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IUI - Assisted Insemination
IUI is a simpler and less invasive treatment option, where we help a sample of carefully selected sperm reach the uterus. IUI is often a first step in your assisted conception journey.
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) – sometimes referred to as Artificial Insemination (AI) – is a simple procedure aimed at helping the sperm to inseminate the uterus. It’s one of the simpler and less invasive treatment options available to help you have a baby. As a result, IUI is often the starting point for people who are experiencing difficulties getting pregnant.
Is IUI right for me?
IUI might be the first step in your fertility treatment journey if you:
- have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility
- have been diagnosed with mild male factor infertility
- have scarring of the cervix or other concerns that may reduce sperm penetration into the uterine cavity
- have irregular or absent ovulation and have not fallen pregnant with ovulation induction alone
- cannot have regular or penetrative sex
- need to use your partner’s frozen sperm
- need to use donor sperm
IUI treatment isn’t recommended for patients who have severe male factor infertility, blocked fallopian tubes, or severe endometriosis.
The IUI treatment procedure
IUI treatment aims to increase the number of sperm that reach the fallopian tubes—the more sperm that reach the tubes, the greater the chance of fertilisation. Essentially, the technique provides sperm with a head start by placing it nearer the egg. However, the sperm still needs to reach and fertilise the egg.
We offer three different types of IUI treatment. Your fertility specialist will choose the best option for your unique circumstances.
Natural Insemination Cycle
This option allows patients to complete IUI without taking any medication. The treatment cycle will follow your natural menstrual cycle, with tracking of your naturally developing follicle. This avenue is commonly used for women with proven natural ovulation or couples who are unable to have sex.
Medication Cycle
This treatment option involves using a medication to help stimulate your ovaries to ovulate – you simply take an oral tablet for several days in the early part of your cycle. Your cycle is tracked for follicle development, and a trigger injection is often used to ensure the timing of ovulation is known. This option is commonly used to help women who can’t pinpoint when they ovulate due to having infrequent or irregular periods.
FSH Ovulation Induction Cycle
In this IUI treatment cycle, we use follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) injections to help stimulate your ovaries. FSH stimulates the ovary directly to produce an egg-containing follicle. This follicle is tracked with ultrasound and blood test before being timed to release with a trigger injection.
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Fertility Journey
Starting a family may sometimes require some help that is why the team at Nandini IVF & research centre dehradun is here to suppot you along the way