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Anyone had success with IUI????

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dogtired · 14/03/2007 17:03

Thinking about giving it a go before doing IVF.

How many times did you try it before becoming pg?

Or is it a waste of time and money?

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charmedhay · 14/03/2007 18:21

Had iui with both my dd and ds. Worked 6th cycle for both along with clomid Good luck

WeaselMum · 14/03/2007 17:49

worked second time for me. Definitely worth trying for a few cycles rather than straight to IVF!

LiliAnjelika · 14/03/2007 17:39

Forgot to say that the only thing they did find with our investigations was that my partner's count was also low average. Funny thing was that his count was actually at its lowest when I finally got pregnant (9 million) which just goes to show that it only takes one!

My other recommednation is a couple of sessions of acupuncture beforehand. I tried my first two sessions of acupuncture in the first two weeks of my successful cycle and I've heard loads of similar success stories. There are masses of studies on the internet about it.

Don't know why your prof would suggest straight to IVF. I've never heard of that before. I was going to move on to IVF after six cycles. I think that's the norm.

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dogtired · 14/03/2007 17:30

Wayhey, this is sounding promising!!

We had tests and a consultation with Prof Craft and he reckons there's nothing really wrong with either of us. Dp's count's a bit low, but not too bad. I wasn't making too many eggs - they're a bit on the low side. He suggested we went straight for IVF - but that's His Thing I suppose? I think I'd do the injections rather than just clomid, but I guess we'll discuss it at our proforma next week.

We've been trying for a second child for about 14 months.

I like the fact that the sperm and egg aren't selected artificially this way (also the price of course...)

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LiliAnjelika · 14/03/2007 17:21

I recommend IUI too. My first IUI (two years ago), aged 35, was successful first time. My best friend also did IUI after trying to get PG for 5 years. She was also successful first time. My second attempt at IUI last year took a little longer - 5 times actually - but it finally worked and I'm now 11 weeks PG. I used only Clomid on both occasions, although my friend was taking daily hormone injections to correct hormone imbalances.

I should add that it probably depends on what the problem is. I'm not sure whether I have a problem. NOthing has been diagnosed. It was just taking a while to get PG and I was impatient. Ultimately I also found it less stressful than trying to seduce my partner into having sex at exactly the right time every month!

Good luck. They say you should give it between 3 - 6 months.

Whoooosh · 14/03/2007 17:12

I did and it worked first time-it is way cheaper than IVF but more importantly,way less stressful on you rmind and body than IVF.

It really depends on why you are stuggling to conceive naturally as to whether it is worth a go.