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Autumn&Ryan
Posts: 157
I was just reading the packaging on my tom catheters and it says "not for human use" but it is sterile. Is this not safe to use for an at home ICI where I would use it to pull the sperm into the syringe???
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I believe the reason it says not for human use it that they were designed for use as urinary catheters in small animals. They are *way* too small for human use as a urinary cath, but they work just fine going into the cervix. And they're definitely okay to use intravaginally.
Thanks so much for the imput!
It really and truly is the catheter most often used even by REs for IUIs so it is perfectly safe. If you google "tom cat catheter" the first several results are actually for IUIs and not veterinary use.
And for ICI they work great. I didn't like them for IUIs as I felt they were too thin and flimsy so we used a different brand of catheter but that is just because I liked the way it handled better... it is perfectly safe for the spermies
Deep breaths and good luck!
Need to update a ticker, Silas Anthony Jordon born Oct 11, 2013. 6th baby, so much love!
I think they are made by the same company even, so it is weird to me.
Anyway, thanks ladies for your input.
The cath really only comes in handy and is needed for an IUI insem.
Good luck! :-)
October 2014
@Mommylove, I didn't need the cath for the insemination, but had a hard time get the syringe into the vial so I used the cath only to pull the sperm into the syringe. This was the last time we TTC, and was the plan for this time too. I can't remember where I bought them, but have some left from 4 years ago when I got preg with my dd.