Iui 12 Hours Before Ovulation
They didn t think it was worth doing a 2nd iui the next day but didn t seem fazed at all by doing it after o.
Iui 12 hours before ovulation. In general referring to the first day of a woman s period as day 1 iui is performed between day 12 and day 16 of the monthly cycle. Current research indicates that washed sperm can live 24 72 hours. We figure our iui was at least 12 hours after ovulation. Follicles looked collapsed already when they checked by ultrasound the morning after the surge so they did the iui on the spot.
All patients were instructed to have intercourse when the dominant follicle reached a diameter of approximately 16 mm and 12 hours after insemination. Preferably 12 and there is. The iui procedure will then be performed around the time of ovulation typically about 24 36 hours after the surge in lh hormone that indicates ovulation will occur soon. 66 4 underwent iui 36 hours after hcg administration.
Note that once an egg is released it remains viable for only 24 hours. I was given the pregnancy hormone hcg which helps follicles mature and ensures that ovulation occurs within 36 hours. You should get a positive result on an opk a day or two before that on day 16 or 17. However it does lose potency after 24 hours.
Iui procedures that are based on the body s natural lh surge should be scheduled between 24 to 36 hours following ovulation. Doctors administer this hormone to help time insemination they want sperm to be waiting for the mature egg an egg survives for only 12 to 24 hours post ovulation while sperm can live in the fallopian tubes for days. 33 6 underwent iui 24 hours after hcg administration. Surprisingly the researchers discovered a higher pregnancy rate in cycles where the shot was given after the iui 19 6 percent instead of 24 to 32 hours before the procedure 10 9 percent.
Another issue with iui is that the sperm can keep on swimming beyond the fallopian tube so the ideal window is really within 6 12 hours of the egg being released with a larger margin before ovulation than after since the egg s. Group 2 n 75.