Anyone doing IUI?

[Gracey]

I'm doing my first IUI this cycle. I'm actually quite excited. After months of tests and worrying and indecision, it's good to just go give it a try.
We tried naturally for SOOOO long. Now, I feel there is a good chance I will be pregnant in several months.

I'm on Clomid, even though there's nothing wrong with my ovulation. The issue is on the husband's side, but there's no meds for men, I guess. Is this normal?
Just one question -- does it hurt?

 

[Gracey]

Another question. Anyone here do IUI with Clement Chan?

 

[ninimo]

hi Gracey, welcome!
i also just starting my first IUI this month. infact today i go to doc to get an injection of something! and then hopefull do the iui this week sometime!
its all v new to me.. so i am not sure of the procedure yet

i had an other injection on sat..b ut it wasnt sore!

We been ttc for around 14 months, but doc cant find any problems with either of us.. jsut mabye unlucky
i am just 31.. but fed up of hoping and waiting after soo long! so decided to give IUI a go!!

wish us all LUCK!!

 

[ninimo]

i didnt do my IUI with Dr Clement chan, but with dr patrick chan

 

[Blondy]

Just a quick update- 6 dpo and am feeling like I have a cold developing, mild headache and tightness of the stomach and skin break out.

This would all be great news if they weren't the exact same side effects that the progesterone tablets have! watch this space.......


PS.Ninimo I will post the cost of the treatment so far when I get home. Sorry i keep forgetting.

 

[Blondy]

Here are my charges for IUI with Dr Phillip Ho for those that are interested:-
IUI package 7000 HKD
meds (antenatal blood screen, estrofem, clomid etc) add up to an extra 3545 HKD

Before we got to IUI the diagnostic stage- consultation, HSG, Semen analysis, blood work etc cost 9900HKD

So basically ~10K for diagnosis & 10K for this IUI (probably need to add next weeks pregnancy blood test to this but i think you get the drift.....

not cheap, but hopefully worth it

 

[ninimo]

hi Blondy,
hopefully its good news from you v soon! prob one moer week or so.. and u should know some results!! Fingers crossed!!

Dr chan told me iui will cost around hkd 10,000 in total but now i am not sure he means the iui itself and then on top i pay for the needles, clomid, sperm wash etc... but i should have my iui this fri/sat......... so by the end of this.. i should know the total cost!

i usually ovulation on day 13-14, but this round, dr chan said i should ovulation on day 15-16, so am waiting till then...

just wondering should i try myself too!! just to increase the chances!!!

good luck all of us!!!!!

 

[ninimo]

hey blondie.. how are you doing? any good news??

I did my IUI on friday, good count but low motility like 38% and poor morphology at 4% too!

hope that doesnt kill the chances!
now waiting 2 weeks..................

 

[Gracey]

Dr. Clement Chan (there are 2 Dr. Chan's here!) seems more reasonably priced.
2500 to track my ovulation with internal ultrasounds.
2200 for two IUIs in one cycle, including sperm washing.
800 for clomid, hcg shot and prednisone.
so about 5500 for the cycle. (for any non HKers, that's about US 700)
but i'm not including all the testing, etc, that my hubby and i went through a few months ago.
this dr. chan seems very careful. he's monitoring me all the time.
i had one large follicle of 22 mm.

 

[ninimo]

hi Gracie, thats great ah!
Dr patrick chan charges around 6500. for all scans, iui, sperm wash etc etc....

i had a few follicles of 16mm, and 20 mm,, i think it was the 20 mm one that was good size!!
now have the 1.5 weeks wait! its a killer!