Ramification of hcg trigger

So my second line is gone.  The ramifications of hcg trigger.  I've been secretly peeing on stick since the iui, so I could watch it fade and know exactly when a positive would be a positive (shhhhh- don't tell my mom; I told her I wasn't obsessing).  Haha look who I have fooled.  Seriously, hoping this second line comes back.

Should IF be covered by insurance?

This is the question that Resolve posted today on Facebook.  Of course it should be covered! 

One hoebag who probably got pregnant while drunk and smoked the whole pregnancy said, "No it should not be covered because it is not essential or affects quality of life." WTF!  She must not be going through IF, because I can guarantee you it has affected my quality life.  Mental health is usually covered, so why not infertility. 

It is because of infertility I cry when I see a damn pampers commercial or a "thanks mom" olympic commercial.  It is because of infertility, I constantly am peeing on some form of a stick.  I am semi delusional of symptoms by reading into every little stomach twinge.  It is because of IF I miss work and go to the doctors so that maybe just maybe this treatment might work.  It is becaue of IF that I count pregnant women at Walmart (yes on average it is 4, but has been as high as 13).  It is because of IF that I feel super emotional about some child or infant that is beaten or killed by a parent.  It is because of IF that I feel the rage through my veins when I see or hear someone say something so stupid about IF. 

Paying over 1000 dollars a month doesn't affect a person's quality of living?  Do you realize if I want to be permanently sterilized, that is covered.  Birth control is covered.  Essentially, you have the choice to have sex.  If you don't want a child that bad, don't have sex, but what if you want a child and have all the damn sex in the world but it isn't materializing?  We live in a backwards world!

Hopefully this is a good sign (I know I'm a dork)

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Question: Will I get pregnant this cycle?

2nd IUI

Our second IUI was a lot better than I expected.  Perhaps, B’s disgusted attitude about the magazine with the stuck pages resulted in the first one.  Our doctor was very optimistic.  Unfortunately, for male factor infertility they said usually they try three successfully timed iui’s before recommending IVF.  Since the Femara is successful in helping me ovulate better, we will stick with this medication.  I am praying that our IUI works!  Here is a look at our numbers:

	Pre Wash Sperm	Post Wash Sperm	Averages for prewash only
Sperm Density	24.7 million	6.6 million	20 million
Volume	1.2 ml	.7 ml	2 ml
Total Sperm Count	30 million	4.6 million	40 million
Total Motile Sperm	11 million	3 million	20 million
% motility	36%	66%	50%

Where we have been

In regards to my last post, I figured I should post what our sperm numbers looked like a year ago- a year exactly once I see the date!

On Agusut 22, 2011 after three days of abstinence:

	Then after 3 days of Abstinence	Now after 1 day of Abstinence
Sperm Concentration	53 million	28.3 million
Motility	42%	35%
Total Sperm Count	79.5 million	34 million
Total Motile Sperm	33.4 million	12 million

I'd like to belief this is an improvement, because it was three days of Abstinence to get the original numbers and only 1 day to get the numbers from today.  I just wished it was like it was in May.  I know sperm quality goes down in the summer.  His sperm concentration was 56 million; 73% motile; motile sperm count was 81.8 million and total count was 112 million.  I keep telling myself it just takes one.

IUI

We went in for our IUI.  The doctor wants us to come in tomorrow.  Our sperm count was not all that and a bag of chips; in fact it was probably more along the lines of half a bag of chips and owing a dollar.    Below is our original sperm count, our info as a wash, which is typically smaller, and normal values of a normal ejaculation.

	Our Sperm	Sperm Wash (what was inserted)	Normal Values
Total Sperm Count	34 million	5.2 million	40 million
Total Motile Sperm	12 million	2.3 million	20 million
% of Progressive Motility	35%	44 %	50% or more

Granted that is a vast improvement from our prior IUI which honestly probably should have been cancelled, as it was only 3 million sperm count and 1.4 million motile with a wash of .44 million sperm count and .2 million motile sperm.

It still just sucks and has made for a very emotional day.

Temp spike- hoping it's hcg trigger

Hopefully, I am not too late with the IUI.  I'm hoping my temperature spiked because of the HCG trigger and not the fct that I ovulated.