Fertility Treatment Methods
Artificial Insemination Technique
| Artificial insemination also referred to as intrauterine insemination (IUI), is a treatment for infertility problem that involves inserting millions of sperm directly into the uterus when the woman is most fertile, immediately prior to and during ovulation. |
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| Who will benefit from Artificial Insemination? |
| Sperm donation is not recommended for all, only certain number of people is eligible for this treatment. |
- Women with mild endometritis,
- Partners with unexplained infertility
- Women with cervical mucus resentment or reduced cervical mucus
- Men with low sperm count, antisperm bodies or poor quality sperm
- Men who are unable to ejaculate
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| Various causes can lead to ejaculation failure such as diabetes, spinal cord injury, or retrograde ejaculation. |
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What is the procedure like?
To improve your odds of becoming pregnant, your doctor probably will have you take a fertility drug before undergoing artificial insemination. You'll start taking the drug near the beginning of your menstrual cycle to stimulate your ovaries to develop several mature eggs for fertilization. (You normally release only one egg a month.) You'll use an ovulation detection kit or your doctor will perform an ultrasound to figure out when you'll ovulate so she can time the insemination. Sometimes, your doctor will give you medication to induce ovulation. Once you ovulate, your partner will produce a sperm sample, which will then be "washed" — a process that concentrates the hardiest sperm into a small amount of fluid. Using a catheter, your doctor will put the concentrated sperm directly into your uterus through your cervix. You'll be able to take a pregnancy test about two weeks later.
What is the success rate?
The success rate of artificial insemination depends on you and your partner’s fertility problem and on your age. The couples who receive artificial insemination have 5-20% more chances of getting pregnancy in each cycle. There are more chances to become pregnant if you take the fertility drugs along with the treatment. |
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What are the risks? |
Artificial Insemination Technique is fairly simple with very few side effects. |
Some of the potential risks and effects of artificial insemination are: |
- Minor cramping and lower abdominal pain for a short period of time following the artificial insemination procedure.
- Vaginal discharge following the procedure.
- Continued vaginal bleeding or spotting.
- Infection in the uterus and/or fallopian tubes from contaminated semen or a non-sterile catheter used during the procedure. In some rare occurrences an infection can lead to endometritis, an inflammation of the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus.
- Disease transmitted from improperly screened semen.
- Multiple pregnancies, caused by hormone drugs to stimulate ovulation and increase the chances of fertilization. Multiple births carry risks of premature birth, low birth weight, and complications during pregnancy.
- Ovarian hyperstimulation, sometimes resulting from hormone drugs, may lead to ovarian cysts, pain, and swelling of the abdomen.
- Other hormone drug side effects, such as hot flushes, depression, headaches, irritability and night restlessness.
- Perforated uterus, if excessive force is used in inserting the catheter during insemination.
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