IUI Success - Clomid vs. Injections

[RedSands]

I would like to see how many people have had success with IUI and Clomid vs. IUI and injections.

[Sweedie]

Injectibles for me. But that was most likely more of an egg quality issue than anything else. Though I did produce 2-4 follies with injectibles and only 1 per Clomid cycle.

[wantsababy2]

I am unexplained but have age factor.

I did 3 cycles of Clomid + IUI, all BFN. I watched my cm dry up and endometrium get thinner and thinner. And still only produced 1 mature follie/cycle.

I switched to injectables, got a BFP second time around. (It turned to **** when betas didn't double, but it was a BFP nevertheless.) I have MUCH better cycles on injectables - good follie numbers (6-8), good lining, good hormone levels.

I will never do Clomid again, and will tell anyone who listens no to do it either.
Injectables are more $$$$$ but well worth it!

[sullihs]

I didn't vote because I didn't know which one to choose. I was a good responder to Clomid (although the side effects stunk). The cycle I got a BFP on, I was taking Clomid days 5-9 and had one good lead follicle with 4 more that were lagging behind. They had me do injectibles day 10 & 11 to help the laggers catch up. I ended up with 4 mature follies the day of the HCG shot and when they checked after my IUI, 3 had released. It resulted in a singleton pregnancy.

[RedSands]

sullihs,

Never heard of both on the same cycle.

I guess my hypothesis is that inj. are better, not just from the number of follies responded, but also egg quality.

I just came back from the RE and there were so many on the left side that they were hard to count because they were on top of eachother.

[LisaN]

I use clomid days 3-7 and then a hcg shot (10,000) two days before the IUI.

RedSands when is your IUI?

Lisa

[RedSands]

Lisa,

I don't know yet. Going in again tomorrow. Looks like we will at least get 4 follies from the injections. Not going back to clomid...didn't really do anything.

[Daviso]

I've only done clomid and got BFNs and produces only 1 or two nice-sized follies each time. I am switching to Femara for 3 months after this cycle and then onto injections before trying IVF. I just had my 2nd IUI yesterday...

[sullihs]

Redsands, My RE had been trying to get me to move onto inj. and I wasn't ready (cost and chance of multiples). We did one IUI with Femara but I only produced one follie. He wanted me to switch back to Clomid since I usually had 2-3 good follies for the 2nd IUI. When I came in for my u/s on day 10, he talked me into doing injections that night and the next to help the other follies catch up to the lead one. I did 3 vials (75iu) of Monogan each night. When I did the trigger on day 12, I had a 20,18,18 & 16. The treatment did sound a little strange to me, but it worked so I guess he knew what he was doing. Wishing you all the best.

[lambchops]

I've had success twice with clomid and IUI. The first was ectopic (there's no explanation) and the second is still brewing.