Intrauterine Insemination (lUI) has evidently stood the test of time as a simple, safe, relatively non-invasive, cost-effective and reliable first-line treatment option for couples with unexplained, mild male factor, cervical factor and anovulatory infertility, endometriosis and sexual and ejaculatory dysfunction.
This concise, practical and updated edition by Dr Gautam N Allahbadia encompasses everything the reader needs to know about lUI from sperm physiology, the basic set-up required, semen preparation techniques, indications, the lUI technique complications, outcomes, predictors of success and gamete cryopreservation to a comparative evaluation of COH protocols used with lUI and with other techniques and its regulation in the legal scenario.
The fertile discussions, detailed in aptly titled chapters by renowned scientific personalities, aired herein, aim to highlight the significance of using lUI prior to proceeding with more advanced, expensive, or invasive techniques that are beset with complications.
It educates the clinician on the prudent and judicial use of this technique to create a clinically, financially and psychologically amicable and result-oriented solution that caters to a broader spectrum of society.
By facilitating the access of a hyperactivated and progressively sperm-rich fraction to the oocyte, lUI enables satisfactory pregnancy rate, especially when combined with ovarian simplicity and affordability of lUI make it an indispensable technique for the masses, especially in resource, technology and economy-limited settings. |