Straight to IUI?

Question

Hi Everyone,
We had an appointment today with a RE. She said we fall into the unknown infertility category and wants to go straight to IUI. We haven't even tried any infertility drugs like Clomid. I'm just curious if this is normal or if I should get a 2nd opinion? It seems like a big step considering we've only been trying a year and are less than 35 with a good egg supply and sperm count. I have no known conditions other than I usually start spotting around 9-10 dpo. RE seemed to just brush that off. I appreciate any opinions anyone might have!

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IUI isn't bad and helps to get the sperm to the right place.  I say go for it.

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I did IUI and trigger without stims and I was already ovulating on my own and was pregnant first cycle. I did end up miscarrying, but it can work. My hubby has a high sperm count too. We had been trying for a year with one miscarriage in there when it happened.

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We just started our first IUI cycle yesterday after a year of trying. We are both in out early/mid 20s and have not tried just fertility drugs as our issues are male factor.

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We didn't try anything before going straight to IUI. but our issue is mostly male factor so I knew I was ovulating and didn't need clomid.  we did use clomid on the IUI cycle though.

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Does your RE want to do IUI with clomid/letrozole and trigger? Or injectables? Honestly, IUI isn't so bad and gives you better odds than just clomid or letrozole.   For unexplained, if you know you are already ovulating, just doing clomid/letrozole probably won't have a dramatic effect. If it was me, I'd go for the IUI. Of course, I'm probably a bit biased towards being aggressive earlier on. I wasn't and now I regret it. Best of luck whatever you decide!

Straight to IUI?

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