IUI Fertility Treatment- Advantages and Side Effects


A lot of treatment has been developed in recent years to treat patients who are having issues with their fertility. Their effectiveness plays a predominant role in making the fertility successful over recent years. However when the medicines of fertility were not effective people chose IUI treatment over other means, this is often known as artificial insemination.

How does it work?

The working of IUI fertility is quite simple, a catheter is been utilised which aids in insertion of the sperm cell to the uterus. Compared to other techniques this is probably the best one because the possibilities of sperm getting into the fallopian tubes have improved with this.
After this process, medication is provided to help in the stimulation of the ovaries and the egg production gets increased significantly. The HCG hormones used here is responsible for the egg releases.

Advantages of the IUI fertility

The treatment offers a lot of advantages and that is why people favour it. It provides great comfort to the patient and it is done by experienced professional inside a fertility treatment clinic. When compared to other fertility treatment, this is extremely easy and a fast process and shows effective results too. It has been observed that patients experience minor discomfort. Apart from the above advantages, people are also highly satisfied with this treatment because of their cheap price than other ART systems.
However, it is worth to say here that the success rate, in this case, varies from 4 to 20 per cent. It has been reported that women who are below 35 years of age show better results than the one who is above it. Also, this treatment is effective in case of cervical mucus as compared to sperm quality issue. However, to determine the success of this event there are certain factors that account to it like age, woman health condition, sperm cell health and all.
Before going with the treatment it is advisable to consult a patient who has undergone this similar treatment. Experimenting this you will get to know about the success rate of the treatment and also the reproductive treatment options which the other people have faced.

Side effects of the treatment

Despite having some advantages IUI does have some side effect on the patients and this section will describe it. People are concerned about the IUI when the fertility cycle get stimulated, it becomes risky as there lays a possibility of generating OHSS.
OHSS get produces when women body reacts well to fertility medicines. Fertility medicines mean which are consumed to stimulate ovulation. This leads to the enlargement of the ovaries and thus leads to leakage of the liquid directly into the abdomen.