Intrauterine Insemination is one way that infertile couples or individuals can get help to achieve their goals of having children. This process is also typically known as artificial insemination. This procedure is fairly effective in women who do not have extreme infertility issues. Having infertility issues due to eggs that are of poor quality or having tubal blockages is not something that can be helped with this particular process. Careful screening and testing of individuals is the only way to determine if this is the correct medical procedure to use.

Once the sperm has been separated from the semen though the process of “sperm washing,” they are ready to be introduced into the uterus or the cervix. Intrauterine insemination can be done either way; however, statistics show that a woman has a better chance of getting pregnant when the sperm is placed higher up in the uterus. The sperm is inserted into the preferred area by a long narrow catheter. This procedure is not painful, although it is probably a bit uncomfortable depending on the woman.

Some doctors prefer the woman remains lying on the table for a few minutes before getting up and some do not. There is not proof that this helps the process of conception, considering the sperm is introduced into the woman’s body above the vagina and will not leak out as she stands up.

More On: What is Intrauterine Insemination?

Technorati Tags: infertility, intrauterine insemination, what is intrauterine insemination?

Quickly bookmark Explaining Intrauterine Insemination at:                                                

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at 6:32 pm and is filed under Health & Beauty. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.