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Post by flaviadeluce on Oct 30, 2017 19:23:53 GMT -6
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Hi Everyone
I feel like a newb here but I have a long IF history...just haven't been around for a few years. H has azoo and spent 15m on injects to produce some sperm. We have some of that still stored. I think 5 or 6 straws with 20000 in each straw maybe? Each December I have to decide whether to pay for another year of banking. I know H would like another child. I have been done with what we have but thoughts creep in each fall about more. H doesn't want to do another round of IVF/icsi though and is firm in that. He wants them to just thaw what we have and "shoot it up there". I am trying to convince him it isn't that simple but I don't actually know the ins and outs of an IUI cycle, including if you need a minimum sperm count, especially if it has been frozen. We only did ivf in the past. Can someone walk me through the details in terms of monitoring and drugs? I know I should probably make a clinic appointment to discuss but it is a 5h drive and if I had a bit more info I feel I could make a better decision about whether to pursue that or not.
Thanks
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lemonliz
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Post by lemonliz on Oct 31, 2017 5:50:29 GMT -6
As far as the IUI, it's pretty easy once you've done IVF. WAY less monitoring and usually oral drugs. You go in for a baseline and then you'll take clomid or letrozole for 5 days, and then you'll go back in once or twice more for monitoring to make sure you have a follicle or two. Then you'll trigger when they're an appropriate size and do the IUI 36 hours later.
Compared to an IVF cycle, it's really a lot less hassle.
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Post by flaviadeluce on Oct 31, 2017 11:44:04 GMT -6
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jacks
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Post by jacks on Oct 31, 2017 21:05:05 GMT -6
We are using frozen vials. We only have 3 IUI vials, so we’ve been extra cautious. I was told they like to see 10 mil, but each of ours has about 2 mil. They’ve offered to thaw more than one vial at a time though. Maybe that would be an option for you.
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Post by flaviadeluce on Nov 1, 2017 7:50:03 GMT -6
Thanks jacks. I think we have about 100 000 total. We would plan to thaw and use all at once if we did it. Not sure they'd endorse it with so few. I will call and see if they'd be willing to do a phone appointment. |
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Post by sunshiney on Nov 3, 2017 5:45:21 GMT -6
I'm sorry, that's a tough situation to be in. I haven't heard of an IUI working or being done even without numbers in the million range. However, I imagine they would be more than willing to do your IUI in your situation, and there's nothing to say it could not work. It would be simple, cheap, and much less invasive in comparison to an IVF cycle. Perhaps it would be worth a consult to get full information on the chances of pregnancy from "shooting it up there" with the numbers you have, if there's a chance YH would change his mind about another IVF cycle based on that information?
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Post by moto on Nov 3, 2017 20:18:34 GMT -6
If an IUI cycle feels better than just thawing and discarding the sperm (which sound like they were a lot of effort for your H!) then by all means do it. But based on my experiences with IUIs, if your H actually wants to add another child to your family, I think he should strongly reconsider IVF. IUIs are much easier than IVF, but their success rates per cycle are much lower. And that's if you're working with millions of sperm each time. Even for people whose fertility problems aren't particularly severe, IUIs often take several cycles for success. So if you two decide you really want another baby, I personally wouldn't risk using the limited sperm you have on an IUI. I'm not trying to be a downer... I'd just want to go into this with my eyes open about the chances of getting a baby.
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Post by fatpony on Nov 4, 2017 15:42:56 GMT -6
I'm sorry, that's a tough situation to be in. I haven't heard of an IUI working or being done even without numbers in the million range. However, I imagine they would be more than willing to do your IUI in your situation, and there's nothing to say it could not work. It would be simple, cheap, and much less invasive in comparison to an IVF cycle. Perhaps it would be worth a consult to get full information on the chances of pregnancy from "shooting it up there" with the numbers you have, if there's a chance YH would change his mind about another IVF cycle based on that information? anecdata - my IUI was successful and my husbands count was just over 200k |
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Post by sunshiney on Nov 4, 2017 17:57:39 GMT -6
fatpony that is awesome!! I'm glad to stand corrected 
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Post by kensie5226 on Nov 9, 2017 10:23:44 GMT -6
Also lurking ancedata, our 2/3 of our IUIs were successfully with 5 mill. The success rates of IUI are improved dramatically if there is only one issue that a couple is facing. In this case it was mild MFI and nothing else. The procedure is pretty straightforward. I took clomid/letrozole for 5 days, one injection of ovidrel, and one trigger shot. One monitoring day and then insemination.
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