Just need some help - Infertility Message Board

mommy4raegan · 08-28-2006, 01:01 PM

Hi there,

I am new at this....I am actually posting for my sister. She is 31 and husband is 32 and have been ttc for 2 years with no luck. They have no detectable problems. She is regular, ovulates, and he is also fine. So it has been a long road of not knowing.

She had her first IUI last Sunday (8/20) after clomid and a HCG trigger shot. She had the second IUI on Monday. Today she had her progestorone levels checked and it was 14? What does that mean? She has had a few headaches, some white CM and cramps?

Can anyone help my little sis?

ASPROUSEY05 · 08-28-2006, 02:51 PM

i never had an iui, (went straight to ivf) but what do u mean she had an iui 8/20 and then another one.. why would she have 2 iuis in one month?? she should have one right before she ovulates, then wait 2 weeks to see if she is pregnant, right?? am i getting this wrong?? i think ur post confused me, and even tho there is not much i can say to help, i will keep my fingers crossed for her and her dh!!!

jac116 · 08-28-2006, 03:28 PM

I'm going through a very similiar situation myself. A level over 5 for progesterone usually indicates that ovulation took place. After my recent IUI, I had cramps as well (no headache, but I hear some people do). My progesterone was 11.3 last month, then I started taking progesterone supplelements & now it's 43.7. My DH has always said our issue was with progesterone...it was low in the normal range when I was pregnant with my DS, then I started taking supplements.
Good luck!

mommy4raegan · 08-28-2006, 05:04 PM

With IUI you go 2 days in a row for them to inject. So her first was on Sunday, then again the next day. Then they test her hormone levels 7 days later which was today, and then test for pregnancy 7 days later - so yes she is in the middle of the 2ww. Which is killing us! I say us, because I am hoping, hoping that she gets a BFP!

Anyone out there with a BFP after the first IUI try?

ASPROUSEY05 · 08-28-2006, 05:22 PM

gottya!!! when u said the 20th then monday, i thought u meant a week apart. i have heard of women on this board who got pg with first iui!! it is definitly possible!!! ur sis is lucky to have ya, its great to have family pulling for ya!!! i will be praying for her and dh, and hopefully the soon to be aunt