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The forum has a new look and the Fairfax Team is so excited to create the best experience for our users.
To Note:
Private Donor Groups and Private Sibling Connection Groups are now located under the category "Groups". Search the donor number in the search box and you should find exactly what you're looking for!
Questions about your forum access? Email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com
Follow these steps to join a private donor group:
1) Press "Join" at the right of the group
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Name (under which the vial was purchased)
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How does IUI work?
Kellyp37
Junior Member Junior Member
I’m in the process of making my first appointment within a fertility clinic. How does this even work? Do they do blood tests and ultrasounds to see if I can even have a baby? I’m just curious as to what happened after the initial appointment. Also are any of you on prescription medicine while conceiving? I’ve been on anxiety medication for years and don’t want to go off of it. Thank you!
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If you are working with a fertility clinic, they're probably going to insist on testing to see if you're a candidate for getting pregnant, via blood draw, ultrasound and hysterosalpingogram. The last two to check your reproductive organs. You even have an option to have your blood tested to see if you're a carrier of certain diseases that you could pass on to your offspring. I wanted to know if I could pass someone to my offspring, so I did the carrier test.
My appointments/testing were 2 1/2 months before I finally started the IUI cycle. Prior to it and still to this day, I take prenatal and other supplements to encourage a more positive result. Doctor recommended. Once you are on your IUI cycle, depending on what your doctor requires, you may have meds the week of your menstruation, to encourage egg development, and you may have to administer a trigger shot days before the IUI procedure to cause the egg(s) to release from an ovary. These are all methods to give you better odds. Some women do it unmedicated and are also successful. Every body is different.
Also, they're are no guarantees with any of it. Some women might try both (IUI and IVF). You definitely experience a rollercoaster of emotions. Do your best to stay positive through it all.
Hope this is helpful! Good luck to the adventure ahead.
Sheryl
Hi Sheryl! May I inquire as to which supplements you are on? My doc didnt tell me to do any but I hear people take some vitamins! Thanks!
Its a Coenzyme Q10 Supplement. You buy it online at Theralogix. My doctor recommend that I start taking it 30-60 days before my IUI and can be taken while pregnant. Basically, the concept behind this supplement is that on a cellular level, it speeds up egg production, which, slows down with age. My doctor recommended this for me because I'm 39. You don't need a prescription for it.
Beyond this I take an over the counter prenatal vitamin, which my doctor also recommended.
Ok, I think I might take that already...I take COQ10 --- but not NeoQ10? Is that the same thing or different? Its the only supplement I take because a friend of mine suggested it... 'Which prenatal vitamin do you take ? I thought those are for only people who are expecting? Thanks!
I'm just taking a cheap prenatal from Walmart. They're not just for when your pregnant, but also if you're trying to become pregnant. They have a lot of health benefits, but the folic acid in them is what's important for pregnancy, which a regular supplement won't match. I've done research that indicates you should start taking if you want to become pregnant, my doctor said the the same.
On your initial visit, your doctor will explain to you how the process work and will ask if you have a partner or will be using donor sperm. This help them determine how to proceed with your case. In my case, he recommended Ovulation Induction (OI) which is medicated procedure. Meaning they will give you medicine to help your eggs develop and grow. If you are using donor sperm, you may be asked to meet with a psychologist/social worker to obtain a psychological report for your file. It's not a scary part. It's just talking to your therapist about your hopes/plans/family background. After that you will be ask/may start looking for your preferred donor so you can get specimens as they are available. You can take your time on this because it could get time consuming reviewing profiles.
After your initial visit to the clinic, they will schedule your for ultrasound and sonogram. This is to check the condition of your uterus, fallopian tubes (if they are open) and your ovaries (if you have follicles developing). They'll assess you from there.
All women are different, so depending on your ultrasound and sono results, you will be advised how to proceed. Assuming all is great and you are ready for your IUI, you will start the frequent trips to the clinic starting day3 of your cycle. Meds are also going to start and they'll monitor your follicles till they are ready to trigger. My clinic waited for a 20mm one to do my trigger which is on day12 since my period is regular. 2 days later, the IUI will take place. It's just like having a papsmear just with the addition of inserting the catether with the sperm up to your uterus. It took few minutes to take place. Some will experience cramps. I did but inwas told it's normal.
So hopefully that helps you get some insights what to expect. I hope all goes well with your procedure!