How much higher is the success rate of artificial insemination than natural conception?
Artificial insemination is the injection of male sperm into a female through human intervention to achieve pregnancy. Natural conception refers to sexual intercourse between men and women under natural circumstances, thereby impregnating a woman. Many people believe that natural conception has a higher success rate than artificial insemination, but in fact, this is not the case. This article will analyze in detail the reasons why the success rate of artificial insemination is higher than that of natural conception from four aspects: fertility rate, treatment effect, time cost and genetic issues.
Fertility rate
Taking the general population as an example, the fertility rate drops sharply after the age of 35, but artificial insemination can greatly increase the fertility rate. Especially for some women with reproductive system disorders, such as fallopian tube abnormalities, endometriosis, etc., the success rate of natural conception is generally low. At this time, artificial insemination is a better option, which can improve the success rate of conception. According to statistics, the success rate of a single artificial insemination is about 20% to 30%, while the success rate of natural conception is only about 5%.
Therapeutic effects
Artificial insemination has a significant therapeutic effect on some infertility patients. For older women who have difficulty conceiving due to poor sperm quantity or quality, or for women who have difficulty conceiving due to ovarian dysfunction, artificial insemination can increase the chance of sperm and egg combining, thereby improving the success rate of conception. In addition, for carriers of genetic diseases, artificial insemination can screen out sperm that do not carry harmful genes for injection, reducing the risk of genetic diseases in newborns.
Time cost
Conceiving naturally can take a long time, especially in older women, who may take several years to successfully conceive. Artificial insemination can shorten this time and reduce age restrictions. In addition, artificial insemination can accurately control the time of conception through artificial ovulation, shorten the time for successful conception, and avoid useless sex and tedious ovulation test paper tests.
Genetic issues
For some secondary infertility, such as male azoospermia and female fallopian tube obstruction, which are difficult to cure naturally, genetic problems may be involved. Artificial insemination can screen out healthy sperm that carry a small number of abnormal genes, reducing the risk of genetic disorders. In the process of natural conception, unknown factors such as unknown genetic diseases are difficult to rule out, which will increase the risk of offspring with genetic diseases.
Summary
Based on the above analysis, the success rate of artificial insemination is higher than that of natural conception precisely because it has more advantages. To a certain extent, artificial insemination is a more effective treatment method for infertility patients. Therefore, some older women or women with greater fertility difficulties can increase their fertility rate through artificial insemination. Of course, artificial insemination also has some disadvantages, such as the cumbersome process, but generally speaking, artificial insemination is a treatment method worth using.
