When is IUI used?

IUI is a fertility treatment often selected by couples who have been trying to conceive for at least one year with no success. IUI may be selected as a fertility treatment with any of the following conditions:

• Unexplained infertility
• Low sperm count
• Decreased sperm mobility
• Requirement of donor sperm
• A hostile cervical condition, such as cervical mucus that is too thick
• Cervical scar tissue from past procedures or endometriosis
• Ejaculation dysfunction

IUI provides the sperm an advantage being kept nearer to the place of fertilization, but still requires a sperm to reach and fertilize the egg on its own.

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