Fertility treatments
Besides IVF and related treatments, we also offer two main treatments in cases of unexplained infertility –induction of ovulation and intrauterine insemination (IUI) using donor or partner’s semen.Induction of ovulation
The induction of ovulation involves stimulating the ovaries to produce a single egg. This technique is used in women who fail to ovulate but who have normal tubes and whose partner’s semen is normal.The ovaries are stimulated with gonadotrophins – treatment usually starts with a low dose of 37.5 or 75 IU units a day. This usually continues for two weeks before any adjustment is made. The ovarian response is monitored by ultrasound and blood tests for oestrogen and LH.
(IUI) Using donor or partner’s semen
With IUI, specially prepared samples of semen are inseminated into the womb using a fine tube passed through the cervix. This is not painful and is carried out by one of our nurses or doctors.We use IUI routinely as our first line of treatment with unexplained infertility, with conventional donor insemination and with the male partner’s sperm to overcome coital or ejaculatory disorders.
The results of unstimulated IUI with the partner’s semen in treating cases of severe sperm disorders are poor. In certain cases, if IVF has to be abandoned, it may be converted to treatment using IUI.
