Intra Uterine Insemination, or IUI, is one of the treatment options for infertility which involves directly injecting specially washed and concentrated semen (sperms) through cervix inside her uterus (womb) around the time she is ovulating. This procedure makes situation easier in context of time and distance travel by sperm to meet the egg to get fertilized and form embryo. In order to track the ovulation, doctors use ovulation kits or monitoring scans and pinpoint the time at which ovulation occurs, later washed semen sample is deposited into the uterus through a simple straightforward procedure.
It is quick, non-invasive and less expensive process. It is often preferred by couples before moving to IVF and other invasive process.
IUI is most commonly used for unexplained infertility. It is also used for couples affected by mild endometriosis, problems with ovulation, mild male factor infertility, and cervical factor infertility.
Evidence based medicine suggests that, the results in case of IUI does not increase more than 18-20%.
IUI procedure should not be conducted more than 3 times or else it may affect the ovarian reserve which may eventually lead to negative outputs in case of IVF attempts. Moreover, it has been proven in medical literature than it is not cost-effective to do IUI more than 3 times as the chances of success after 3 attempts of IUI are very slim. If IUI would really help a couple conceive then the results are mostly seen in the first three attempts only. Hence it is not advisable to keep trying IUI when 3 or more attempts with IUI have already failed.
Follow up visit after 7days, for vaginal sonography to see the follicle size in ovary.
When follicle size reaches 18-20mm triggering of hCG injection is done to make the ovulation -Semen Collection-
After 36 hrs of triggering injection, husband will give the semen sample in the lab, after two days of abstinence. -Sperm preparation & insemination-
Semen is prepared, good sperms are collected & deposited in the uterine cavity of the partner without anesthesia It is a simple procedure
IUI is defined as direct placement of the processed sperm into the uterine cavity at any point above the internal os.
Evidence based medicine suggests that, the results in case of IUI does not increase more than 18-20%.
IUI procedure should not be conducted more than 3 times or else it may affect the ovarian reserve which may eventually lead to negative outputs in case of IVF attempts. Moreover, it has been proven in medical literature than it is not cost-effective to do IUI more than 3 times as the chances of success after 3 attempts of IUI are very slim. If IUI would really help a couple conceive then the results are mostly seen in the first three attempts only. Hence it is not advisable to keep trying IUI when 3 or more attempts with IUI have already failed.
Intrauterine insemination success rates vary considerably and depend on
