IUI or Intrauterine Insemination is a procedure that involves inserting your partner’s semen directly into the uterus using a fine tube and a catheter. It is just one treatment available for those suffering from infertility. IUI ensures that more sperm are available in the right area to fertilise an egg – this increases a couple’s chances of conception.
IUI fertility treatments are most commonly used when the man’s sperm count is low, where there is just an unexplained infertility where fertility doctors are unable to pin-point an exact reason for infertility and where couples are unable to have sex due to a disability. Naturally IUI cannot take place until all the necessary checks and tests have taken place.
For the male his sperm has to be healthy in terms of shape and movement and be free from any transmissible diseases. For the woman, open fallopian tubes, a normal menstrual cycle, correct estrogen levels, follicles that are large enough to develop into eggs and a normal uterine cavity are all the requirements necessary for treatment.
The male will be assessed by a urologist he will be interviewed and a sample of sperm taken. The sample is checked and if the sperm count is low, but the shape and movement of the sperm is fine he could make a good candidate for IUI success.
Women, who have damaged fallopian tubes, are over 40 years old, or whose eggs are not good quality will generally be rejected as the chances of success are low.
If the woman is suitable for IUI, treatment at a fertility clinic is simple and safe – and you could be soon on your way to starting your own family.
IUI treatment has actually been around since the 1940’s and is a very reliable technique; it is quite painless and takes around 30 minutes. There are some risks – as with any procedure – infection is the main one. If the woman has been taking fertility drugs there is also the chance of multiple births. The biggest drawback is actually timing – the woman must travel to the clinic within 30 minutes of ovulation and the male must also be able to produce sperm at that time.
If you have been trying for a baby and you have been trying for 12 months or more it is generally considered that you have a fertility issue and you could be a good candidate for IUI treatment. Thanks to fertility centres childless couples have options open to them – treatments that can help increase fertility levels and treatments that can help you carry a baby naturally to full term IUI is less expensive than IVF and is certainly a fertility treatment that is worth considering.
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