Currently different assisted reproductive treatments exist to help couples that haven’t been able to have a baby, despite trying some times. One of these treatments is artificial insemination, also known as intrauterine insemination. Now we would like to answer the question “What is artificial insemination?” so that you could see if this treatment is convenient for you.
Intrauterine insemination is a simple fertility treatment and has an accessible cost in comparison to other treatments. The results depend on two factors, the cause of infertility and the woman’s age.
The process is similar from the natural conception, because sperm is inserted directly into the woman’s uterus. so that sperm can fertilize the egg at the right moment of the cycle.
The insemination is done with a catheter. It is important to say that during this process a hormonal stimulation is done so that the perfect amount of eggs is reached so that your probabilities of getting pregnant are higher.
Also a selection of sperm is going to be done. The ones that are in optimum conditions are going to be collected so that a great insemination is guaranteed. pregnancy rate is cumulative, this means that if in the first try it fails in the next ones the possibility of success increases.
it is recommended for couples who have:
Once this procedure is done, a blood test will be done to confirm if a pregnancy has been achieved.
Now that we have shared a bit of information about what is artificial insemination, we invite you to schedule an appointment so that one of our specialists can give you more information. They can orient you to choose the best treatment for you and your couple.
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