artificial insemination - using male partner’s sperm (aih)
Artificial insemination involves the insertion of the male partner’s semen into the female partner’s cervix in order to improve the chances of pregnancy.
Indications for AIH include:
- Mechanical difficulties with intercourse, eg failure to achieve an erection, structural problems of the penis following trauma, etc. The semen analysis needs to be normal.
- Contact allergy to semen (very rarely);
- Using stored frozen semen if male partner is absent for long periods of time. It is not the method of choice where there is any problem with the semen analysis.
The female partner’s menstrual cycles are tracked to ensure insemination is performed on the day of ovulation. This is done by detecting the LH surge in blood or urine. Drug stimulation is not used unless the woman does not have regular menstrual cycles (anovulatory).
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