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IUI- What can I expect?

mrondeaumrondeau member
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We have been trying for a second baby for over two years. I have just been diagnosed with uterus didelphys (two uterus). My Doctor recommended IUI. What does everyone have to say about it?
DD born 2/1/2011: Pregnant on the first try! Happy,healthy breech baby :)

Began TTC sibling 8/2012
MC Twins 6/13/2013 :(
3 rounds of clomid Summer 2014
Normal sperm analysis 8/2014 
HSG revealed Uterus Didelphys (Two uterus) 8/2014
Referred to specialist, who found I had been misdiagnosed 
Diagnosed with septate uterus 11/2014
Septum resection scheduled for 1/28/2015
  



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    pettycrockerpettycrocker member
    Well, it's on the easy end of the treatment spectrum..  I get why they would rec IUI in your case, they have more control of where the sperm is going. Idk exactly what information you're looking for? The whole thing is relatively painless, you might have some period type cramping, but it's nothing crazy, the procedure lasts about 2mins, and they have you lay there for 5 to 10mins after, etc. 



    So.... That's about it. Pretty uneventful. 

    Good luck. 


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    Bananappeal145Bananappeal145 member
    They had my DH drop off his specimen about an hour before hand so they could "wash" it and get the best sperm. Then we had breakfast, came back and they did the IUI. It's not painful at all and very quick. They just insert a long thin catheter through your cervix and inject the sperm directly into your uterus. Mostly you just count ceiling tiles and listen to the nurse on the phone through the wall while you lay there with your butt in the air. Good luck!
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    lilmac2929lilmac2929 member
    I just had my first one about 20 days ago and it was a breeze.  I had a horrible HSG experience so I feared the worst.  I took clomid for 5 days (not bad, hot flashes and a bit moody but not too bad), then injected the trigger shot (scary at first, but I built it way up in my mind.  It is a tiny needle). 

    The IUI was a breeze.  It was like a pap smear.  I had some cramping later, but I'm not sure if it was from O or IUI.  I was super relieved at how easy it was.  
    DS: Born November 2011
    TTC #2 since April '13
    DH 35, Me: 34
    DX: Unexplained Secondary Infertility, Slight DOR
    Sept 14 - IUI (Clomid + Ovidrel) = BFN
    Oct 14 - IUI (Clomid + Ovidrel + Progesterone) = BFN
    Nov 14- Benched due to cysts Looking for New Doc
    Feb - IUI #3 (Letrozole + Ovridrel)
    March/April - IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol - Follistim+HGH+Low Dose HCG - 11R/9M/5F - 2 8 cell 3dtransfer - BFN on April 23, 2014


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    mrondeaumrondeau member
    Thank you ladies! Sounds like full steam ahead then! :)
    DD born 2/1/2011: Pregnant on the first try! Happy,healthy breech baby :)

    Began TTC sibling 8/2012
    MC Twins 6/13/2013 :(
    3 rounds of clomid Summer 2014
    Normal sperm analysis 8/2014 
    HSG revealed Uterus Didelphys (Two uterus) 8/2014
    Referred to specialist, who found I had been misdiagnosed 
    Diagnosed with septate uterus 11/2014
    Septum resection scheduled for 1/28/2015
      



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    sailorgalsailorgal member
    It's the usual next step if you've been trying unsuccessfully on your own for awhile. Good luck! As others said, it's an easy procedure. Will it be a medicated or unmedicated cycle?
    Me: 32, DH: 33
    DS #1: April 2010
    DS #2: July 2015 (preemie born at 31 weeks) - our little miracle conceived through ART - unexplained secondary infertility/adenomyosis
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    jen4nyjen4ny member
    Good luck. Like everyone else said it is very simple and super fast. I feel a tiny bit of cramping when they put the sperm in there but otherwise it is pain free. 
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    Clomid cycles 7/14 & 8/14= BFN
    IUI # 1 (clomid) 8/27/14= BFN
    IUI # 2 (clomid and follistim) 9/25/14= BFN
    IUI # 3 (femara and follistim) 10/23/14= BFN
    IUI # 4 (femara and follistim) 11/20/14= BFN
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    Steph1673Steph1673 member
    As PP said, pretty painless BUT in your case (I'm not sure, just speculating) it might take some work to get the catheter in the right place? I, apparently, have a tilted uterus and cervix. It made my HSG really terrible. It has made one of my three IUI's pretty uncomfortable as they dig around to get it going to the right place. But really, nothing too bad.

    Good luck!
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