Cost and success rate of Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is the process of placing of sperm into a woman’s uterus when she is about to ovulating. This procedure is very helpful for the couples suffering with unexplained infertility, women with cervical mucus problems and male with minimal infertility factor. IUI is often done in simultaneously with ovulation-stimulating drugs for treating infertility in women. IUI can be performed using the donor sperm or husband’s sperm. Before initiating the IUI process, the woman should be tested for any structural problems, hormonal imbalance or any sort of infections.
Cost of IUI
There are many factors need to be considered before deciding a fertility treatment procedure.Few important factors can be counted such as medical history, age and type of infertility problem with the person. The total cost of fertility treatment is also an important factor.Some fertility treatments such as IVF (in vitro fertilization) are very costly but they have a higher success rate against infertility. IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) is well known as one of the most affordable and most effective fertility treatments available today with quite a good success rate and it is also a quite safe infertility treatment.Success rates for IUI drop drastically in women over 35 age, so it is more effective method for treating infertility and for younger couples.The cost of IUI in India is very low and it is approximately 3,000 rupees per cycle. Generally, even if you need just one cycle for the treatment, total cost would be around between 5,000 and 10,000 rupees as you will need few tests and ultrasounds reports before the beginning of IUI treatment process. The cost however varies significantly from clinic to clinic. It is recommended to understand the total cost involved before you start the treatment.
Success rate of IUI
The personal success rate of IUI depends on several factors. Success rates may extend to as high as 20% per cycleif a couple undergo for IUI procedure each month.In a study of IUI and unexplained infertility, about 4 percent of women conceive pregnancy without taking any fertility drugs. This will also directly depend on variables such as the reason for infertility, female age and whether fertility drugs were used for ongoing heath issues. Researchers found that the success rate per couple depended on cause of infertility and female age.While IUI is a less invasive and less expensive option, pregnancy rates from IUI are lower than those from IVF. If you think you may be interested in IUI, talk with your doctor to discuss your thinking.Pregnancy rates of IUI are lower than those from IVF but it is less expensive and invasive treatment option. Success rates IUI is significantly less as compared with IVF. If cost of IVF is out of your price range then multiple IUI cycles might be the better choice for infertility treatment depending on the cause of infertility. If you finally decided to treat your infertility issue with IUI, you also need to discuss all your options and associated health risks.
