Thursday, May 9, 2013

Artificial Insemination

By Gardelee Benandanio


Artificial insemination is used by doctors to help treat infertility. This is done by introducing sperm into either the vagina, uterus or fallopian tubes. The best and preferred method is to place the sperm directly into the uterus as this makes the sperm's journey to the egg much smoother and shorter thereby increasing the chance that the egg will be fertilized by the sperm as quickly as possible.

While this method of trying to push fertility and fertilization is less successful than methods such as In vitro fertilization, it is preferred by many as it requires less hassle and is a simple procedure that sees the woman in and out of the doctor's office the same day with no recovery time required. It provides a good option if the man's sperm lacks the motility needed to swim up to the egg during intercourse and fertilize it. Placing the sperm in the fallopian tube is done when a woman has endometriosis or some other blockage that makes even putting the sperm in uterus less likely to result in conception.

It's a good initial option for males whose sperm are not able to swim fast enough to reach the egg within that 24 hour window of opportunity it has to fertilize the egg. Sometimes sperm are also put into the woman's fallopian tubes This method might also function extremely well for those women who're struggling with endometriosis or some form uterine abnormality.

If a woman produces insufficient cervical mucus then it would be a bit of waste of time to introduce the sperm vaginally, so the doctor will usually go for the uterus or the fallopian tube, the fallopian tube is also ideal because this is where fertilization takes place and not in the uterus as believed by most people, obviously with this method the sperm gets as close to the eggs as possible so that upon release of the egg it does not miss that 24 hour window before the egg dies.

The sperm is thoroughly washed once it is collected and the most viable sperm is collected in an instrument called a centrifuge. The sample is inserted into the woman's body by way of a catheter. This sometimes causes cramping in the woman and a bit of spotting but this soon subsides and the woman goes about her daily routine, after lying flat on her back for about fifteen minutes.

When the sperm is collected it is washed of any dangerous substances and chemicals are put into the sample soon after in order to locate and separate the best sperm, a centrifuge will then be used to collect the sperm. The sperm sample is placed into the womb by way of a catheter. This might trigger cramps and in a few instances light bleeding but this is quickly cleared up on its own, afterwards the lady will be advised to rest on her back for around 15 minutes after which she can get up and go on with her daily schedule.



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