r/InitoFertility

My husband (34M) and I (31F) have been TTC on and off since February last year. We actively tried for about 5 months, conceived, and unfortunately miscarried at 7–8 weeks in September.
We tried again in October and November without success, then took a break from December through April due to some health concerns. We started trying again in May and have now had 4 unsuccessful cycles. The first 2 cycles, we were mainly following the Flo app. For the most recent 2 cycles, I’ve been tracking much more closely with Inito, inexpensive OPKs, and BBT. I’ve seen my LH surge, confirmed ovulation, a PDG rise that stays elevated, and the expected BBT shift.
I recently saw an OB-GYN in Indiana who said that since I’ve conceived before and haven’t been consistently trying for a full year, I can continue trying naturally. She also gave me the option of Letrozole/Clomid whenever I feel ready.
However, I’d really like to have some basic fertility testing done before continuing to try blindly—especially hormones, ovarian reserve, uterus, and whether my fallopian tubes are open (HSG/HyCoSy). I’d also like my husband to have a semen analysis.
Would you recommend seeing an OB-GYN or going directly to a reproductive endocrinologist/fertility clinic for this?
Also, for those in Indiana/US, how did you manage the cost if your insurance doesn’t cover fertility clinics? Are there affordable options or insurance plans that cover diagnostic testing?
Every month has become emotionally and physically exhausting, so I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been through something similar.

11DPIUI and test came negative

Okay so my IUI was done on 8/8 and I am on oral progrestrone as well twice a day. Today is my 11dpiui and the morning test came out negative. I should have known that I am a true overthinker yet I took an early test.

But I heard somewhere that progrestrone sometimes creates false negative too. Any suggestions or same stories will be encouraging at this point. Thanks.

My last LMP was 7/2 but I know I ovulated on 7/19 or 7/20 (per Inito fertility tracking device), how far along would I be? I have my first appt 8/21 and terrified I won’t see anything yet.

Hi everyone! I’m a small business owner and I recently launched my business, High Priestess Readings.
I create handmade fertility, manifestation, and pregnancy-themed bracelets, along with spiritual products for people on their TTC journey.
I’d love some honest feedback from other small business owners.

On days 4-5 of the oral progesterone, Inito told me I had an LH surge and peak fertility, days 5-6 it says it was waiting for a "PdG rise" to confirm ovulation. My estradiol went from 66 to 36 to 80 and my LH went from 1.95 to 6.58 to 3.27. My PdG went from 3.53 to 2.69 to 3.67.

I guess the reason why I'm confused is because doesn't oral progesterone suppress LH secretions? Why would mine be going up days 4-5?

As previously mentioned, I haven't had a period in over a year due to hypothalamic amenorrhea from underfueling/overtraining. I've scaled back tremendously on exercising and am fueling before/during/after and every 3 hours otherwise. I gained about 20 lbs to get here. However, I'm cautious to assume I'm actually ovulating. This is the highest my estradiol has been since I started testing about a month ago. The bar is low, I know lol.

Hi all,

I had a chemical pregnancy back in march and two months after that my cycle was all over the place. I think my cycle has normalized now but I wasnt getting pregnant. So to dig deeper into the puzzle of hormone I decided to give Inito a chance. Today was my first test on CD 6 hormones were present but more like a baseline test on the first day.

I have one questions

Do I need to test everyday until ovulation?

Thanks