Hubby has teratospermia (morphology issue), but dr gave him supplements to help with it. Other than that sperm count etc is good.
How was your experience doing SO-IUI? Did you do it at private clinic? I’m also worried about the finances
Might switch to kkh if we decide on ivf..
The whole process was really awesome and problem free. I did it at Raffles Hospital under Dr Koh. He is very gentle. I am situated in the US and switched gynae so the beginning had a little process complication.
Day 1 - First day of menses
Day 2 to Day 6 - Took 2.5mg Letrozole daily (Dr Koh said if I had consulted him, he might have me take 5mg instead).
Day 7 - Did HSG - no pain or feeling at all. No blockage. Dr Koh did pelvic scan and found that lining and follicles (2 in right and 3 in left) not responding well to Letrozole. He said I could still monitor naturally or do SO-IUI but later decided on SO-IUI. Was prescribed with 75IU Puregon that I need to inject every night from Day 7 to Day 10 (see doc on Day 11). Made a dumb ass mistake by forgetting to remove needle cap so I wasted 1 dose but as I was given 400IU cartridge so I still managed to jab myself 4 times. The first jab was scary as I’ve always been afraid of pain and needles. Side effects: Very very bad headache, throbbing headache. I was also sick too but didn’t dare to take any medications.
Day 11 - Went back for the scan and there was 1 dominant follicle in the right ovary and a near dominant follicle also in the right ovary. Left ovary did not grow much. Hubby’s results came back as reasonable (Sperm Count ok, Motility considered average and Morphology 3). Dr Koh gave him amino acids. He told me to also jab whatever Puregon I have (approx. 50IU).
Day 12 - Monitor ovulation and told to email Dr Koh immediately if there was a LH surge otherwise will proceed with trigger shot on Day 13.
Day 13 - Took trigger jab early morning.
Day 14 - Dr Koh came back specially on Xmas eve to do the IUI procedure. It was very fast and no pain or discomfort (like paps smear), bladder had to be full. Total washed sperm was 5.7 million with 98% motility and morphology 3, not extremely high since they only use the best swimmers. However, we only need 1 sperm out of that 5.7 million so I’m keeping my fingers crossed. After the procedure, I was resting in supine wide V position. I went to pee after resting cuz cannot tahan. From trigger jab to IUI, it was at the 26th hour. He told us to BD at night, next morning and night to increase chances. We did not cuz tired, only BD on Day 15 morning. I was prescribed with progesterone and to start taking 2 days later.
Today is post day 8 IUI, keeping my fingers crossed and trying my best not to think so much and not to test myself. I take chicken essence that has no herbs daily and some red bean soup (just the soup). I have headaches, bloated belly and feel lethargic easily. I was also having hot flashes these few days which I’m guessing it’s due to the heaty stuff I’m taking (chicken essence and red bean water). I’ll be seeing Dr Koh post day 15 and doing the HCG blood test as I will be flying off back to the US on Day 16.
Prior to IUI, my diet changed to include more whole and organic food, more greens, only wild caught fish as farmed fish has high mercury, cut out dairy, more sprouted seeds and grains, cut out chemicals, drank reversed osmosis water (installed a filter) and I take an organic vegan liquid multivitamin too (hate swallowing pills). All these were recommended by my Naturopathic doctor (also a MD). I seeked help from her due to my PCOS and insulin issue. Doctors in the US then said my body was not ready to conceive due to high environmental toxins that even IUI or IVF won’t have high success rates. Singapore don’t have extremely advanced technologies so doctors will just tell you that your body is stressed which is too generic. However, stress does not come only from work, the majority is actually environment related. My husband is more stubborn so he only changed minimally. However, he was willing to take some vitamins so I guess it’s better than nothing. FYI, my PCOS improved as a result of these changes.
However, I’m a pretty realistic person so I’m also finding out about IVF. I feel that after this IUI, I am more prepared. The reason on why I want to rush to IVF is also because of age. I am turning 32 and hubby will be 41 in 2020 (this means that my hubby will be in 60s when our kid reaches 20). If I was to do IVF, I would rest for a few months before doing it. I’m gonna switch hubby’s vitamins (currently takes B Complex, Zinc and Vit C). I found a formula in the US which appears to be pretty effective (contains what he takes above with additional minerals and vitamins), approximately 37 usd for a month’s supply. Many guys took it for at least 1-2 months before seeing results.
PS: Both vitamins given the green light, happy to share the brands.
