of those numbers means..A little about me, DH and I will be married for 2 yrs in Oct. He has a daughter from a previous relationship, she is 12 going on 21. I would love to just have twins and be done with the getting pregnant process. I just turned to big 40 and he is 43, so time is ticking...and ticking...
One great thing I can say is my DH insurance was definitely a blessing to us. I only had to pay copays for medicine. There are no copays at all for IUI, u/s and blood work. Last year when I was on my insurance, this would not have been the case.
Welcome, and good luck. You'll want to edit your title and put a child mentioned warning in your title. It doesn't usually both me, but we like to have that warning in case some are having a hard IF day. Thanks!
DH: 34
Aug 2013 - SA: Counts & Motility = great, Morph = 1%; RE didn't seem too concerned
Me: 26
Jan. 2014 - Blood work ordered by obgyn: Prolactin = high & AMH = low (0.73)
Feb. 6, 2014 - Repeat blood work ordered by obgyn: Prolactin = normal & AMH = low (0.9)
Feb. 20, 2014 - First appointment with RE
Feb. 24, 2014 - HSG scheduled; DX: one tube definitely open & one tube could be blocked
Mar. 7, 2014 - CD 21 Blood work for Progesterone; DX: Progesterone level at 5.2; shows I ovulated but was low
Mar. 28, 2014 - Laparoscopy; DX: Tubes open. Found some endometriosis and had that removed.
History:
Started TTC: June 2012
June 2012 - March 2013: When it Happens/it happens method = BFN
Welcome. Congrats on your first IUI. I don't know all that much about count when it comes to SA, but I know a little. My RE said that for SA, the range of normal count is 20M-150M per ml. I don't recall what the range is for motility. I know that my RE said that he wanted to see 10M post wash for a good number of swimmers for IUI. So, with 23M post wash, that sounds like a good number. As far as motility goes, you are looking for forward moving swimmers, but like I said, I cannot recall what the range is on that. I will be having my first IUI sometime at the end of this week. Do you know how many mature follicles you had? Good luck on your 2WW.
Me: 38 DH: 36
Married: July 21, 2013
TTC#1 (between us): June/July 2013
DX: MFI (low count and motility)
Charting/OPK/CBFM July 2013-present
1st RE Visit: January 2014
Cycling:
March 2014- 75iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFN and OHSS
(8 million post wash 47% motility, 18mm/17mm/16mm/16mm/14mm follies)
April/May 2014- Benched due to cysts/enlarged ovaries
I really wished I had another u/s today, but the nurse said that my last two weeks of u/s were enough. I had an u/s two days ago, I had 2 @17mm, 1@20 and maybe another one around 16 according to what the doctor said today. However, I do remember the at least one 17mm and one 20mm. I also triggered Saturday night so maybe I got a little more growth.
I also asked if they would do another u/s to see how many follicles released. Doc said no, there is no good way to tell. Funny, I have read other posts where ppl get that done.
@calindi - insurance coverage is so crazy...i was close to tears and high stress when I thought I had to pay out of pocket for my meds. It was like $3-4k. And, I would have been even crazier if I was paying for this cycle especially after my doctor added menopur.
Re: IUI today...well let me introduce myself to this group (child mentioned)
Welcome, and good luck. You'll want to edit your title and put a child mentioned warning in your title. It doesn't usually both me, but we like to have that warning in case some are having a hard IF day. Thanks!