Patients often confuse two different treatments: intrauterine insemination also known as IUI and in vitro fertilization or IVF.
IUI is the placement of sperm directly into the uterus. This increases the number of sperm that reaches the egg in the fallopian tubes and can therefore increase the chance for pregnancy. Fertilization occurs INSIDE the body.
With IVF, eggs are matured with fertility medications and then removed from the ovary. The eggs are then fertilized in a laboratory by injecting them with sperm. With IVF, fertilization takes place OUTSIDE of the body.
The fertilized eggs are allowed to develop outside of the body for several days before they are then placed into the woman’s uterus.
IUI is an easy to perform, inexpensive fertility treatment. It works best when the male partner has normal sperm or mildly reduced sperm quality.
IVF is more invasive and more expensive compared to other fertility treatments. However, it can help improve the chances for pregnancy with almost all causes of infertility - even when the male partner has very poor sperm quality.
IVF is generally a more successful treatment than IUI for any infertility problem.
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