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Well, I had my 3rd u/s this morning (I've been on Follistim) and the RE was very pleased. He said I had 3 mature follicles and my IUI is scheduled for Thursday afternoon and I trigger tonight.
Now, I have a couple questions. 1. Does your RE tell you to abstain before the IUI? Mine always says we "should try on our own" the night of the trigger and then the night of the IUI. I've read about others saying no sex so I'm a little confused here. I have always followed the RE's suggestion but it hasn't worked yet so I'm just wondering...
2. Are 3 follicles good? I've read about people having so many more but my RE says I don't want more than that. The thing is I always have around 3 and it hasn't worked yet....uggg I'm analyzing everything.
Ok, that's it. Thanks for reading and if you have any advice I'd appreciate it!
Now, I have a couple questions. 1. Does your RE tell you to abstain before the IUI? Mine always says we "should try on our own" the night of the trigger and then the night of the IUI. I've read about others saying no sex so I'm a little confused here. I have always followed the RE's suggestion but it hasn't worked yet so I'm just wondering...
2. Are 3 follicles good? I've read about people having so many more but my RE says I don't want more than that. The thing is I always have around 3 and it hasn't worked yet....uggg I'm analyzing everything.
Ok, that's it. Thanks for reading and if you have any advice I'd appreciate it!
During 2 of our IUI's, my follicles were SO mature that I did a trigger and then IUI the very next day (rather than waiting 36 hours to do the IUI). During another one of my IUI's, I had to take an antagonist which would postpone my ovulation until I took the trigger shot.
So there is the possibility that your follicles could be mature and you could ovulate on your own before you get a chance to do the IUI. That's why I'm thinking your RE may have told you to try the night of the trigger.
In our case, we had 6 IUI's total and I went from ovulating just one egg while on Clomid, to finally my highest ovulation - 5 eggs after our 3rd try on Follistim. This last time, we did trigger 36 hours before IUI and got a BFP. Remember though, we tried many combinations prior to this so I think it's just finding the right timing that works for you. It's frustrating, I know, but hang in there, I'm sure your RE knows what he/she is talking about.