IUI and multiples?

lazfam1120 · June 2014

Hi everyone,
I'm wondering what your RE's are giving you for statistics on multiples with IUI? My DH is nervous (terrified) about having twins. I think knowing what 1 baby is like makes him scared to have 2 at once! Naturally, we would figure it out and adapt, but I'm just wondering what everyone's thoughts are. We have done 2 rounds of Clomid with timed intercourse, and are now in the 2WW of a round of Clomid with Ovidrel trigger. Thanks!

Steph1673 · June 2014

My RE quoted me 8% chance of twins, 1% chance of triplets. Not with just IUI but with chlomid or letrozle I believe.

lazfam1120 · June 2014

Thanks! For some reason my husband thinks IUI is a guaranteed twin thing (when obviously it's not).

iheartsippycups2 · June 2014

I didn't even think an iui increased the chance of multiples- isn't it more just the ovulation med?!

lazfam1120 · June 2014

I don't know, that's what I was thinking but I always hear differing results!

Steph1673 · June 2014

Yes @iheartsippycups‌2... That's what I meant. The meds increase not necessarily the IUI.

@lazfam1120‌ if you are already on the meds your odds are already increased.

pettycrocker · June 2014

Nothing is a guaranteed twin thing. I've put back 2 embryos for IVF cycles TWICE and got zero babies to show for it- So think about it like that, if you put 2 actually fertilized embryos in your uterus and there is a chance neither one of them stick, the odds of twins for IUI are very low, considering there's much more that needs to be done for them to actually become an embryo. That said, majority of Drs will cancel an IUI with more than 3 mature follies, just because the more mature follicles you have, the higher the chance that more than one will fertilize, you know?

Frenchteachermama · June 2014

I think it also depends what your IF diagnosis is also. I have a severely low AMH so even though I'm getting 2-3 nice looking follicles a cycle it doesn't mean that there was a egg inside. You and DH could probably talk to your RE and say you only want to trigger with 1 follie or cancel the cycle (if DH is that worried).

GraceyandTroy · June 2014

Yes, I want to reiterate what your dx is. I had a friend who had EIGHT mature follies and then went forward with the IUI because her hub's counts were so low and it still failed. (It was really devastating for her, btw). But all that to say, it just depends.

lazfam1120 · June 2014

Thanks everyone, all things I assumed to be true anyway. My dx is unexplained. I've had HSG, hysterocopy, other labs/ultrasounds and everything loos great. DH had semen analysis and everything was great there too. Which is good, but as you know, so frustrating!

pettycrocker · June 2014

lazfam1120 said:

Thanks everyone, all things I assumed to be true anyway. My dx is unexplained. I've had HSG, hysterocopy, other labs/ultrasounds and everything loos great. DH had semen analysis and everything was great there too. Which is good, but as you know, so frustrating!

Have you tried getting drunk and "just relaxing" from what I hear, this is how it's done. SCIENCE.

Jodee37 · June 2014

^hahahhaha

I has no experience but in my opinion I'd rather have 2 babies than none. DH's nervousness is normal, my DH is the same.

designer303 · June 2014

We are IUI protocol, and are moving to injectibles this coming cycle. My RE and I are being extremely cautious about multiples because given my history with G it is very unlikely I could carry them even close to term, but also keeping in mind that my sucessful cycle to get G I had three mature follies and one borderline, we went ahead with the IUI and only one took.

oliv0026 · June 2014

Alright, I am very new to this, thought have been trying for few years. I had 3 cycles with Clomid and it didnt work. Last month we decided for IUI and didnt work. This month we are trying clomid, the shot trigger, and the IUI and we are praying it will work, like all of us, I am sure.

Before we started the process with IUI, my doctor really sat down to have a talk with my and DH. She told me that there is 25% chance that we could have twins and 1% of triplets. She told us to think about what would we do if we had multiples, because there was a chance and we needed to be prepared for that. My DH and I thought a lot about it before starting all the process with IUI.

I would say: true, it is never sure on rather you will have multiples or not, but you do need to think about it and make sure you are on the same page if it does happen. I am learning with this long and frustrating journey that you need to think about all situations and try to prepare as much as you can.

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