IVF/IUI

Just learned that it could take up to 6 months to start IUI. I was hoping 2 months! All my blood tests are clear but they come from my doctor, not the clinic. It's the blood tests that seem to take so long. To be honest, I don't care if the clinic make money through new blood tests, I just want to fastrack everything as at 42, i don't have time on my side. Any advice how to do this?

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Where are you based? Is this going privately?

@Amy in the UK. Am paying privately.

I’m in the US and they started IUI immediately upon verifying our reproductive issues. Which from 1st appointment to IUI sperm insertion was 3 months. And when we tried for our second they were willing to start whenever I was ready. Maybe you need a new clinic? Although I must say to even get an appointment at that clinic was a 2 month wait.

That’s a bit bizarre. The private fertility clinic I used did bloods and they came back the same day. They also wanted to start IVF a month after I had the initial consultation. I’d look into another clinic to be honest.

@Naomi seems obvious now you're saying it, but for some reason when they said 6 months, I assumed it would be the same at other places. Will research further

@Amy thanks Amy. That's cheered me up

We went through a private clinic and as above, blood tests generally come back on the same day. We had our initial consultation in January and I wanted to have our first cycle done before we went on holiday (March time) )which we were able to do. It seems really odd you have to wait 2 months just for blood work. By July I was on our second round and pregnant. I wonder if it’s more lack of staff being able to discuss the results with you? Maybe look into another clinic.

@Amy thanks for this. I can ask more pointed questions with this.

@Amy Update - up to 6 months is when your partner's or donor's sperm is used as it has to be quarantined. It's less time if it's their already checked sperm

@Naomi Update - up to 6 months is when your partner's or donor's sperm is used as it has to be quarantined. It's less time if it's their already checked sperm

This isn’t what my clinic told me 🤔

And sorry what do you mean it has to be quarantined? - this is only for donor sperm.

I’ve never heard of that before. Maybe for IVF? For IUI they use fresh sperm straight from the husband and insert it in you a few hours after he provides the sample. At least in the US it is.

@Naomi it’s the same for IVF in the UK. Are you using a donor sperm Incognito?

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