IUI Scheduling Question

TTCBabyJ · May 2014

Even though I am so excited to start treatment, I was looking over my paperwork and I have a question. My RE wants me to call the day I get a positive opk so that we can schedule the iui two days later. Is this normal or is this too late? Of course DH and I will bd but I was just wondering if scheduling the iui two days after a positive opk is too late?

BunnyBerry · May 2014

My RE said the day after the OPK+, because even with testing once/day you can pretty closely guarantee it will be within a good window (either it just turned positive, so IUI would be maybe 12 hours before O, or it turned positive almost 24 ours ago, so IUI would be no more than 12 hours after O).

Now, my RE said this after looking at my charts for several months and seeing that I do indeed O on the day of or day after my first OPK+. Has your RE seen your charts and determined you get your surge earlier before O? Or is there a big problem with motility and he wants to make sure the egg is ready to go before the sperm get there? Otherwise I would really wonder about the timing. Good luck.

Waterlily234 · May 2014

My RE office says 'call by 9 am after first positive OPK' so they can get you in that day...but your RE prob has a schedule in mind for you based on your individual factors. Good luck!!

cls78 · May 2014

You would have better timing with monitoring and a trigger shot to trigger ovulation.

TTCBabyJ · May 2014

Yes, we do have MFI as well. And when my RE looked at my charts he did mention it looks like I get a positive opk but I actually "spit out the egg" the next day based on the ovulation spotting I get. I did ask about the trigger shot but my RE stated he wanted to try clomid only to see how it works first and then up the dosage and add a trigger shot if this IUI fails.

jencity9 · May 2014

I don't have personal experience because I always was monitored and did the trigger, but from what I understand the +OPK is the sure before you O so it's possible that the O won't happen until closer to your IUI. I know whenever I did the trigger I went in two mornings later for the IUI.

Lillovebug79 · May 2014

The one month I did IUI without monitoring or trigger with my GYN (rookie mistake), they had me come in the day after I got a positive OPK. I was lucky because OPKs have been pretty reliable for me and I usually O the next day, but that's not the case for everyone. Doing IUI based on OPKs is pretty unreliable. But it's good that if it doesn't work your RE plans monitoring and a trigger next cycle.

siempre595 · May 2014

Sounds late. My IUIs are the day after positive OPK. Even with that I think we might be missing it. I'd ask if you can do it the day after pos OPK.

wbird · May 2014

I wouldn't sweat it, as long as they're monitoring you via ultrasound. Everybody ovulates at different times, and it seems like they can definitely tell when you're going to O. Of course, if you're worried, you can ask if they're inseminate twice? That's what they did for me for my first IUI.

rella22 · May 2014

Are you doing a trigger? Or just OPK's? Typically IUI is done 36 hours after trigger is scheduled....OPK's differ for every person as far as when you actually ovulate after your first +OPK.

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