CD 10 ultrasound, CD 11 instead?

meld42 · May 2014

Hey all,

I have been taking a tiny break from the bump before I started my first IUI cycle- I need some time off thinking about TTC!

I am taking clomid CD 3-5 (on day 4 right now) and I called in to book my CD 10 ultrasound.. they said they want to get me with a particular doctor that day and asked if CD 11 was OK for me instead...

This is my first cycle on clomid, and I am kind of peeved at this.. should I be? Is it likely I'll miss the best time to trigger since they're not getting me on cycle day 10? I have no qualms calling them back on Monday and INSISTING that I come in on cycle day 10, with any doctor. Just curious if this is a battle work picking?

Thanks!

lebradford · May 2014

It's probably not a big deal at all. For non-IVF cycles (not sure about those) my RE only does monitoring on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. So if CD 10 is a Sunday, I have to wait as well. It has never mattered for me. If you ovulate really early, you might want to see if you can get in earlier, even if it is on CD 9 or something, but other than that it isn't a big deal at all.

ky29 · May 2014

I've never been on Clomid, but on injects I have an ultrasound on CD9, and I'm pretty sure 3/4 cycles I triggered that night for an IUI on CD11. I know that's pretty early, but I would probably want to check on things a little sooner than CD11.

Amazing817 · May 2014

Hi! My past three cycles have been clomid on day 3-5 and the first day of blood-work and ultrasound have varied. Two of them were on cd11 and one was cd12. They do IUI monitoring 7 days a week in the morning but it was when my RE thought it would be best for me to come in.

However, if you are experiencing any major pains or major discomfort I would tell them. I tend to be sore around cd10 but I have started to learn what is more discomfort compared to pain.

Do you use OPK or track your temp? Do you know what cd that you typical ovulate? If you tend to be on the early side then I would let them know.

Goodluck!

AnnaClaire256 · May 2014

I take clomid cd 3-7 and then go in on cd 10 for ultrasounds but I am on a HIGH dosage. I used to go in cd 14 but one month I went in and had already ovulated so they started seeing me earlier. The downside to that is if my follies aren't mature I have to keep coming back (and paying out the ass) every two days.

If you think you typically ovulate right on time and are taking a fairly small dosage then cd 11 is probably fine. But if it makes you nervous and seeing another dr is an option, I'd say call and reschedule.

meld42 · May 2014

Thanks, ladies!

All your info really helps me. I think I'll just stick with what they scheduled me for, an ultrasound on CD 11. Since I'm only on 50mg of Clomid and in my natural cycles end to ovulate around CD 16, I'm thinking I'll be fine. Thanks for adding some confidence in that for me!

I'm not temping or LH surge testing right now, as we are doing an hcg trigger shot, and my doctor will be looking at follicle size. I also heard temping on Clomid tends to not be as helpful?

lebradford · May 2014

meld42 said:

Thanks, ladies!

All your info really helps me. I think I'll just stick with what they scheduled me for, an ultrasound on CD 11. Since I'm only on 50mg of Clomid and in my natural cycles end to ovulate around CD 16, I'm thinking I'll be fine. Thanks for adding some confidence in that for me!

I'm not temping or LH surge testing right now, as we are doing an hcg trigger shot, and my doctor will be looking at follicle size. I also heard temping on Clomid tends to not be as helpful?

It's not really necessary to temp on Clomid, but I still do it. My temps while I'm on it are really erratic, but then they drop before ovulation and rise with ovulation, so I can still clearly see when I ovulated.

LH testing also isn't totally necessary, but it's not a horrible idea. With my first medicated cycle I did just a couple days of LH testing when I knew my follicles were starting to get close to mature. I was able to see that I was about to ovulate so I called my doctor to see if they wanted to move my IUI up a day. They didn't end up moving it up, but honestly I think they should have. I know a few other people have moved up their IUI by a day because of an early LH surge too. This cycle I never got a surge before I triggered, which I considered good. :-)

In short, neither of them are very necessary, but they aren't completely useless, so if you want to do them, it probably wouldn't hurt.

meld42 · May 2014

lebradford said:

meld42 said:

Thanks, ladies!

All your info really helps me. I think I'll just stick with what they scheduled me for, an ultrasound on CD 11. Since I'm only on 50mg of Clomid and in my natural cycles end to ovulate around CD 16, I'm thinking I'll be fine. Thanks for adding some confidence in that for me!

I'm not temping or LH surge testing right now, as we are doing an hcg trigger shot, and my doctor will be looking at follicle size. I also heard temping on Clomid tends to not be as helpful?

It's not really necessary to temp on Clomid, but I still do it. My temps while I'm on it are really erratic, but then they drop before ovulation and rise with ovulation, so I can still clearly see when I ovulated.

LH testing also isn't totally necessary, but it's not a horrible idea. With my first medicated cycle I did just a couple days of LH testing when I knew my follicles were starting to get close to mature. I was able to see that I was about to ovulate so I called my doctor to see if they wanted to move my IUI up a day. They didn't end up moving it up, but honestly I think they should have. I know a few other people have moved up their IUI by a day because of an early LH surge too. This cycle I never got a surge before I triggered, which I considered good. :-)

In short, neither of them are very necessary, but they aren't completely useless, so if you want to do them, it probably wouldn't hurt.

Awesome advice! Thanks @lebradford !

AnnaClaire256 · May 2014

meld42 said:
Thanks, ladies!

All your info really helps me. I think I'll just stick with what they scheduled me for, an ultrasound on CD 11. Since I'm only on 50mg of Clomid and in my natural cycles end to ovulate around CD 16, I'm thinking I'll be fine. Thanks for adding some confidence in that for me!

I'm not temping or LH surge testing right now, as we are doing an hcg trigger shot, and my doctor will be looking at follicle size. I also heard temping on Clomid tends to not be as helpful?

Exactly. Temping isn't accurate on medicated cycles and the trigger shot will give you false OPKs. FX for big follies!

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