What is the process of intrauterine insemination?

What is the process of intrauterine insemination?

During an intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedure, sperm is placed directly into the uterus using a small catheter. The goal of this treatment is to improve the chances of fertilization by increasing the number of healthy sperm that reach the fallopian tubes when the woman is most fertile.

What is the first step in intrauterine insemination?

Intrauterine insemination involves careful coordination before the actual procedure:

1. Preparing the semen sample. Your partner provides a semen sample at the doctor’s office, or a vial of frozen donor sperm can be thawed and prepared.
2. Monitoring for ovulation.
3. Determining optimal timing.

What are the methods of insemination?

The two most common and successful methods of artificial insemination are intrauterine insemination (IUI) and intracervical insemination (ICI or vaginal insemination).

Which day is best for IUI?

IUI should be done on the day of ovulation, which occurs the day following a positive result with a commercial ovulation predictor kit, or 36-40 hours after an HCG trigger shot.

Can IUI be done at home?

It can easily be done at home. But with IUI, the sperm is deposited directly into the uterus, so its journey to the fallopian tubes is much shorter than it is with intracervical insemination.

Can u have twins with IUI?

Although IUI increases the chance of pregnancy, this procedure alone does not increase the chance of having multiples. By itself, IUI does not affect ovulation, so a patient who undergoes IUI has about the same chance of conceiving twins or other multiples as individuals who conceive naturally.

When is IUI most successful?

Statistics show that the majority of IUI pregnancies occur in the first three to four cycles of IUI. One study concluded that 88% of all successful IUIs happen within three cycles and 95% within four. Another study found that 90% of IUI pregnancies occur in the first three cycles of IUI.