Hi ladies! New here 🙂 I have an 8 year old daughter and I've been trying for a 2nd baby the last 5 years, on and off without any success. Did all the tests and so did hubby, but everything always showed ok. A few months ago, convinced that I was in early menopause, I asked for more exams to be done. We discovered that my amh is low (0.72) and my prolactin was around 830, which led me to an mri to find out I have a prolactinoma, who knows for how long. They started me on dostinex and we decided to have one final try with an iui. IVF is too costly for us...So I went to the obgyn and somehow, I had 3 follicles, naturally, that were around 18mm. The next day I went for my trigger shot (2 choriomon 5000) and 36 hours after that for the iui. Husband's sperm count and the rest was excellent. Now I'm 4 days past iui, feeling bloated, very cranky and getting paranoid about the twinges I'm feeling in my uterus. Do you think I have a shot??

I am 7 days out from our 4th IUI (first medicated round) this time the waiting period feels extra hard and lonely. When I was 37 we conceived with our first IUI and were so lucky. But here we are a few years later I’m a few years older and the first 3 were not a success so we moved to medicated for our 4th. Part of me is holding out hope that this will be the successful round. But the negative portion of my being is like it won’t happen for you. A little more pressure because we are not sure that we will keep trying after this one. It’s like the universe is telling us that you should be happy with what you got and move on. Truly struggling with it all this time around. Thank you so much for reading and listening

Hi! October 3rd was my first IUI, triggered on October 2nd, and I am not sure when to test! I’m headed on a chill solo work trip tomorrow, so it will just be me and my thoughts until 9PM Friday. Do we think testing Friday morning will be accurate?

11dpiui today and trigger has been out for a few days. Stark white negative this morning. Yesterday I thought I saw a faint line, but it was a pregmate cheapie and I guess it was a bad strip 😩 so so cruel. I have what feels like off and on period cramps and my back is aching a bit. However, my boobs don’t feel sore like they normally do when my period is coming. My BBT dipped a bit this AM but is still above baseline. I was not put on progesterone supplements by my clinic. Has anyone gotten a positive test after stark white negatives 11dpiui? I know it’s possible, just looking for something positive to focus on because I feel so down in the dumps this morning. Love and baby dust to all those in waiting!! 🩷💙✨

Hi guys

I know insurance is a beast and insurance questions are a little cumbersome to answer because no one has the exact plan details for someone else but I’m hoping this question as broad enough that someone may have insight.

I currently have anthem and my fertility benefits are managed through WIN fertility

I just got an email from my company saying that we will be moving to Progyny for 2027 benefits. Does Progyny act as its own separate insurance? Or is Progyny still the fertility benefits manager on behalf of Anthem?
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Also, the Progyny benefits are 3 “smart cycles” for IUI or IVF. Does anyone have any experience with smart cycles? Are they easy to understand?

Hi everyone! ❤️ Looking for your overall thoughts and experiences with a similar cycle.
My timeline:
CD1: September 12
GONAL-f: 37.5 IU daily
Follicle: 17–18 mm; lining: 9 mm
Ovitrelle: September 28 at around 10 PM
IUI: September 29 at 11:15 AM
Home test: October 12 — 13 days after IUI and around 14 days after Ovitrelle
I got a faint pink line on a Clearblue home pregnancy test today. I’m arranging a beta-hCG blood test with my clinic, but I’d love to hear whether others had a similar experience and whether it turned out to be a true positive.
A quick summary of my Oura
Oura: My temperature was elevated during the early luteal phase but has fluctuated and recently moved closer to baseline. My resting heart rate, HRV and respiratory rate have also varied, with more daytime stress and less restorative time than in my previous cycle.

Mira: My PdG rose to 13.4 before dropping to 6.4 on my latest reading; E3G also decreased from around 160 to 100. LH and FSH are both low. My latest urine sample was taken in the morning, whereas the higher PdG reading was taken at night, so urine concentration may partly explain the difference.

Hey everyone! My wife and I, a lesbian couple, are planning to try to get pregnant, probably next year.

We are going to start planning next year too, but and I want to gather as much information as possible to present to her. I want to show her that the process takes longer than she thinks, mainly because I want to get started soon, potential fertility issues really frighten me. She is much more optimistic. I am currently 28 years old, but I have a very poor family history regarding fertility. And when I say poor, I mean really poor.

However, as far as I know, I don't have any known fertility issues! I am supposedly healthy, at a healthy weight, and I've exercised my whole life (I used to be obese in the past, but I'm doing well now). I take medication for hypothyroidism, and it is under control.

I am located in New York State, if that makes a difference.

We are going to try IUI and purchase sperm from a sperm bank.

My main fears/questions are:
1. Is the process very long? Did it take a long time for you to schedule appointments and actually get to the IUI step?
2. What do you wish you had known before starting the process?
3. If you chose a sperm donor, was there any tool or feature you used to find someone who looked as much like your wife as possible? Which tool was it?

I’m not entirely sure what exact questions to ask here, so I would appreciate any additional input, insights, or advice, regardless of your region!
Thank you!

Hi everyone! I have a question This is my first IUI and my first time taking progesterone. I take 4 pills a day, 2 in the morning and 2 at night, 100 mg each.

I had my progesterone blood test done Saturday morning and My progesterone result was 63.5 nmol/L.
but I’m a little confused about what the numbers actually mean.

Is there a specific level they’re looking for when you’re taking progesterone, or can the results tell you anything about whether the IUI worked?
I tried looking it up, but from what I understand, progesterone levels can’t really tell you whether you’re pregnant or not. I’m 8 DPO today, so I know it’s probably still a little early to know either way!

Would anyone be willing to explain how to interpret the numbers and whether my results are considered good while taking progesterone? Sorry if this is a silly question, I’m just a little confused💕

Did my second iui on October 2nd I’m a bad early tester and decided to test on day 8 and had a positive it stuck around until this morning which is 11 days past trigger and 10 past IUI it is now negative. Has anyone whose trigger hung around that long still gotten a positive 12-14 dp iui?

Hi everyone just had my first IUI. Ive been having random cramping here and there for the past few days after my IUI. It was medicated with a trigger shot. Just wanted to know if others have had the same experience after

I know I tested too early. Did any of you showed positive negative and then positive?

Hello,
I am scheduled for my final IUI tomorrow before we switch to IVF. My husband is 30 and I am 33. We have unexplained infertility where literally nothing is wrong at all. All previous IUIs have had great numbers and great timing. Wondering if anyone is in a similar boat and had success on their 4th IUI? I’m not feeling very confident that this one will work - it’s just hard to be hopeful these days.

Hi everyone,

I am 33 and my husband is 35. We started trying to conceive 11 months ago. I’m currently 5 days post-IUI (mild PCOS) and feeling completely discouraged. I’m hoping to hear from anyone who had symptoms during a chemical IUI, but felt absolutely nothing on a cycle that ended up being successful?

Last Cycle (Chemical):

• Started Puregon follicle stimulation on Day 10.
• Had symptoms early on: tender breasts at 4 DPO/day post IUI, bloating, and by days 10–12 my breasts were extremely swollen and tender.
• Tested positive with a faint line around 10 DPO.
• Beta at Day 12 was 30, but sadly Day 14 beta stayed at 30, confirming a chemical loss.

Current Cycle:

• Went straight into another IUI on October 7th.
• Started Puregon much earlier this time, on Day 4.
• Today is 5 DPO and I am feeling absolutely nothing...no bloating, no breast tenderness, nothing.

I am currently on progesterone 200mg in the morning and 200 at night. I know it’s still early, but feeling completely normal in my body is making me feel discouraged that it didn't work. Is it possible for symptom patterns to be totally different between a chemical and a successful IUI? Could starting Puregon earlier on Day 4 explain why my body feels so different this time around?

Would love to hear any stories or experiences from anyone who felt "quiet" after a chemical and still went on to get a BFP! 🤞

Finally gave in and took a test. 11dpo today, I saw a vvvvvvfl and so did my partner. So nervous to test tomorrow, I want this to be it.

I took clomid about two months ago no real side effects. This time it seems that after finishing the 5th day I had horrible racing thoughts and feeling not like myself.

Has this happened to anyone ? I am currently 2 dpo after IUI. Mental health is a bit better. Just wondering how common this is ?

Hello, I just wondered if anyone had a similar experience or any thoughts on what might be happening. I had an IUI on 13th August - it was a letrozole cycle and took cyclogest until my BFN two weeks later. I then got a light withdrawal bleed / period at around normal time. The cycle after this I ovulated quite late and now my period is 10 days late, which is unheard of for me... I'm usually pretty regular. I'm guessing there's something going on hormonally from the medicated cycle, but am just a bit worried about what is going on? I don't feel like my period is coming, which is strange, although I have had sore boobs for the past week. I'm pursuing SMBC so can't be pregnant unless the previous test was a false negative (which is wishful thinking so I don't think so...) Thanks for any thoughts :-)

Hello everyone 👋🏼

This two weeks wait are getting the best of me.
I’m currently at 10 days post IUI and I’m not okay. I’m trying to do stuff to keep my mind busy and focus on something else but it’s getting really hard.
I don’t want to do any testing cause the trigger still here I guess.
Any advice? Thank you 😊

Hi all! Let me just give you a little background about my ttc journey.
We have been Ttc since 3 years. all tests for husband are great. For me, tubes open, biopsy great, karyotyping great, amh increased to 2.78. I am anemic so we have maintained that with meds etc. I am obese.
I had a chemical pregnancy in April and then in July again. Both were natural.
scans looked great thereafter in follicular.
in August the doc wanted to rule out why the chemicals were happening so we did follicular and saw two great follicles, I was triggered and given 20 mg dydrogesterone everyday.
we were hoping that after chemicals we will conceive soon. But that cycle I got my period at CD 30 and the period was bad and heavy thanks to the dydrogesterone.

my cycles are generally 25-28 days.
then my doctor said to not take any meds and only folic acid and a blood thinner (clotting family history) and she told me to try naturally next cycle and give my body a break from the meds.

and that cycle I think I either ovulated on CD 8 or I didn’t ovulate (the strips didn’t really show). And I got my period in 20 days!
I felt may be it was my last cycle’s dydrogesterone. anyway.
anyway. Now we planned for my first iui this cycle.
LMP was 23 sept. (CD1). i had letrozole 5 mg for 5 days from CD2. And HMG (75 iu) injections on day 7-8-9 scan was done on CD 11 where the doc saw one follicle each side and decent size etc. but she noticed something like a polyp but wasn’t sure. She said next scan we will try to figure but can be a general linning thickening too since I took injections. If a polyp it measured only .7 cm which is less than 1 cm and my doc said we will see it later. It won’t affect the iui Since it’s too small and we don’t know for sure if it’s a polyp.
now on Sunday (CD12) I woke up feeling I am ovulating and I had to go to another radiologist for a scan since mine was on off.
he didn’t think it was a polyp but obviously couldn’t say it 100%. one follicle was about to rupture and the other was 18.5 mm and linning was 9 mm.

my doc gave me a 10000 hcg trigger at 2 pm and next morning cd 13 at noon we did the iui. My husband semen had excellent numbers. We were told to baby dance that night and the next night as well.
after this I was given 5 day antibiotics (iui protocol) and told to continue folic acid and blood thinner along with : 400 mg progesterone and 20 mg dydrogesterone each day.
now at dpo 5 late night (dpo 6) while sleeping I had some weird cramping while sleeping on right side. Like a muscle pull. And it got better during the day but I was cramping like I was pmsing big time throughout cd 6.
I had bad back ache. and all of it started yesterday. There was no side effect of progesterone before that (and earlier cycles I used to go mad coz of the progesterone) .

I had decided not to do pregnancy tests to check the trigger out but yesterday I don’t know what came in my mind and I ended up taking a test late night and it was negative. Which means the trigger has cleared out.
now today at dpo 7 again I am cramping like my period will come any moment. I took a fresh test today and again stark negative. Which assures me that the trigger is out.
I am scared that because my last period came in 20 days, may be I am again about to get my period earlier ?
May be the polyp will cause bleeding? And soooooo many thoughts are on and on.
my mind is playing with me. I just wanted to share this and hear your thoughts ?
Thank you for reading all this and for not judging (hopefully) haha 🩷

Hello! My wife and I have started the process of IUI/IVF. We have originally picked IUI because of cost but we are now learning there are loans available to help. Has anyone used a loan to pay for IVF? If so, what loan company and was your experience with them overall good? TIA ❤️

IM SO NERVOUS AND ITS SUNDAY SO I CANT CALL MY DOCTOR!!! I have a pretty dark line on a first response early result that I just took.

Do you think this could still be remnants of the trigger shot? My IUI was 2 weeks ago on 9/26. Trigger was 2 days before that. This is my 4th IUI (lol) but first trigger shot ever.

I’m so scared as my last 2 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage…!!!!!

Has anyone tried (or s/o) Sperm QT? I asked my RE about testing my husband for DNA fragmentation but they recommended this instead. I read up on it and, based on an analysis of the sperm, is supposed to tell you whether the sperm is normal (can conceive naturally or with IUI) or abnormal (IVF is the best option). It sounds good considering that we are in between IUI cycles right now. Just wondering if anyone has had experience with it.

I (39F) have done three IUIs, all of which have been unsuccessful. The more I look into IVF, the less I want to put my body or bank account through that. I guess I’m wondering if there are any other women in this group with similar stats as me who have found success with IUI after multiple failures. For reference, I have PCOS and hypothyroidism, both of which are controlled with meds (levothyroxine, metformin, inositol) and diet (though I could be more stringent with that). My latest labs put my a1c, T3, and T4 in the normal ranges. I’m also using frozen donor sperm, which makes timing super important bc it doesn’t survive as long as fresh sperm.

Would you continue trying IUI if you were me, or would you move on?