IUI, or intrauterine insemination, is a relatively simple fertility treatment that can be performed with or without fertility drugs. The procedure involves placing processed semen containing motile or mobile sperm through the cervix and into the uterine cavity around the time of ovulation to increase the chances of conception.

Eligibility before IUI Treatment

Mandatory confirmation that you are ovulating, either with or without medications, patent tubes, and a normal or mildly to moderately decreased sperm count.

Who needs IUI ?

Women with unexplained infertility, male partners having minor semen abnormalities or ejaculatory dysfunction, male partners who have frozen sperm obtained prior to surgery, travel, or treatment for diseases, LGBT couples, heterosexual couples struggling with male factor, or single women looking to conceive or in need of donor eggs can benefit from fertility treatments.

IUI PERFORMS TWO MAJOR JOBS :

Process:

Medication is taken before the injection, which helps to stimulate egg count, making a woman more fertile than she would be without the medication. Then, via the injection, the sperm is transferred inside the uterine cavity, avoiding the need to swim through the cervical opening and into the uterus on its own, which allows it to meet the egg more easily.

During the procedure, the male partner will be asked to provide a semen sample an hour or two before being scheduled for insemination. This is done by masturbating into a sterile container at the doctor’s clinic or at home. The semen is filtered to separate the sperm from the seminal fluid. This is done before the sperm can be injected into the uterus because the seminal fluid contains substances that can cause irritation issues in the uterus. The insemination takes only a few minutes. A fertility specialist will place a pier glass inside the vagina and insert a small catheter through the cervix into the uterine cavity, thus injecting the sperm through the catheter into the uterus. During this procedure, the patient will not experience any sort of discomfort.

A Small Pocket Treatment

UI is less expensive than in vitro fertilization (IVF) and is usually covered by insurance, making it a more accessible, popular, and minimally invasive procedure. The average cost of an IUI cycle is approximately… (please complete the sentence with the intended value).

What is the success rate of triplets and twins with IUI?

If you are taking ovary-stimulating medication before your IUI procedure, there is a chance that your body may release more than one egg during ovulation, which can result in a twin pregnancy. This occurs in approximately 30-40% of IUI cases.

How can a IUI cycle improve my chances of pregnancy?

Since sperm are placed directly inside a woman’s uterus, which is closer to the site of fertilization, IUI also improves the delivery of sperm to the path of the egg, especially when the sperm count is low or when the motility of the sperm is zero.

How soon can I know if this treatment was
successful?

Success can only be guaranteed in two weeks if you become pregnant, as you will most likely miss your next biological cycle. A blood test will confirm whether or not you are pregnant.

How many cycles I need of IUIs to become
pregnant?

If a woman does not conceive after an IUI cycle, they may have to
repeat the procedure. On Further evaluation , if a patient doesn’t
get pregnant after several IUI Cycles may be recommended IVF
Treatment .

IUI v/s IVF

There are many differences between IUI and IVF, but the most crucial difference is that the sperm is not injected into the egg during IUI to achieve fertilization. Fertilization is still meant to occur naturally through IUI. Fertility experts assist in placing the sperm closer to the site of the fertilization process, where the egg fuses with its sperm.