Artificial insemination, including artificial insemination using husband\’s semen (AIH), donor\’s semen (AlD) and mixed semen. According to the preparation method of semen, artificial insemination is divided into fresh semen and frozen semen (frozen semen can eliminate some pathogenic bacteria). No matter which type of semen is used, the semen is injected into the cervical canal and around the cervix during the woman\’s peri-ovulation period (ovulation detection is performed within 3 to 4 days before and after ovulation).
AIH is suitable for infertile couples whose husbands cannot complete normal sexual life, such as male epispadias, hypospadias, retrograde ejaculation and severe premature ejaculation; while AID is suitable for husbands with severe oligozoospermia and azoospermia. disease, as well as couples where the man has a genetic disease. Mixed semen artificial insemination can be used when the husband\’s semen is low in volume or incompletely collected, and mixed with the donor\’s semen for use at the same time.
In recent years, intrauterine insemination (IUI) has become more and more widely used. IUI washes the semen to remove seminal plasma, prostaglandins, bacteria, etc., and then artificially injects it into the woman\’s uterine cavity. Generally, fresh husband’s semen is used, but donor’s semen and frozen semen can also be used. The indications are:
① Semen abnormalities: Semen abnormalities include oligozoospermia, semen that is too viscous or does not liquefy, etc.
② Sperm cannot enter the vagina: Sperm inability to enter the vagina includes impotence, inability to ejaculate, and reproductive tract abnormalities etc.
③Cervical and mucus abnormalities: Cervical and mucus abnormalities include cervical inflammation and the presence of antibiotics in cervical mucus Sperm antibodies, etc.
Contraindications for artificial insemination: The woman has systemic diseases or infectious diseases, severe underdevelopment or deformity of reproductive organs, severe cervical erosion, unobstructed fallopian tubes or ovulation disorders, etc.
Generally, artificial insemination is only used for married couples.
This article is provided by Baidu Reading and is excerpted from \”The First Three Months of Pregnancy – Pregnancy Preparation Period\” Author: Wang Liru