Intrauterine insemination is one of the methods to overcome the problem of infertility , the essence of which lies in the artificial introduction of processed male sperm into the uterine cavity.
Types of intrauterine insemination
Insemination can be performed by the husband's semen. This type of insemination is used in case the spouse:
- high level of semen viscosity;
- subfertile sperm;
- there are ejaculatory-sexual disorders;
- hypospadias;
- retrograde ejaculation;
- hypo-spermia - too small volume of ejaculate;
- at conditions after vasectomy or chemotherapy.
Also if the spouse:
- chronic endocervicitis;
- cervical factor infertility;
- infertility with normal analysis;
- vaginismus;
- in history there are operations on the cervix;
- treatable ovulatory dysfunction;
- allergic to sperm ;
- or in the body of a woman there are antisperm antibodies that cause spermatozoa to die when they get into the vagina.
Insemination with donor sperm is applied in the case of genetic deviations or the absence of sperm in the sperm of the sperm, and also in the absence of a partner's partner.
Before carrying out intrauterine insemination by any kind of sperm, the spermogram quality is assessed. If the number of spermatozoa is less than 3-10 million, or their mobility is less than 25%, then intrauterine insemination is not performed.
Procedure of intrauterine insemination
A catheter is inserted into the cervical canal for intrauterine insemination, by means of which sperm is delivered to the uterine cavity. In the absence of pathology of the fallopian tubes, conception occurs naturally.
Before this procedure, the woman is stimulated by the maturation process of the ovum (drugs with FSH or antiestrogens) to increase the likelihood of conception.
The process of insemination is recommended to be repeated no more than 3-4 times.
Intrauterine insemination at home
The process of insemination can be carried out not only in the conditions of the clinic. It can be done at home.
In such sets, there are tests to determine the level of hormones: luteinizing, follicle-stimulating and human chorionic gonadotropin; an ovulation test, a semen collection container, a sperm syringe, a mirror, an extension for inserting sperm into the vagina, and a pregnancy test.
The instructions for the preparation and the procedure for insemination are described in detail in the instructions accompanying the kit.