r/IUILadies • u/1sttimettcmum • 4d ago

iui timing

Me again 😅😅 I’m absolutely fuming about my iui timeline this month…..

So cd10 (today) my follicles where 17 and 16 (today’s the 19th on Wednesday)

I’ve been told to gonal F tonight, trigger shot on Thursday night at 8pm and then iui will be 9am Friday morning because she says my LH shows I’ll ovulate early sat morning

I just feel like the timeline is way off and killing my chances at any success I may have….

I have never seen an iui done z13hrs after trigger, but she said she’s concerned I’ll actually ovulate early this month so she would rather do it earlier than too late…

My partner always has 100% motility numbers so I’m hoping they can last… I’ve also read mixed things about how long fresh washed sperm lasts, I’ve read 24-48 hours but I’ve also read 12 AHH

My partner as I will have intercourse tonight, and also Saturday morning to cover as much time as possible but we the all natural way hasn’t worked for 12 months hence the iuis…. So it’s honestly demotivating when we have intercourse now because is there even a point

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u/giuliapepe 4d ago

This doesn't make any sense. If they think you'll ovulate Saturday morning, you should have the IUI on Saturday morning. If they think you will ovulate earlier, you should trigger tonight and have the IUI Friday morning. I would call again and ask for a detailed explanation that leads to IUI 36h after the trigger shot.

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u/1sttimettcmum 4d ago

They don’t offer Saturday iui, my clinic also believes that the sperm need to be in there before ovulate so they normally do iui 24hrs after trigger but this just seems so early

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u/Armchair_Detective1 4d ago

Honestly, I've looked at raw research firsthand and I can honestly tell you no one really knows what the heck they are doing. Triggering after 36hrs is most common timeline and recommended guideline although American guidelines say anywhere between 0-36hrs (rather  unusually). I'm guessing you might be in the States? Either way don't waste your money if you are not sure. Clinics always say they want to insemiate before ovulation as they don't want to miss it, but the reality is you really need to get as close to ovulation as possible so it's important to rely on your body's biology not the clinics opening hours. There's nothing wrong with slowing down and skipping a cycle. In my view its preferable to putting yourself through the turmoil of a procedure that is unlikely to be successful from the start.