IUI at Walter Reed?

[pumpkin0918]

Anyone gone to Walter Reed for IUI? Does it have to be on the cycles they take people for IVF or can you go at any time?

[ghostmonkey]

It would be pretty ridiculous if they did. That would mean they would be putting people on suppression meds for a Clomid cycle.

[pumpkin0918]

They take people for IVF I think four times a year. From what I understand, they don't have a waiting list, but it's first come, first serve. I'm wondering if IUI is the same way. I tried looking it up on their site, but can't find what I'm looking for.

[ghostmonkey]

You could call them. They probably know how they do things.

And again, it would be ridiculous to do suppression with an IUI cycle. It can be expensive (depending on the method of suppression) and IUI's don't require the amount of manhours that IVF does. IVF is timed because it is far more invasive and requires far more timing on their part with ER, then all of the lab work to inseminate the eggs (with ICSI if necessary), wait for them to grow, grade them, then do a 3 or 5 day transfer, plus any freezing. It's easier if that is all done as a batch, not one piece here, one piece there.

IUI requires a sperm wash the morning of the IUI. That's it as far as procedures. That has to be dropped off at 7AM the morning of your IUI. That's the only timing you will have to worry about.