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What is the difference between intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilisation?

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An intrauterine insemination consists of collecting a sample of sperm (or using the sperm of a donor) in order to inject the sperm directly into the uterus of the patient at the moment of ovulation. The fertilisation takes place in vivo, that’s to say in the body of the woman and not in the laboratory.
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What is intrauterine insemination?

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The core of this method consists of facilitating the way of a sperm to the egg by injecting sperm, after special laboratory preparation, by means of a thin tube into the uterine cavity during the period of ovulation. The basic prerequisite for the application of this method is the preserved permeability of the Fallopian tubes. IUI can have a therapeutic effect in cases of disorders in male fertility, immunologically conditioned infertility and also in other indications.
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Intrauterine insemination, or IUI, is an infertility treatment which consists of placing prepared sperm within the uterus around the time of ovulation. IUI is used to treat infertility due to low sperm concentration or motility, poor cervical mucus, anti-sperm antibodies, and unexplained infertility. IUI can be done with partner's fresh or frozen sperm or with frozen donor sperm. The pregnancy rate per cycle is about 8-12%.
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What are steps for an intrauterine insemination?

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Generally, an intrauterine insemination cycle starts with taking a medication to stimulate the ovaries. There are also ultrasounds to follow the development of the treatment and plan the date of insemination. Ovulation is initiated by medication and the insemination takes place 36 hours later. The day of the insemination, we perform an injection of the sperm, which has been washed to obtain the best quality sperm, into the uterus of the patient.
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Can we have intrauterine insemination after a vasectomy?

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The first step would be to have a vasovasectomy to return fertility. If this intervention is successful, fertilisation can take place naturally or by insemination. If the reversal can not be performed, we can proceed with collecting sperm directly from the epidydimis or testicle with an aspiration technique. (PESA - TESA). However, the quantity recovered in this manner in not sufficient for intrauterine insemination, and only IVF is possible.
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What is intrauterine insemination (IUI)?

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IUI is the use of husband or donor sperm to inseminate the uterus. The semen sample is washed, prepared and then placed into the uterus by passing a small plastic catheter through the cervix. This is an office procedure and is usually associated with no discomfort. The procedure places a large concentration of sperm into the upper uterus so the sperm are closer to the fallopian tubes where they can travel to fertilize an egg.
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What is artificial insemination (intrauterine or intracervical)?

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When the doctor has evidence or suspects of a defect in spermatozoons migration to the uterus, this method can be applied. A purified preparation of the husband's speramtozoons is introduced in the uterine cavity at a moment close to ovulation . This is made through a plastic canula and it is a simple , non- painful and economic procedure
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Can I have intrauterine insemination after having had my tubes tied?

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You will need to firstly undergo a reanastomosis, a surgery which can be performed in some cases, depending on which method was used to tie your tubes. This procedure is carried out in the hospital setting and is performed in certain hospitals only. Once this step is completed, pregnancy may be possible with natural methods or by insemination, depending on the results obtained.
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What is the need for doing ICSI in In-vitro fertilisation cycles ?

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A number of patients undergoing IVF fail to achieve fertilisation where the sperm is unable to penetrate the outer shell of the egg. ICSI is used to help men with severe sperm impairment. By directly injecting the sperm in to the Cytoplasm of the egg the natural barriers that the sperm encounters are bypassed. ICSI is indicated when the semen parameters are suboptimal, Previous failed fertilisation in IVF and in Unexplained Infertility. The success rate is around 40%.
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What are the potential advantages of intrauterine insemination (IUI) over intercourse?

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IUI helps deliver much more motile sperm to the fallopian tubes at the critical times around ovulation, and is recommended to improve pregnancy rates in many instances, including: unexplained infertility; sperm issues (such as count, motility or morphology); when fertility medications (including Clomid or injectable medications) are being used; or when a cervical mucous abnormality blocks the ability of the sperm to swim in to the uterus.
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Does one need to take guaifenesin when doing intrauterine insemination (IUI)?

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It would only make sense to take guaifenesin if one is planning to have intercourse in addition to doing IUI. Those doing donor insemination, for example, wouldn't benefit.
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How is the insemination made?

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The insemination method is up to the recipient. Artificial Insemination that can be done at home is the IVI (Intravaginal insemination) method which was used by my first recipient at her home and inducing an orgasm afterwards after each insemination with positive results and is the method I have used on all the others I have helped. Other methods MUST BE doctor assisted at a clinic such as ICI (Intracervical insemination), IUI (Intrauterine insemination) and IVF (In Vitro Fertilization).
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What is artificial insemination?

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Artificial insemination is now more commonly referred to as,IUI, Intrauterine insemination. It is a procedure used for couples with unexplained infertility, minimal male factor infertility, and women with cervical mucus problems. It is a procedure of using the husband's or donor sperm, washing and treating the sperm and injecting it into the woman during the time of ovulation. IUI
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Is there any difference between a test tube baby and the artificial insemination?

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Yes. The artificial insemination consists of putting the husband’s semen, previously prepared in the lab, inside the female genital system, most commonly inside the uterus, during the ovulation period. In vitro fertilization (test tube baby), consists of collecting the patient’s eggs with the help of ultra-sound and then take them to the laboratory, where they are put in contact with the sperm.
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What is In Vitro Fertilization?

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In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process in which your eggs collected from your ovaries are mixed with your husband's sperms in a test tube or plastic dish with the objective of one sperm entering one egg and combining to produce one embryo. One to three embryos are then placed in your uterus for implantation and development into one or more babies.
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What is In Vitro or IVF?

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In vitro fertilization, IVF, gets its name from the fact that fertilization occurs outside of the woman's body, in a lab dish instead of a woman's fallopian tubes. Typically, a woman will use ovulation stimulating drugs to produce an excess number of eggs. These eggs are surgically removed from the woman and fertilized in dish with sperm. If fertilization takes place, the physician transfers the embryo(s) into the women's uterus. ART
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Are all in vitro tests for allergy reliable?

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In vitro testing has evolved through many generations, and today's ImmunoCAP? technology is much more accurate than previous testing (ie, RAST). A recent study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (June 2000) by P. Brock Williams and colleagues found that ImmunoCAP outperformed all other specific IgE lab tests and produced assessments that approached the standard of an ideal assay.
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Q6: Is In Vitro Fertilization Expensive?

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The average cost of an IVF cycle in the United States is $12,400. Like other extremely delicate medical procedures, IVF involves highly trained professionals with sophisticated laboratories and equipment, and the cycle may need to be repeated to be successful. While IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies are not inexpensive, they account for only three hundredths of one percent (0.03%) of U.S. health care costs. Yes.
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What about Artificial Insemination and "grading up"?

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Artificial Insemination is allowed to be used as a breeding tool for animals that will be included in the Randall herdbook. The Registry encourages the use of live bulls to the extent possible as a means of increasing the number of sires used and thereby protecting the diversity of the gene pool. However AI can accomplish specific breeding objectives and may be the only option for breeders who are unable to keep a bull.
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Can I re- use the home insemination kit supplies?

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Once used, these supplies could harbor bacterial growth and contaminate or affect any specimens used with the same supplies at a later time. Order one set per specimen.
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How many straws should you use for one insemination?

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The number of straws required per insemination is determined by thawing a straw and rating its post thaw motility. For a frozen semen breeding you want to have a minimum of 100 million motile sperm per insemination. Each straw holds 50 million sperm but not all of them will survive the freezing process, hence the evaluation of "post thaw motility". The higher the percent post thaw motility the fewer straws are required.
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What is in vitro fertilization (IVF)?

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IVF is a procedure first developed in 1978 in which a woman’s ovaries are stimulated with fertility medications to produce multiple mature eggs, which are then removed from her body and are fertilized in the laboratory with her partner’s (or donor) sperm. The resulting embryos are cultured for three to five days and typically the best two or three are then transferred back into her uterus. Learn more about IVF.
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New, more complex assisted reproductive technologies, or ART, procedures, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), have been available since the birth 18 years ago of Louise Brown, the world's first "test tube baby." IVF makes it possible to combine sperm and eggs in a laboratory for a baby that is genetically related to one or both partners. IVF is often used when a woman's fallopian tubes are blocked. First, medication is given to stimulate the ovaries to produce multiple eggs.
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Human IVF occurs through assisted reproductive technology (ART) by extracting a woman’s egg (oocyte) from her body and fertilizing it in a laboratory, such as a test tube or in a petri dish, and then transferring a resulting fertilized egg into the woman’s uterus. Commonly, ten eggs are extracted and fertilized for an IVF procedure. The fertilized eggs are typically frozen before possible uterine implantation.
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What are the different types of In Vitro Fertilization treatment?

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This involves stimulating the ovary, collecting the oocytes, fertilization of the oocytes with activated semen, and then transfer of the embryos back to the mother. This is the most modern technique for the treatment of infertility, particularly for couples where there is male factor infertility.
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What is the process for in-vitro?

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In vitro fertilization is essentially uniting an egg and a sperm in a dish to promote fertilization. The fertilized egg is then placed back inside the woman so that implantation can occur. Typically, the woman is placed on hormonal injections so that she will make multiple eggs for fertilization.
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