Preparing for Your IUI Procedure: Fertility Doctor Explains What To Expect and Important Tips

Double board certified OBGYN and REI, Dr. Natalie Crawford, discusses IUI and how to prepare for it. Intrauterine Insemination is a fertility treatment that involves placing sperm directly into the uterus to facilitate fertilization. The procedure aims to increase the number of sperm that reach the fallopian tubes, thereby enhancing the chances of fertilization.It's important to understand the reasons why IUI may be used, the options, success rates, and questions to ask your doctor.

Questions answered:
What is an IUI?
When should an IUI be done?
Who is a good candidate for IUI?
What are the success rates?
When should you use super ovulation?
How should ovulation be monitored?
What is a trigger shot?
When should a trigger shot be done?
What questions should you ask your clinic?
How long should you abstain before the sample?
How many cycles should you do?
What happens during the procedure?
Does it hurt?
What should you do before and after?
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Fertility doctor, Natalie Crawford, MD is a double board certified OBGYN and REI, and co-founder of Fora Fertility, a boutique fertility practice in Austin, Texas.

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[dianalastovska]

Doing IUI tomorrow morning! Thank you for all the info.

[chikiluz]

Dr. Crawford can you talk about IUI with diminished ovarian reserve. Is it helpful? Is it better than going straight into IVF? What are the chances of pregnancy? Etc… that would be greatly appreciated thank you 🙏🏼

[samanthadesouza]

Thanks for sharing this, I now know abit about iui never knew I will be researching about all the treatments that are available but me and my husband is at a stage that we have to think about our options.❤

[kristinakrusteva]

What is the maximum age for the woman to try an IUI? Thanks a lot!

[danielab.]

Dear Dr. Crawford, thanks a lot for all the information you share. I have a question: what are the parameters that would not make a sperm sample qualify for IUI? Thanks in advance!

[rebekahrobinson]

Would love to know what you advise for age related chance with IUI. I am 43, very low ovarian reserve, husband won’t agree to IVF. Actually did better with a mild stim than with letrozole

[kristing]

Is it normal for an LPN to do the IUI procedure?

[coreytomberlin]

Hey dr. Crawford after a iui if the doctor gives progesterone pills for the lining can that cause a women to have low estrogen test around 14 days after ovulation??

[ashleylucero]

Does frozen sperm live as long in the tract as fresh? I can’t find great literature

[yoanna]

Thank you so much for the video and all the information you share with us!
Do you think there is point to do IUI with 1% sperm morphology, 118 mln total sperm volume and 28% motility? Also my left tube has a peritubal adhesions. Our doctor told us to do IUI but I am no sure if it is not going to be only a waste of time. I am 33 years old, no kids.

Thank you!

[nutelladora]

Is it lower chance of fertilization if my follicular phase is longer than normal? My interval is about 32-35 days for many months. Somebody told me that the longer time the eggs take to grow, the lower chance it fertilized. I’m on clomid plus 2 IVF-M but my ovulation day is still on day21. Should I worry about that? Should we try to make the ovulation day earlier like day14? And how?

Thank you. ❤
I appreciate you so much.