Archive for June, 2011


IUI pregnancy: how I get pregnant with IUI

Before turning to IUI pregnancy, I was just like other women out there who felt helpless when they learned they had a problem with conceiving. I believed that getting pregnant is considered a gift for couples who have been trying to achieve such goal for a long time after marriage. I’ve heard a lot of [...]

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IUI Procedure for Male Patients

In men, hCG is injected to stimulate their reproductive systems to produce testosterone that initiates sperm cell meiosis (cell division where one cell becomes two and two become four). Male infertility can be caused by low sperm count, which is most likely caused by inadequate testosterone (another factor could be alcohol consumption). The IUI procedure [...]

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IUI Procedure for Female Patients

IUI procedure for female patients are as follow: The female patient presents herself at the clinic or medical facility when her ovulation is imminent (usually 36-40 hours after she was injected with hormones).   She then lies on an examination table to get ready for the actual insemination procedure. A reproductive endocrinologist or RE (a [...]

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Procedure for Sperm Washing

Procedure for Sperm ‘Washing’ The seminal fluid facilitates not only the ejection of the sperm, but also their mobility. The semen acts as a mode of transport for spermatozoa, and may even provide the first layer of protection against thick cervical mucus. Large semen volume, however, can dilute the sperm and therefore reduce the number [...]

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