Intrauterine insemination (IUI) has evidently stood the test of time as a simple, safe, relatively noninvasive, 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 Gautam N Allahbadia encompasses everything the reader needs to know about IUI from sperm physiology, the basic setup required, semen preparation techniques, indications, the IUI technique complications, Outcomes, predictors of success, and gamete cryopreservation to a comparative evaluation of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) protocols used with 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 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, IUI enables satisfactory pregnancy rate, especially when combined with ovarian simplicity and affordability Of IUI making it an indispensable technique for the masses, especially in resource, technology, and economy-limited settings.