Jun
06
- The IUI Cycle
As of writing this post, I am on my 2nd Day of needles. Basically what happens (for those of you unfamiliar with the process) is that you follow your natural cycle from CD1 until CD5 where you begin to control the cycle through meds. Self injecting Estrogen etc until Ovulation time. Blood tests & ultrasound along the way tell the story of how close we can get to pinpointing the perfect Fertilisation time. Then 1 last injection needle called the Trigger is done at home. The very next day we do the insemmination procedure, some follow up injections, then we play the waiting game for 2 weeks.
I am utterly impressed that the self-injection needle is completely painless! This makes it easy to do considering most of us hate needles! So basically it is all about preparation then waiting.
It is amazing how todays science & technology helps with assisted pregnancies. What I find even more truly amazing is how complex the whole Conception process actually is!
Here is a video showing an animation of the procedure. Enjoy.
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