are iui's........

painful?

if i am not pg... ( af due this weekend)

dr b recommended iui next month. i didnt ask him if it was painful cause i was listening to so many other things.

can someone walk me through what its like if you have had one? ty so much!!!!!

xoxo

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I just had my first one (last month- unsuccessful) and it was nothing. it's very similar to a gyn exam/pap smear but I found it less uncomfortable.

Good luck!!

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Painless...at least I think so

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Posted by CellarDweller

I just had my first one (last month- unsuccessful) and it was nothing. it's very similar to a gyn exam/pap smear but I found it less uncomfortable.

Good luck!!

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I found it to be very painless. I went into a room and like others said, felt like I was having a pap smear. I laid on the table for about 20 minutes afterwards. Once I got up, I was fine! no pain, no discomfort. I think the whole thing took less than 5 minutes.

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Quick and painless! It was almost a "non-event." Somehow I thought it would be a bigger deal than it was.

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i am pretty sensitive, have had 2 IUIs and thought they were pretty painless. the procedure is also very quick. the longest part is waiting to go in and then they have you lie on the table afterwards for 10 min or so.

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Like the other ladies said, IUIs are painless. It is just like a pap smear, maybe a couple of seconds longer. I did have a little more cramping after the IUI than I do with a pap smear, but that could be because of the clomid/HCG shot. Nothing painful though

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mine was alittle painful but I have a tipped uterus so it was alittle harder for them to get the tube in.

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They are not so much painful as slightly uncomforatble. If you are tilted or tense at all you feel it more. It's pretty quick and nothing to worry about. FM me if you want a play by play (-:

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I've had two, the second being successful with TWINS!! IUI is simple and over in 5 secs, nothing to even think aboutr, best comparison- its like a pap smear. Good luck!!

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Not painful at all! But, I hope you don't even need to find out first hand that it isn't painful!

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I had three IUI's done. The first one I barley felt a thing very similar to a pap smear. The second time I had two done back to back. Those two I felt a little cramping like I had my period while it was being done. After I felt nothing. Now the third one I had a lot of cramping incomparison to the the others. However it felt like period cramps on my first day. And afterwards I felt very sore for two days. I don't know if it was the person who did it or what. I should add that she told me that cramping was normal and light bleeding for a day, she said to take extra strength tylenol if it was really bad. I didn't have to take tylenol.

But keep in mind that I am very aware of my body and I am a giant baby when it comes to pain.

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thanks so much ladies for the info...
i was worried cause my hsg hurt like heck fire...........

lets hope i dont have to do an iui and i get a bfp this weekend...heres to wishful thinking :)
xoox

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Mine were uncomfy but I have cervical stenosis and I am lucky if anything can get in there - friggin Fort Knox. I also cramped afterwards.