Hellobee Boards Topic: If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:58:46 +0000 justdarling on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1182082 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:06:28 +0000 justdarling 1182082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bluestriped bee: It seems like we do have similar paths through all of this! Hopefully the IUI works for you! BSB on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1182041 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:52:08 +0000 BSB 1182041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @justdarling: I'm, seriously, beginning to think you are my IF twin. marionberry on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1168263 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:23:52 +0000 marionberry 1168263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only had one iui but I only remember having blood drawn on cd3 and then for betas. I'm not sure there was any more but it's been almost a year so I forget. Candy_nee on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1168249 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:20:57 +0000 Candy_nee 1168249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was on injectables (Menopur) and every time I had an appointment for monitoring, I had blood drawn. It checked my progesterone. Or may Estrogen. Either way there was bloodwork every time. mrswin on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1168214 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:12:18 +0000 mrswin 1168214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My IUI cycles I was on Femara and I had b/w at every appointment, CD 3, then usually again for each of my monitoring checks then the day of trigger and a beta 2 weeks later. I am in Canada which may make a difference but if we hadn't been monitoring my b/w and just relied on OPK's I likely would have missed my surge for the second IUI since I ended up surging on CD 9 justdarling on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1166845 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:22:05 +0000 justdarling 1166845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did a few IUI cycles. The first few I was on Femara and the last one I was on daily injectibles. I never had blood drawn during my cycles. I had the initial blood work - CD3 - done once, but that was it. I was monitored with ultra sounds. During my IVF cycle I had blood drawn every time I went in for a ultra sound. KT326 on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1166253 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:29:18 +0000 KT326 1166253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was on Follistim (injectible) and had blood drawn almost every visit. I was a slow responder and stimmed for 3 weeks. The first week I went in twice, after that I was in every other day. Sometimes I would have 2 days between appointments but I had a lot of blood work done to check my estrogen levels so they could adjust my dosage accordingly. When I was on Clomid or Femara I only had blood work done to see if I ovulated. But that was also with a different RE office so I don't know if the protocol would have been different with my current office. dagret on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1166218 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:21:15 +0000 dagret 1166218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I voted other - i was in an IUI study, and i *think* i was on femara with an HCG trigger shot. I got blood taken every time I went to the office - the beginning of my cycle, a week after that, 2-3 times the week of ovulation and at the end of my cycle. It was a LOT of blood draws. ShootingStar on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1166120 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:40:16 +0000 ShootingStar 1166120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, bloodwork and ultrasound at every visit. Typically visits were CD3, CD13 and then intermittently until I was ready for ovulation. Depending on how long it took my eggs, it was much as 5 times in a cycle. They check your E2 (estradiol) to see if your eggs are still maturing and growing, or if you're done. I did Clomid only cycles, Femara only cycles, and Femara + Gonal-F (injectable) but I didn't inject every day. ETA: this was with timed intercourse. If I had done an IUI cycle, it would have been WAY more monitoring. They also just charge a flat fee for that cycle, not for individual visits. Tidybee on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1166115 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:38:01 +0000 Tidybee 1166115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i was only on clomid but my RE never took blood. I got pregnant after 2 cycles with Clomid after seeing the RE. Well - they did take blood once I got my BFP to check my HCG. sweetooth on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1166110 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:36:55 +0000 sweetooth 1166110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was monitored with bloodwork and ultrasounds for every IUI cycle. The first 2 were with Clomid/HCG and the 3rd was with the injectible Bravelle/HCG. Bloodwork on day 3, and bloodwork every time I went in for monitoring. The final IUI that worked, I probably had bloodwork drawn a total of 5 times. I'm with @TheReelDeal that my RE was looking at the LH and Estrogen. And using that information to adjust my meds. I think it is what helped us fine tune the process. I don't think the ultrasound alone would have been enough to go on. mrsmate on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1166101 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:32:57 +0000 mrsmate 1166101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was on daily injectables (gonal f) and had b/w pretty much ever other day starting cd2-3 until trigger shot. Not fun! jmarionsmith on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1165258 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:13:46 +0000 jmarionsmith 1165258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i'm not sure what you mean by daily injectables, but i took a combo of clomid (day 3-8) and injectables (day 8-11) plus a trigger shot with my iui cycles. i never had b/w done except when i first starting seeing the RE. i had 3 iui cycles and during the actual cycles b/w was not drawn. i was monitored via ultrasounds. TheReelDeal on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1165234 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:06:08 +0000 TheReelDeal 1165234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I voted other, I was on clomid and HCG trigger each cycle, but I got b/w done every time I went into the office. So when I started the clomid there was a blood draw, when I came back a couple of days after my last clomid pill, I had a blood draw and ultrasound, if no mature follies, I would come back in two days and have a blood draw and ultrasound. Then of course after ovulation there was another blood draw to see progesterone and estrogen and then a beta for pregnancy. Whew!! I believe my RE was looking for LH and Estrogen before ovulation. FaithFertility on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1165008 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 01:56:39 +0000 FaithFertility 1165008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I get b/w done cycle day 3 with an u/s then again CD 12 when they check for mature eggs, I would insist on it this day as they check your estrogen level to ensure your eggs are mature, and again 1 week after am IUI to make sure progestrone is in your system to ensure a viable pregnancy! Good luck, I am also only on clomid, when I was on injectables daily I did b/w and u/s every 2 days! BSB on "If you had an IUI, did you get blood drawn at some point during your cycle?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-iui-did-you-get-blood-drawn-at-some-point-during-your-cycle#post-1164994 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 00:58:51 +0000 BSB 1164994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My RE (and clinic?) only does blood draws once every 6 month. I've seen many of you mention you've gotten b/w once a cycle or up to 3x a cycle. I can have more b/w but I would have to pay at least $100. Also, please mention if you were on daily injectables. I'm only on oral meds (femera). I do trigger with HCG but I'm not going to count that as a daily injectable. I think I read that for injectables, b/w is needed to check dosage. This is a spin-off based on my recent RE appt where I asked if I could get more b/w done during my cycle. <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-1017/page/2#post-1164967" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-check-in-1017/page/2#post-1164967</a>