IUI - Intrauterine Insemination
The term Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive despite regular and unprotected intercourse for 1 year. At Our Center Couples should be aware that 80% will conceive within a year and 90% within two years if they do not use contraception and have regular intercourse. Although infertility by itself may not threaten physical health, it does have a serious impact on the mental and social well being of affected couples. Our Fertility Center will help your dream come alive.
“Intrauterine insemination” (IUI) simply means putting sperm into the uterus. We give the simplest kind of treatment solution for couples having trouble conceiving. As it is so simple and easy, doctors may recommend that you try IUI before you consider any other treatment.
IUI is carried out at the IVF unit and is usually performed in conjunction with ovulation induction. A doctor at the Unit will prescribe drugs to stimulate you to ovulate on a particular day, after carefully calculating the dose that is right for you. You will need two different types of drug.
Firstly, you will need a drug that tells the immature eggs in your ovaries to start growing and developing. The drugs that do this mimic the action of a hormone that occurs naturally in the body. This hormone is called “follicle stimulating hormone” (FSH). FSH tells the immature eggs in your ovaries to grow. These immature eggs grow inside a bubble of fluid, known as a “follicle.” You will be given regular ultrasound scans whilst you are receiving these drugs. These scans will measure the size and number of your growing follicles, to decide when you are ready to ovulate.
When one follicle reaches the right size, you will be given another hormone injection. This hormone will stimulate the release of the egg from the follicle (ovulation) at a predictable time so we can perform the IUI at the optimal time for sperm and egg to meet and hopefully fertilities.
