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| Intra Vaginal Insemination (IVI) | What is Intra Vaginal Insemination?
Intra Vaginal Insemination is one of the types of artificial insemination, which is used to help some infertile couples conceive or in case of surrogacy. This kind of procedure is considered to be non – surgical and, in addition, I it is minimally invasive type of procedure, which can be performed in the comfort of the woman’s own home and for extremely little cost. This type of artificial insemination is considered to be somewhat less common, in comparison to other types, however, IVI is a valuable treatment procedure, and it is very popular among some couples of intended parents and their surrogate mothers. The very procedure includes placing sperm directly inside surrogate mother’s vagina in order to increase the chances of fertilization.
Sperm and Intra Vaginal Insemination
While undergoing Intra Vaginal Insemination procedure, it is extremely important to use the sperm, which possess good motility as well as good morphology. The intended father’s sperm or the donor’s sperm can possibly be used. It is also possible to use “raw” or unwashed sperm; however, it may slightly reduce the chances of a surrogate mother to get pregnant, because raw samples may possibly contain some lower – quality sperm. If the sperm, which is prepared with the help of sperm washing, is used, the chances of pregnancy may be increased, as the procedure separates all dead or slow sperm cells.
Timing of Intra Vaginal Insemination
The key to success with Intra Vaginal Insemination is considered to be the timing of this procedure. No matter, whether the insemination is performed at home or by the surrogate mother’s reproductive endocrinologist in the clinical conditions, it is necessary that it would take place around the time of the ovulation of the surrogate mother and of the intended mother (in case if the intended mother’s eggs are used). In order to have the surrogate mother’s ovulation at the same time with the intended mother’s ovulation, some treatment is to be performed beforehand. Then urine tests are performed to check for a surge in luteinizing hormone (LH) of both women in order to see whether they are ovulating. This surges points out the beginning of ovulation. Intra Vaginal Insemination is usually conducted within first 24 hours of both women’s LH surge.
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