EFFECTIVENESS OF IUI

Posted By SARAH on April 05, 1999 at 14:05:40:







I have had two miscarriages and one ectopic in which I lost my left tube.  I have been trying to conceive again for over a year.  My RE has placed me on clomid and has discussed IUI if three cycles of clomid is not successful.  My questions are:  Will an IUI be less successful in women who only have one clear tube?  Mainly, is it true that a woman only ovulate on one side in a given month?  Will clomid increase the chances of ovulating on the side where the good tube is? I was told that you can ovulate on the side where there is no tube but still conceive because the other tube can pick eggs from the opposite side.  Is this true? In someone with just one tube, are the success rate higher in IUI or IVF?  Thank you so much for your time.