Starting IUI end of March/Early April
Hi Ladies,
We had a consultation at a private fertility clinic today and it went really well.
I'm having my HSG in March and hoping to start IUI the end of March/beginning of April - I'm so excited
Has anyone got any tips when going through IUI? My only worry is that the success rates are pretty low but the clinic we are going to had a 30% success rate last year for under 35's so I'm keeping my FC that we're one of the lucky ones but just glad that we've got the option to try something else before jumping to IVF x
We had a consultation at a private fertility clinic today and it went really well.
I'm having my HSG in March and hoping to start IUI the end of March/beginning of April - I'm so excited
Has anyone got any tips when going through IUI? My only worry is that the success rates are pretty low but the clinic we are going to had a 30% success rate last year for under 35's so I'm keeping my FC that we're one of the lucky ones but just glad that we've got the option to try something else before jumping to IVF x
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Glad to hear you are starting to get somewhere. Im doing ivf life now, but the tips ive picked up so far are:
1. drink plenty of water
2. drink milk (meant to be good for egg production/quality and building up lining for implantation)
3. Eat plenty of protein - again good for eggs and womb lining (was told chicken, fish, eggs, nuts etc
Do you know if you will be doing a medicated or unmedicated IUI?
Thanks so much wibblewobble1 nice to see a familiar face
Really hoping we just need a little helping hand in the right direction x
I will also be starting IUI in april, so we might be cycle buddies..it'll be nice to have someone to share stories with! Good luck and let me know how it goes! Which clinic are u at?
Hollie xx
Hollie_M ohh I'd love to have a cycle buddy I'm at the CRGW which is a private clinic in South Wales, where are you having treatment?
Are there many ladies on here who have managed to have a BFP with IUI? I'm hoping we'll be lucky but the stats are not very good x
I'm at Care in Nottingham. We have NHS funding for x3 cycles of IUI & if unsuccessful then x1 cycle of IVF. We have to wait until april to start because the NHS have currently run out of funding and so have to wait for the beginning of the new financial year.
Already had the HSG done, don't let anyone scare you - it's not bad at all and over very quickly. I had x6 months of clomid following it, which only made me ovulate once (I have PCOS). The fertility clinic have therefore said that i'll have to use the injections for my IUI cycles. They say the success rate is only 15-25% (or as Leanne says...the same chance as normal fertile couples.) However I am very hopefull...i'm sure if they can just make me ovulate then I should get pregnant...suppose this is quite naive of me really! But better to be positive!
It is a very exciting but also very nervous time, and I don't know about you, but time seems to be dragging in our house! Wish I could just wake up tomorrow and it be April!
Best of luck and keep us informed!
Hollie xx
Mine was clear and my appt is at the the fertility led through the royal hosp in Belfast, we have been tring for 21 months so far, I expect they will test hubs again, he showed low motility but had a high count and good morphology, he has since given up smoking, started going to the gym and is eating better, fc it makes a diff
I can imagine we will be offered iui first and see how that goes, so we could all have a few buddies along the way by the looks of it, good luck to everyone and hope that we all get our long awaited bfps xxxx