Post by rikkiandjulie on Aug 21, 2015 9:33:10 GMT -5
Minor update: had a baseline ultrasound and a touchbase with our team of physicians- literally 3 of them- lol. Gotta love teaching hospitals.
We will do the EXACT same protocol this next cycle, as it produced two gorgeous eggs. It just didn't take. If this cycle is a bust they will run a test checking the clarity of Julie's tubes, however, they said there is not real reason at this point, as we've only had three IUIs, and this last one was the only "great" looking one thus far.
For those keeping track DW (Cycle One- clomid Ovulated CD 24, too late for a good quality egg, Cycle Two- clomid and one booster shot of gonal f. Ovulated with Trigger CD 18, still too late, technically. Cycle Three Letrazole, Follistim, Progesterone, and Metformin two eggs ovulated with trigger on cycle day 11, PERFECT! BFN.)
Our team believes that at this point IVF would be premature, and "jumping the gun". They also don't like to do IVF before 6 failed IUIS, but will do so if we really really really want, and Julie isn't sold on the idea, so her body her decision how we proceed., I can't make that decision for her, and wouldn't even attempt to pressure her into something else.
After the discussion today we will be trying a few more IUIs before jumping to anything else.
We also discussed back to back IUIs and they said that this typically doesn't increase the success rates to justify the extra money spent. If we weren't using donor sperm we could "try" it but with the cost of donor sperm, a 2-3% increase in success isn't really worth it at this point.
My ONLY real question is that we always insem 32 hours after the trigger shot, is this too late? We asked at the clinic and they said they ONLY ever do insem 30-36 hours after Trigger shot, should it be closer to 24? I'm sure if we pushed we could change it, I just don't know the best time frame for that.
We will do the EXACT same protocol this next cycle, as it produced two gorgeous eggs. It just didn't take. If this cycle is a bust they will run a test checking the clarity of Julie's tubes, however, they said there is not real reason at this point, as we've only had three IUIs, and this last one was the only "great" looking one thus far.
For those keeping track DW (Cycle One- clomid Ovulated CD 24, too late for a good quality egg, Cycle Two- clomid and one booster shot of gonal f. Ovulated with Trigger CD 18, still too late, technically. Cycle Three Letrazole, Follistim, Progesterone, and Metformin two eggs ovulated with trigger on cycle day 11, PERFECT! BFN.)
Our team believes that at this point IVF would be premature, and "jumping the gun". They also don't like to do IVF before 6 failed IUIS, but will do so if we really really really want, and Julie isn't sold on the idea, so her body her decision how we proceed., I can't make that decision for her, and wouldn't even attempt to pressure her into something else.
After the discussion today we will be trying a few more IUIs before jumping to anything else.
We also discussed back to back IUIs and they said that this typically doesn't increase the success rates to justify the extra money spent. If we weren't using donor sperm we could "try" it but with the cost of donor sperm, a 2-3% increase in success isn't really worth it at this point.
My ONLY real question is that we always insem 32 hours after the trigger shot, is this too late? We asked at the clinic and they said they ONLY ever do insem 30-36 hours after Trigger shot, should it be closer to 24? I'm sure if we pushed we could change it, I just don't know the best time frame for that.
