This is a general guide that will take you through what to expect during your upcoming treatment cycle. Please note that your personalized treatment cycle and timeline will depend on how your body responds throughout your cycle. According to your protocol, your treatment cycle will take approximately 3-4 weeks. Please note that monitoring appointments will be scheduled between 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. during your treatment cycle. This ensures that there is enough time to process your tests within our lab so that your doctor can review your test results and provide you with same-day instructions.
1) Reporting Your Day 1
Your Day 1 is considered the first day of full flow (not spotting) of your period. When you are ready to report your Day 1, please email the Day 1 Team at day1@triofertility.com with the following information:
- Your Full Name (as it appears on your Health Card)
- Your Date of Birth
- The Date of Your Day 1
- Your TRIO Physician
- Treatment Type (Intrauterine Insemination)
- Your Monitoring Location (Downtown, Thornhill, North York)
- Any days you will be unavailable to come to the clinic
Please note: TRIO requires all patients and applicable partners to have up-to-date infectious diseases bloodwork on file in order to proceed with treatment. Up-to-date means within one year, except for patients using a donor or gestational carrier. For these patients, please confirm with the Third Party Coordinator.
2) Receiving Your Initial Appointment Details
Within 48 hours of reporting your Day 1, you will receive an email from the Day 1 Team which will include your:
- Appointment Details for Initial Tests on Day 2-5 of your cycle
- App Instructions
- Electronic Consent Form Instructions
Please Note: Consent forms must be completed and returned to TRIO prior to your initial appointment in order for your cycle to proceed.
3) Attending Your Initial Appointment
When you arrive at TRIO for your scheduled appointment time, you will sign in for bloodwork, a full bladder transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound, and to speak with your nurse.
After your appointment, please visit the pharmacy to pick up your medication.
Please check your iMineIVF app after 3:30 pm on the day of your appointment, as it will be updated with instructions for taking medication (if required) and when to return to the clinic for further monitoring.
4) Monitoring
You will be instructed to return to the clinic between 4-6 times for bloodwork and transvaginal ultrasounds. Please sign up to see your nurse after your appointment if you have any questions.
5) Taking Trigger Medication
Just before ovulation, you will be instructed to take your trigger medication and will be advised of your IUI appointment time.
You will also receive detailed instructions about your upcoming IUI procedure at this time.
6) Collecting the Sperm Sample
If you are using a fresh sperm sample, it will need to be produced on the morning of your IUI. If you live within 90 minutes of TRIO, you may produce your sperm sample at home and bring it to the clinic on the day of retrieval. If you live more than 90 minutes away, or prefer not to produce the sample at home, a private collection room will be available for you at the clinic to produce your sample.
If you are using a frozen sperm sample, you must complete the Lab Authorization form and email it to the Andrology Lab at andrology@triofertility.com by 9:00 am on the day of your IUI. The Day 1 Team will provide you with this form when you report your Day 1. Your sample cannot be thawed without receipt of this form.
7) Intrauterine Insemination Day
Your IUI will take place in one of the exam rooms at TRIO. After your IUI, you will be instructed to take post-ovulatory medication (if ordered by your TRIO physician).
If you are doing a double IUI, you will return to the clinic the following day for a second IUI procedure.
8) Next Steps
Your pregnancy blood test will be scheduled at TRIO about 2 weeks after your IUI. Your nurse will advise you on your next steps following the results of your pregnancy test.
Example IUI Treatment Cycle
Please note that this calendar is intended for example purposes only. Your personalized treatment cycle and timeline will depend on how your body responds throughout your cycle.
| Day | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| January 1 | Report Day 1 to Day 1 Team Engaged MD Videos Watched |
| January 2 | Receive Appointment Details & Consent Forms from Day 1 Team Consent Forms Completed |
| January 3 | Initial Appointment Pick Up Medication Start Medication |
| January 10 | Return to Clinic |
| January 11 | Return to Clinic |
| January 12 | Return to Clinic |
| January 13 | Return to Clinic Trigger |
| January 14 | Sperm Sample Produced or Thawed IUI |
| January 16 | Start Post-ovulatory Medication (if ordered) |
| January 30 | Pregnancy Blood Test |
Example IUI Treatment Cycle
Please note that this calendar is intended for example purposes only. Your personalized treatment cycle and timeline will depend on how your body responds throughout your cycle.
| Day | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| January 1 | Report Day 1 to Day 1 Team Engaged MD Videos Watched |
| January 2 | Receive Appointment Details & Consent Forms from Day 1 Team Consent Forms Completed |
| January 3 | Initial Appointment Pick Up Medication Start Medication |
| January 10 | Return to Clinic |
| January 11 | Return to Clinic |
| January 12 | Return to Clinic |
| January 13 | Return to Clinic Trigger |
| January 14 | Sperm Sample Produced or Thawed IUI #1 |
| January 15 | Sperm Sample Produced or Thawed IUI #2 |
| January 16 | Start Post-ovulatory Medication (if ordered) |
| January 30 | Pregnancy Blood Test |