Artificial Insemination: A Fertility Method To Improve Odds Of Becoming Parent
You as a couple has number of choices like IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) which is now a household word in U.S. Unlike other procedures of artificial insemination, IVF involves combining sperm and eggs outside the body in a laboratory. And once an embryo is formed, it is placed in the womb of female.
IVF is a perfect option when a couple is diagnosed with any of the issues like endometriosis, low sperm count, problem with the uterus or fallopian tubes, ovulation issues, inability of the sperm to penetrate or survive in the cervical mucus and antibody issues that may harm eggs and sperm.
If you are a victim of infertility, your physician will study your complete medical history and sex habits.
Along with the IVF, IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) is another fertility treatment that involves placing the sperm inside the womb of a woman. The major aim of this is to increase the sperm count that reaches to the fallopian tube and increases the chances of fertilisation.
Like the IVF, this procedure may be selected as a fertility treatment to conceive a baby. IUI brings out fruitful results in the conditions when there is an unexplained infertility, a hostile cervical condition, cervical star tissue from the past treatments that may affect the sperm ability to enter into uterus or in the case of erectile dysfunction.
But if you are having severe problems in your fallopian tube or suffering from pelvic infections or even facing moderate to severe endometriosis, IUI is not recommended for you.
Both are the part of artificial insemination that can help you conceive if you have a sperm allergy or if your partner has lower sperm count or may be poor sperm motility (means that the sperm cannot reach to the egg for the combination).
However, the length of these treatment takes less than an hour, but the fertility drugs have to be consumed for a week before you ovulate. In most of the cases, women even undergo about 3 to 6 cycles of artificial insemination before they approach any other treatment to get pregnant.
If you talk about the success rate of these treatments, it is reaching to the heights especially in U.K. as it is a hub of best IVF clinics and proving to be the boon in the life of married couple to enjoy happy parenting.