Intrauterine Insemination (IUI),
Artificial Insemination
Artificial insemination, also known as intrauterine insemination (IUI), is usually recommended to accompany ovulation induction cycles to increase pregnancy chances. When an IUI is performed, the partner's semen, after its seminal plasma has been washed off, is directly injected into the uterus.
When male infertility is a factor,
IUIs empirically improve pregnancy rates over regular intercourse. It also improves pregnancy rates if cervical factor infertility is present (i.e. the cervical mucus inactivates semen motility) and in the presence of mildly abnormal semen, which can constitute a case of general male infertility.
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