Meticulous timing is key to the success of IUI. The procedure occurs roughly in the middle of your cycle, when you ovulate. Otherwise, a provider will test for ovulation and time the procedure accordingly. After IUI, you should feel fine. The procedure is not dangerous and under most circumstances will not require sedation. This means you can drive yourself home and return to your usual activities right away.
This ensures that, if the implantation is successful, the pregnancy gets the best possible start. Talk to your doctor about any medications you take, especially prescription drugs that can affect pregnancy.
Additionally, do the following:. A vacation, a new hobby, fun dates, and meaningful activities can help distract you. Some women experience spotting immediately after an IUI procedure. This is due to irritation of the delicate tissue of the cervix and vagina, and is not implantation bleeding.
Implantation bleeding occurs later, usually days after the procedure, when the egg implants in the wall of the uterus. By about three days, any initial spotting will have stopped. If you are still bleeding, experience cramping, or are in pain, contact your doctor. Because it is impossible to be pregnant this early in the process, you will not have any pregnancy symptoms. Consider keeping a list of any symptoms you experience during the first dew days.
At the six day mark, you may be approaching implantation. Implantation typically occurs about a week after the IUI procedure, so now is the time to begin monitoring for signs of implantation. If you notice some light spotting, this could be implantation bleeding. Some women also experience cramping at implantation. However, most women do not experience implantation bleeding, and do not have any symptoms this early.
Moreover, some women experience implantation much later -- at 11 or 12 days after IUI. Implantation Bleeding — This type of bleeding may seem like the spotting that happens right before your periods. The bleeding that happens two weeks after the IUI procedure, is a natural consequence of the embryo implanting itself to the uterus wall. In some women this implantation bleeding may not happen whereas in others this can also happen after six to twelve days of conception.
Slight cramping can accompany the bleeding. Menstrual Delay — Similar to a normal pregnancy happening the hormonal changes in the body can lead to a delay in menstruation.
Once this is noticed it is best to loop the doctor in. Intrauterine insemination IUI is a non-surgical fertility treatment in which sperm is washed and mixed with a sterile medium and placed directly into the uterus. This is done by inserting a small, soft catheter through the cervix around the time of ovulation.
By placing the sperm directly in the uterus, it is hoped that sperm will more be able to easily reach the fallopian tube and fertilize the released egg. Although the IUI procedure is non-surgical, bleeding is a normal side effect and may occur after treatment.
Not all women will experience bleeding but those who do should only experience light spotting. When spotting occurs after IUI, it generally happens immediately after treatment. Medline Plus.
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