What is Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)?
IUI is insemination of your husband’s sperm into your uterus in order to enhance fertility. Your husband collects a semen specimen in a sterile container, and the sperm are washed under sterile conditions in the laboratory. The concentrated motile sperm are then deposited directly within the uterine cavity.
Intrauterine Insemination involves the introduction of sperm into the uterus of the woman. In IUI, specially prepared sperm are injected in to the uterine cavity via a fine cannula passed through the cervix. At this site, the sperm are near the uterine entrance of each of the two fallopian tubes and thus have a shorter distance to swim in order to reach the egg(s) released at the time of ovulation.