Shesmedi Hospital -Intrauterine Insemination

Shesmedi Hospital Intrauterine Insemination

Shesmedi Hospital has a fertility department where it is able to create embryos to support infertile couples, and its infertility clinic is supported and sponsored by the government.

What is intrauterine insemination (IUI)?
 

Instead of natural intercourse, it is a fertility procedure in which sperm are washed, concentrated, and injected directly into a woman’s uterus. IUI is performed when it is coupled with fertility drugs that recruit multiple follicles (This technique is called controlled ovarian stimulation).

When do we consider artificial insemination?

Mild male infertility (When the motility of the sperm is poor or the sperm count is low)

An issue with cervical mucus may also benefit from artificial insemination since the sperm must pass through the cervix to result in fertilization.

Unexplained infertility

In the case of an impotent male partner

When the anti-sperm antibodies that interfere with sperm motility are found positive

Procedure of Intrauterine Insemination

On your ovulation date, visit our clinic with your partner. Then, fresh semen will be taken from your partner and a semen sample will be washed by the lab to separate the semen from the seminal fluid. This process maximizes the number of sperm with good motility that are placed in the uterus. A catheter is used to inject the processed sperm directly into the uterus. The IUI procedure takes little time and involves minimal discomfort. The woman is generally advised to lie still for a half hour or so after the insemination to prevent seepage.