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Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI)

WHAT IT MEANS In IUI, the man’s sperm is introduced into the woman’s uterus through a tube.

WHO SHOULD OPT FOR IT

* Women having cervical mucus problems

* Men having antibodies to sperm

* Men who cannot ejaculate into their partner’s vagina

* Men suffering from retrograde ejaculation

* Couples having unexplained infertility

PROCEDURE The IUI is done either when ovulation is imminent or just after. The man masturbates into a clean jar after at least three days of sexual abstinence to get optimal sperm counts. The best sperm are separated by special laboratory processing techniques. The procedure is not painful, though slightly uncomfortable. A speculum is placed in the woman’s vagina and the doctor inserts the sperm through a plastic tube (catheter) into the

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