Intracervical insemination (ICI) is one of the least expensive methods of artificial insemination. It’s also one that is the least complicated and can be performed in the comfort of your reproductive specialist’s office. What they do is to take the sperm from your partner and then they insert it into the woman’s cervix, enhancing the chances of the sperm swimming through the uterus and ultimately into the fallopian tube. ICI is most commonly in women who have presented signs of being infertile.

Both partners will be tested and diagnosed before commencing with ICI, just to make sure that there aren’t any other underlying problems in regards to their individual reproductive organs. By monitoring the levels of luteinizing hormones (LH) in the female’s blood, the specialist can easily determine which days you would be most fertile and then know when to go forth with the procedure. On the female’s day of ovulation, the already prepared sperm will be injected within a 24 hour window, and again in 36 hours.

For more information on ICI or any of the other artificial insemination processes feel free to contact the experts from Pregassist.

Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) is the process of injecting formerly prepared and warmed sperm into the woman’s uterus. This is done two to three days before and after ovulation which heightens the chances of fertilization by getting the sperm closer to the matured egg. There are basically two ways in which this process can be approached;

• If a woman is considered to have normal ovulation but still have trouble getting pregnant, the doctor will inject the previously prepared sperm into the woman’s cervix two days before ovulation, and then again after. Your physician can guide you in determining how to know when you are most fertile.
• When a woman has already tried ICI and have shown signs of certain problems in regards to her ovulation processes, the doctor will undoubtedly recommend medical induced ovulation. The medication will assist in producing more mature eggs which will be closely monitored via transvaginal ultrasounds. On the day of ovulation the doctor will then continue to inject the sperm into the female’s cervix.

For more information on intrauterine insemination or other natural methods to first consider please contact us at Pregassist. We have helped countless couples in becoming parents, and would love to help and assist you in making your dream a reality.