What to do. Where to go.

Call on the day you note your LH surge with the ovulation prediction test.  If your test is positive on a morning test, come in that morning for insemination.  If your test is positive on an afternoon or evening test, plan on insemination the following morning.

Repeat inseminations are recommended every 24-48 hours until the basal temperature rises.  Inseminations are available every morning.

Scheduling:

Weekday Inseminations: Contact the Reproductive Testing Laboratory, 319-384-8352, to schedule your intrauterine insemination. You may call at anytime. Calls received during Non-business hours will be transferred to voicemail. Please see voice message instructions below.

Weekend Inseminations: Patients scheduling a weekend insemination must call 319-384-8352 and leave a message before 6:30 a.m. on the day of your weekend insemination. If you do not call before 6:30 a.m., a technologist will not be available to process your sample and you will not be able to proceed with your insemination. Advanced notice of a possible weekend insemination is always appreciated.

When leaving a message to schedule an insemination, please include the following information in your message:

• Spell your first and last name
• Spell your partner's first and last name
• Indicate the insemination type (partner or donor)
• If scheduling a weekday insemination, indicate time of arrival. (See weekday report times below.)
• Please leave a phone number so we can contact you

Report times:

Weekdays: Weekday inseminations are typically scheduled during the morning. Afternoon inseminations must be approved by the laboratory and clinic staff. A laboratory or clinic staff member will contact you to confirm your afternoon appointment time.

Patients planning on a morning insemination should arrive at the Reproductive Testing Laboratory at the following times:

1. Insemination with Partner's sperm: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sample processing will be complete approximately 90 minutes after the semen sample is delivered to the laboratory.
2. Insemination with Donor sperm: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sample processing will be completed approximately 30 minutes after the female recipient reports to the laboratory.

Weekends and official University Holidays (see below): All patients should arrive at the Reproductive Testing Laboratory at 8 a.m. unless instructed otherwise.

University of Iowa Holidays for 2008 that IUI and TID insemination services will be offered:

• Martin Luther King Day – January 21, 2008
• July 4, 2008
• Labor Day - September 1, 2008
• Thanksgiving - November 27 & 28, 2008

IUI and TID insemination services will not be available during the following dates:

• New Year's Day – January 1, 2008
• Memorial Day Weekend – May 24-26, 2008
• Christmas – December 25 - 28, 2008
• New Year's Day - January 1, 2009
• January 3 and 4th, 2009

Directions to the Reproductive Testing Laboratory:

• Park in Ramp 4 and use the skywalk on Level 2 to reach the Pomerantz Family Pavilion
• Follow the signs to the Pomerantz Family Pavilion and Elevator L. Walk past the Skywalk Corner Café. The first elevator to the left is Elevator L.
• When you exit the elevator turn right. The Center for Advanced Reproductive Care waiting area will be directly in front of you (Room 40015). If no one is present, pick up the phone to the left of the window and press the “1” button (Lab). This will notify the lab that you are here for your appointment.