If you've done an unmedicated IUI cycle.

Was it your choice for it to be unmedicated?

My RE does not want me on injectables (which is how I conceived my DS), she wants to monitor my natural cycles. Before I had my DS, I never got AF and never O'd. I got my 1st pp AF at 12pp, miraculously O'd on my own on CD33, did TI and got a BFN. If my cycles are going to be 49 days long like this cycle, would my RE just go with it or intervene to make me O sooner? What has your RE done? They want me back on CD11 to see what my levels are so they can better judge when I will O. Will they reevaluate the unmedicated thing at that point? Any info you could share would be very much appreciated!!

Thanks!

Message edited 2/7/2012 10:33:34 AM.

Re: If you've done an unmedicated IUI cycle.

I did but i dont have any O issues. So i understand why mine arent medicated. If youre not producing any follies by CD11 maybe they will start you on something?

Re: If you've done an unmedicated IUI cycle.

Re: If you've done an unmedicated IUI cycle.

Usually when they monitor an unmedicated cycle where ovulatory dysfunction is at play, they do trigger. But the timing of the trigger is based on when the egg matures, which is determined by its size and the amount of estrogen its throwing off. Everybody is different, so I don't know at what point in your cycle your egg is becoming mature.

Also remember that you need to be your own advocate in this business. When you want to get more aggressive, you call the shots. But I don't know how long you've been at this. Maybe the doctor wants to get some data on your cycles before jumping into medication. That makes sense.

I also think you need to be comfortable and have confidence in your doctor and the practice, which, honestly, sounds like it might be lacking.

GL one way or the other

Re: If you've done an unmedicated IUI cycle.

Posted by bookworm

Usually when they monitor an unmedicated cycle where ovulatory dysfunction is at play, they do trigger. But the timing of the trigger is based on when the egg matures, which is determined by its size and the amount of estrogen its throwing off. Everybody is different, so I don't know at what point in your cycle your egg is becoming mature.

Also remember that you need to be your own advocate in this business. When you want to get more aggressive, you call the shots. But I don't know how long you've been at this. Maybe the doctor wants to get some data on your cycles before jumping into medication. That makes sense.

I also think you need to be comfortable and have confidence in your doctor and the practice, which, honestly, sounds like it might be lacking.

GL one way or the other