WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2000: Re: Sperm motility/IUI

Re: Sperm motility/IUI

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 22:10:48 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Ginger wrote: >
>At Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Ginger wrote:
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>>My husband and I are currently trying to have a baby. I have been
>>taking 100mg. of clomid day 4-8 and 2 amps of Fertinex on day 8 and 9.
>>On day ten, I had a follical that messaged 22 and recieved an HCG shot
>>at 3:30 that afternoon. On day 12, I had my IUI at 8:00am. We had a
>>sperm count of 33 million with 40% sperm motility. I am on Day 17 now
>>and have been having a bit of cramping. I have read that you have to
>>have at lease 60% motitly in order to get pregnant. Do I have a chance
>>this month?

with IUI you up the odds by depositing hte sperm closer to the egg, so a lower motiltiy (or count) is not as detrimetnal

Why do I only produce one follical, should I been producing >>more with the amount of medication?

not necessarily -- you're on what is called a minimal stimulation cycle.

Any suggestions that I may tell my >>RE? Thankyou in advance. Ginger Dawn
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>>Ginger
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>I forgot to add that this is my 5 IUI and 2 one with fertinex....Ginger

You are doing hte right thing by working with an RE -- the next step may be straight fertinex (worked for me -- I have a 19 month old REpronex/IUI daughter!) >
>--
>Ginger
>

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. LAke Tahoe, CA

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