Who does your IUI? UPDATE

Amazing817 · May 2014

When we completed our IUI #1 it was our nurse that completed the actual IUI. I don't know her specific credentials, I know that they have many different types of nurses and PAs that assist the RE's as its a large center. But I was just curious who does your IUI, is it your specific RE or a someone else in the office. I am prepping for IUI #2 tomorrow and wondering who might do it tomorrow.

Thanks!

UPDATE:

So today was a bit hellish and I still don't know what to think of it! We got to the center, my husband did his thing and we had about 2 1/2 hours to kill so we got breakfast and while we were eating we got a call from my nurse saying that his count was very low, about a million (compared to 7.5 million in Feb IUI #1) and they asked for him to come back and do another sample. Well let's just say he completely went from the world's most optimistic person to absolutely devastated in a matter of a minute.

So we went back, he did his thing and I had an u/s. The RE wasn't 100% sure if I had just ovulated or not, I only had one follicle 17mm on the right side. Another hour later they took me in for the IUI and said that with even his second sample it didn't help. HOWEVER, I told this nurse that I needed to have an ounce of good news because my husband has been trying to jump through hoops to make his numbers better. She said that although his count was low, his motility went up to above average which was previously below average in Feb from 35% to 56% woohoo!! Well I took that good news and ran with it! I really tried to make him feel better about all the positive choices that he made in the past 5 months!

So the nurse said that they were waiting for an RE to do the IUI, I thought that was odd, but she said that the RE that did the u/s wanted to do the IUI! Ok, fine by me! The RE stated that once they get the blood work back they will know if I ovulated or not, so I wait by the phone. If I didn't ovulate they might have us come in for another IUI tomorrow or Sunday. I just hoping and praying that this all makes sense to us one day!

Thanks to everyone that shared their IUI experiences, I have to say I felt 100%%%% better going in today and thinking a nurse would be preforming the IUI. Kinda just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only person to have a nurse do it!

DharmaChick · May 2014

It has been a nurse practitioner each time for me.

Lillovebug79 · May 2014

At my clinic, whichever RE is on for IUIs that day does it (someone is on 365 days a year). So sometimes it's my RE or otherwise it's one of the other 3 REs at the clinic. REs also do all of the ultrasounds. The only time I meet with a nurse is after my appointment to discuss the plan and give me prescriptions for meds and labs. I really love how hands on all the REs are at my clinic.

StacyLH24 · May 2014

In ours, the nurses do them.

chicory · May 2014

I've had a nurse do one of my IUIs, and the RE did the other. At my clinic I think it must just depend on who's available. I haven't had many ultrasounds yet, but it's always been the RE that's done those.

jencity9 · May 2014

The RE's do all the IUIs where I'm at and it just depends which doctor is in that office for the day and assigned for that day. The nurses do all the monitoring appts.

katib77 · May 2014

All five of my IUIs were done by nurses, only my shg and IVF have been done by RE. All ultrasounds have been done by a tech and honestly she's one I trust just as much as RE as she's been there for 20 years and has so much knowledge.

Amazing817 · May 2014

Thanks everyone!! It is good to hear that it is a healthy mix between RE & nurses doing the IUI's. Up until our first IUI we were always with our RE for the HSG & SIS. When it comes to monitoring & u/s prior to the IUI its whatever RE is on that rotation I think, there are 5 RE's within this center. After my monitoring I typically meet with our nurse who is assigned to our RE for the next step and then any follow up calls she typically makes to us re: bloodwork etc. I know that our own RE will preform the IVF's with a separate whole team of IVF nurses.

I just never thought to ask who would be doing the IUI. I guess I assumed it would be a RE since it was a procedure so when the nurse did it I was a bit surprised but didn't want to say anything and be insensitive or insult anyone.

Thanks for sharing, I feel a bit more relieved I should get some sleep we have to leave the house in 6 hours to make our way to the hospital for the IUI!

Rachaeleigh · May 2014

I've only had one, but our nurse did it. I was shocked at first but really like her and felt comfortable with it

BunnyBerry · May 2014

Thanks for asking this question - I am now anxious to find out what they will do at our office. The HSG was painful and long, and the RE wasn't even able to get the self-guided catheter in (he shot dye from outside the cervix) - and he's an innovative and award-winning laparascopic surgeon, and I was already nervous about the IUIs, and couldn't even imagine a nurse trying to do that!!

Did it go smoothly with the nurse at IUI #1? If you weren't comfortable with that, do you think the office would honor your request?

jszy10 · May 2014

My nurses to the b/w and ultrasounds, but my RE has always done my IUIs.

PurpleDaisy923 · May 2014

All of my ultrasounds and all 4 of my IUIs have been done by my RE. The office I go to only has 1 RE, so I see the same doctor every time.

Kam10 · May 2014

My three IUIs were all done by nurses.

jessimi06 · May 2014

All my iuis were done by one of the REs in the office (mine isn't there everyday as they rotate between offices).

ETA the REs also do all the ultrasounds.

Alicia_R1 · May 2014

Mine has always been done by one of the RE's. If it's in the normal office I go to during the week, it's MY RE, otherwise I have to go to their main office and it's one of the other RE's

MissEm15 · May 2014

Lillovebug79 said:

At my clinic, whichever RE is on for IUIs that day does it (someone is on 365 days a year). So sometimes it's my RE or otherwise it's one of the other 3 REs at the clinic. REs also do all of the ultrasounds. The only time I meet with a nurse is after my appointment to discuss the plan and give me prescriptions for meds and labs. I really love how hands on all the REs are at my clinic.

^^ same for me!! I love it! My RE's are all so available. It's great.

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