Clinic washes for free, so ICI vial or IUI?

Livvy

Hi all-

My wife and I purchased 2 ICI vials and the advice of a CC employee who said if our clinic will wash for free, why buy the more expensive vial?

Problem is, after my clinic washed the 1st ICI vial, the total no. of motile sperm was 4.5 million--that is fewer than the 5 million MINIMUM generally necessary for an IUI to work. But the 12 million guarantee on the ICI vial is only applicable to is PREWASH. So we don't get our money back...

On the other hand, had we bought the IUI vial, which was already washed and guaranteed to yield at least 10 million sperm, I suppose we could've asked our clinic to not wash. And maybe they have to wash it a 2nd time, but at least you get our money back should that number dip below 10 million.

Here is my question: we have this second ICI vial from our donor to try in February. Think we should try to do a home insemination, which is less effective but we might hold on to more of the sperm? Or have them was the vial again and pray the number doesn't go below 5 mill?

Thanks guys and baby dust to all you ladies,

<3 Livvy

Elliejo

Livvy I am frustrated for you. I have no words of wisdom in relation to home or the clinic. It may be fun to have sex with your wife and then inseminate as part of that process. I do hear orgasms make it stick. It may just be a fun change up to the medicalization of getting us pregnant that we get to go through.

prbs2002

I was thinking the same as Cari, We have some IUI vials left but I wondered if it might be worth doing one IUI at the clinic plus an ICI at home, then if it works we could tell ourselves it was the at home one that did it!! I'd like to try at home as I feel like this whole thing is depressingly medical (even without medication!)

prbs2002

Sorry, I mean getting one ICI for use at home, I wouldn't do an IUI at home, too scary for me!

Livvy

Thanks guys, I just saw your responses! I guess we'll see if my doctor has any pearls of wisdom...if we can stop playing phone tag!
-Livvy

Elliejo

Livvy, what did you decide?