Intrauterine Insemination
Intrauterine insemination involves monitoring of the woman’s cycle with an ovulation predictor kit and/or pelvic ultrasounds to determine ovulation. Fertility drugs may also be taken in advance to increase the number of eggs released (super ovulation). At the time of ovulation, the man produces semen specimens that are prepared in the laboratory utilizing specialized enhancing solutions. The semen specimen must be prepared or washed prior to being injected into the uterus because unwashed semen has chemicals that can cause extremely painful uterine cramping. The sperm are then placed in the uterus. IUI is performed in office, without anesthesia, using a thin flexible tube (catheter) that is passed through the cervix and into the uterus. After the IUI, the woman lies quietly for 20-30 minutes. Studies have shown that there is a significantly higher pregnancy rate in those women who lay for at least 10 minutes after sperm were injected than those who got up immediately.
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