Sperm Washings
Sperm washings for insemination is fresh or frozen specimen special processing to separate sperm from seminal fluid and to isolate sperm cells. Sperm undergoes incubation with special nutritious media and concentration. Incubation with media enhances sperm fertilizing capacity and boosts sperm vital motility (moment) necessary for sperm swim to reach women egg
IUI Procedure
Patient is placed on the exam table with stirrups (like for a PAP- smear collection) and speculum is put inside vagina. Insemination catheter, a sterile, narrow plastic tubing loaded with washed sperm is passed through the cervix, high into uterus where sperm is injected. From the uterus, sperm travels into fallopian tubes to fertilize egg brought there by fimbria. Fertilized egg travels to the uterus ready to implant and produce pregnancy
Pregnancy Rates
Chances for each IUI treatment to produce pregnancy is 15% and it may take several attempts before successful conception. Therapeutic IUI is most often performed using patient’s male partner sperm. Older patients and those with lower quality eggs have less chance for pregnancy with the IUI. IUI is most effective treatment for couples with minor sperm deficiencies, erectile dysfunction and for women using frozen donor sperm
