I thought it would be interesting to compare the two IUI cycles we have had to date as there were quite a few differences. Here it goes…
- Weight
- 36 pounds heavier than current weight
- 36 pounds lighter than previous weight
- Menstrual Cycle
- IUI One: Brought on by Provera
- IUI Two: Came naturally
- Clomid (100mg both cycles)
- IUI One: Days 3 – 7 in the evening
- IUI Two: Days 5 – 9 in the morning
- Ultrasounds
- IUI One: 1 Baseline & 2 Monitoring
- IUI Two: 1 Baseline & 1 Monitoring
- Follicles During Monitoring Ultrasound 1
- IUI One: 14mm on the right
- IUI Two: 14mm on the left
- Tubes
- IUI One: Undertermined
- IUI Two: Clear
- Trigger Shot
- IUI One: Administered by the nurse about 17 hours prior to insemination
- IUI Two: Administered by Jon 36 hours prior to insemination
- Sperm Count
- IUI One: 60 – 70 Million
- IUI Two: 40 – 50 Million
- Insemination
- IUI One: High stress; Jon injected the semen sample
- IUI Two: Low Stress; NP injected the semen sample
- Intercourse
- IUI One: Very regimented
- IUI Two: Not regimented except for after the insemination
- Progesterone Suppositories:
- IUI One: (2) 100mg suppositories for 13 days starting 2 days after our IUI
- IUI Two: (2) 100mg suppositories for 8 days, then (1) 200mg suppository for 5 days starting 2 days after our IUI
- Progesterone Test:
- IUI One: 8.6
- IUI Two: 22.2
- Tested Early
- IUI One: Yes
- IUI Two: Yes
- Results
- IUI One: Negative
- IUI Two: Negative
- Cost
- IUI One: $906.41 – Infertility: The Cost (IUI Treatment One)
- IUI Two: $581.54
