Men past 40 can face fertility problems Jul 7, 2008
"Our data give evidence for the first time, for a strong paternal effect on IUI (intrauterine insemination) outcome either on pregnancy rates but also on miscarriage rates," Belloc and her team from the Eylau Centre for Assisted Reproduction in France said. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Male biological clock 'ticks too' Jul 7, 2008
All were given intrauterine inseminations (IUI), also known as artificial insemination, where sperm is inserted into the womb when the woman is ovulating. It is given to couples where the woman has no fertility problems and is less invasive than IVF.. (BBC News -- Health)
Study: conceiving more difficult for men over 40 Jul 7, 2008
"Our data give evidence for the first time, for a strong paternal effect on IUI (intrauterine insemination) outcome either on pregnancy rates but also on miscarriage rates," Belloc and her team from the Eylau Centre for Assisted Reproduction in France said. Other researchers have indicated that an overall decline in sperm counts and quality as a man ages is a factor but until now there has been little clinical proof that simply being an older man has such a big effect on fertility, the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Couples with fertility problems where the man is over 35 have increased difficulty in conceiving Jul 7, 2008
Dr. Belloc and colleagues followed up 21239 intrauterine inseminations (IUIs). In IUI the sperm is 'washed', or spun in a centrifuge, in order to separate them from the seminal fluid, and then inserted directly into the uterus ... The sperm of each partner was examined at the time of the IUI for a number of characteristics, including sperm count, motility and morphology. (EurekAlert!)
Religious, gay rights clash in Calif. case Jun 20, 2008
Brody replied that, should Benitez require intrauterine insemination, she could not perform it for religious reasons. The two dispute exactly what Brody said would violate her beliefs. (Boston Globe)
Court weighs if doctors can not treat lesbian May 30, 2008
Benitez sued North Coast Women's Care, a fertility clinic in Vista (San Diego County), and two of its doctors who refused in 2000 to provide intrauterine insemination. She said Christine Brody, her treating physician, and Douglas Fenton, the clinic's medical director, told her their Christian beliefs prohibited them from furnishing the infertility treatment for a lesbian couple. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Calif. Justices Appear to Favor Lesbian in Dispute Over Artificial Insemination May 29, 2008
Case with unusually high number of amicus briefs involves doctors who claimed religious beliefs kept them from providing intrauterine insemination ... Justice Joyce Kennard all but announced a win for the gay community when she asked Los Angeles lawyer Jennifer Pizer, who represented a San Diego County lesbian who had been denied intrauterine insemination, whether she would be satisfied with a narrowly tailored ruling in her client's favor, or whether she was hoping for a ruling that touched on... (Law.com)
State Supreme Court may give gays a medical victory May 29, 2008
Several justices suggested during Wednesday's hearing that they would rule that religion was not a legal justification for two Christian physicians in San Diego County who declined to perform an intrauterine insemination for Lupita Benitez, a lesbian who sought to become pregnant in 1999. Justice Carol A. Corrigan, who voted against same-sex marriage, appeared strongly in favor of Benitez's right to medical treatment. (Los Angeles Times)
REGION: State's high court to hear local case of civil rights clash May 28, 2008
The attorney said the doctors, who are Christians, did not perform the intrauterine insemination because Benitez is not married ---- not because of her sexual orientation. And this was not a medical emergency, but rather an elective procedure, Tyler said. (North County Times)
Acupuncture may boost pregnancy, study finds Feb 9, 2008
Trevino, a 37-year-old family physician, had three unsuccessful pregnancy attempts with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture with in vitro fertilization at a fertility clinic in San Antonio, where she used to live ... She had three unsuccessful pregnancy attempts with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture with IVF at a fertility clinic in San Antonio where she used to live. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Analysis: Acupuncture may help conception Feb 9, 2008
A pregnant Dr. Ann Trevino had trouble getting pregnant with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture ... She had three unsuccessful pregnancy attempts with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture with IVF at a fertility clinic in San Antonio where she used to live. (CNN -- Health)
AIIMS pioneers in establishing first IVF Research Centre Feb 9, 2008
Although there is no permanent and secured treatment of infertility, yet in some cases simple methods as ovulation inducing drugs or intrauterine insemination improves the chances of conception. While in some major cases reproductive surgery as microsurgery of tubes and invasive surgery of the uterus may benefit some. (Newstrack India)
Insemination May Go Better With Acupuncture Feb 9, 2008
She had three unsuccessful pregnancy attempts with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture with IVF at a fertility clinic in San Antonio where she used to live. "I had been reading about acupuncture, probably like every other patient on the Internet. I was just willing to do anything possible to improve our chances," she said. (Click2Houston, TX)
Acupuncture may hike odds of conceiving Feb 8, 2008
She had three unsuccessful pregnancy attempts with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture with IVF at a fertility clinic in San Antonio where she used to live. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)
Pushing age limits - along with their strollers Hoboken moms are waiting longer and longer to have kids Jan 29, 2008
The IVF center also helps with other fertility methods, including intrauterine insemination, which sperm cells are inserted into the woman's body. Miller said she has worked with many Hudson County residents, as well as people from around the world. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Injections to boost fertility may be waste of time, experts warn Oct 19, 2007
As a first step, they were given clomiphene pills before artificial insemination (IUI), which injects sperm directly into the womb. If they failed to conceive, they were given daily hormone injections and further artificial insemination. (Guardian Unlimited)
Indian woman without sexual hormones delivers baby Sep 24, 2007
She was subjected to hormonal checks and put to Periodical Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin Injection and Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI), Sunitha said. She conceived during the second cycle of IUI and was monitored closely during her pregnancy by a series of ultrasound scans and hormone assays. (Xinhuanet, China)
Record-Breaking Quintuplets Born Aug 7, 2007
Rachelle went on hormone treatments to stimulate egg production and also underwent intrauterine insemination. While multiple births are common for women who undergo fertility treatments, quintuplets are rare. (CBS News)
Thousands denied IVF treatment Aug 6, 2007
It said the provision of less invasive infertility treatments such as IUI, donor insemination and ovulation induction, as well as counselling, remained "patchy and extremely vulnerable to 'postcode prescribing'". Dari Taylor, chair of the parliamentary group and MP for Stockton South, said: "These figures have an extraordinarily distressing effect on couples. The Nice guidelines say if couples have been seeking treatment for three years they should be on a list and moving into treatment.... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Sperm banking before treatment preserves fertility in young male cancer patients Jul 23, 2007
Those who used their frozen sperm sample after overcoming their cancer had a fertility success rate of 36 percent using intrauterine insemination (IUI injecting the sperm into the uterus) and 50 percent using in vitro fertilization (IVF fertilizing the egg in a lab and then transferring the embryo to the uterus) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI injecting the sperm directly into the egg). A vital component in the efficacy of the study was the collaborative approach taken by the... (EurekAlert!)
Readers share theirfertility paths Jun 19, 2007
We tried two unsuccessful rounds of IUI, and then addressed the IVF situation. The US was just horribly priced, so I inquired into Australia. (MSNBC -- Health)
Readers debate best age for baby-making Jun 11, 2007
I had twins in January thanks to the wonderful miracle of IUI. I wanted to wait longer, but I had a gut feeling something was going on ... After three failed IUIs and two failed IVFs we decided to adopt. (MSNBC -- Health)
Gays, lesbians seeking parenthood increasingly turn to infertility clinics May 7, 2007
Options range from simple intrauterine insemination for women, which may cost a few hundred dollars, to use of paid egg donors and gestational surrogates for gay men, who may have to pay $150,000 in medical and legal services to have a child. Statistics are hard to come by, in part because of the controversy surrounding same-sex marriage and the hostility in some parts of the country to the idea of gay men and lesbians raising families. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The price of life Apr 13, 2007
Siaron's daughter Catrin, seven, was conceived by IUI (intrauterine insemination) using donor sperm: Catrin's father, Peter Rees, 34, is severely disabled with progressive multiple sclerosis. After Siaron gave birth, she realised that, although she wanted a second child very much, to have one would be too difficult. (Guardian Unlimited)
Conception Kit gets FDA approval Mar 26, 2007
o she went through seven IUI and two drug cycles before she got pregnant then she lost the baby ... IUI is an invasive procedure done by a doctor ... Early indications are the Conception Kit is equal, if not more effective than IVF or IUI. Already 51 pregnancies have been reported as a result of using the kit. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Gays Becoming Parents Mar 25, 2007
There are three types of artificial insemination; direct intrauterine insemination (IUI or prewashed), intra-cervical insemination (ICI or standard) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). 2 ICI insemination can be performed at home, using a medical needle-less syringe. (Suite101.com)
Area sees increase in twin births: Experts believe fertility drugs, age are behind recent rise in multiples Jan 30, 2007
but with the treatment we did, intrauterine insemination, they told us there was only a 13 percent chance it would be successful the first time, and of that percent, only five to 10 percent it would be twins, Davis said. When we found out it worked the first time and it was twins, we knew we were very lucky and blessed. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
Single women becoming moms by choice Jan 18, 2007
Lily was conceived through a process called intrauterine insemination, with sperm from an anonymous donor. According to Carolyn Kaplan, the physician who serves as director of In Vitro Fertilization, Georgia Reproductive Specialists, an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 women each year have inseminations in metro Atlanta. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
A 2 test could have saved us from agony Dec 5, 2006
They underwent a gruelling seven cycles of IUI before Catherine became pregnant in 2002. But when the couple's muchlongedfor babies arrived, they were almost too exhausted to enjoy them. (Daily Mail - UK)
Underweight Women More Likely to Miscarry Dec 5, 2006
All types of assisted reproduction were associated with increased risk, particularly intrauterine insemination or artificial insemination. Women who said their pregnancies were "planned" had a 40 percent reduced risk of miscarriage. (Forbes)
Underweight women '72% more likely to miscarry' Dec 4, 2006
All types of assisted reproduction were associated with increased odds, but the ratios were highest among pregnancies that resulted from intrauterine insemination or artificial insemination. The Miscarriage Association said: These findings are really very interesting and surprising. (Times Online)
Underweight women at greater risk of miscarriage Dec 4, 2006
All types of assisted reproduction were associated with increased odds, but the ratios were highest among pregnancies resulting from intrauterine insemination or artificial insemination. Women who described their pregnancy as 'planned' had 40% reduced odds of miscarriage. (EurekAlert!)
Taking a procreation vacation Nov 17, 2006
We finally decided to go to ACRM (Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine) and had an IUI (NOT in vitro). where they took my pound of butter and put it in a tube and injected it right into my wife s uterus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Support for couples facing infertility Nov 14, 2006
"It is comforting to know other people are going through what you are." The Houston Fertility Institute offers intrauterine insemination (IUI), IVF and other forms of pregnancy assistance, according to the company's Web site. For a full list of services visit www. (Conroe Courier, TX)
South Bay Family Gives Birth To Quadruplets Oct 20, 2006
After trying unsuccessfully to have a child, the couple turned to fertility drugs and intrauterine insemination. Kevin Campbell said that never in their wildest dreams did they expect four newborns. (NBC 11, CA)
Fertility center screens embryos for disorders Oct 6, 2006
What: Comprehensive reproductive treatment and research center offering all levels of fertility diagnosis and treatment, including on-site pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, intrauterine insemination, frozen embryo and sperm storage, vasectomy and tubal ligation reversals, and a reproductive acupuncturist. Where: 2155 E. Conference Drive, Suite 115, Tempe, in the Arizona State University Research Park, southwest of Interstate 10 and Elliot Road. (AZCentral -- News)
Struggling with infertility Sep 14, 2006
for about a year before I got pregnant via IUI with my first child, who is due in April 2007 ... I was on it for three months before I had a successful ovulation and it was that cycle during which I had an IUI done ... Knowing how low the success rates of IUI are (especially the first time), I tried very hard not to get my hopes up, but we beat the odds and it was successful. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Cedar Falls couple learn to juggle life with triplets Sep 3, 2006
The Pohlmans used intrauterine insemination, a less invasive fertility procedure, to get pregnant. They knew they had more than a 90 percent chance of having twins using this procedure, but the thought of having more than two was a pretty long shot. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Health Highlights: July 16, 2006 Jul 17, 2006
A common fertility technique -- intrauterine insemination with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation -- is no more effective for some infertile couples than trying to get pregnant the natural way, says a Dutch study published in the The Lancet ... Half the couples were told to try conceiving naturally for six months and half were assigned to receive intrauterine insemination (ICI) with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. (Forbes)
For Some Infertile Couples, Natural Course Equals Assistance Jul 16, 2006
Explain to interested patients that in couples who are found to have sub-par fertility for unexplained reasons and a 30% to 40% estimated chance of having a successful pregnancy within a year, a natural approach to pregnancy may be just as effective as intrauterine insemination ovarian hyperstimulation over a six month period, but with lower risks and costs ... In a study comparing natural pregnancy with intrauterine insemination with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, a third of women in each... (MedPage Today)
Infertile advised 'keep trying' Jul 15, 2006
The fertility treatment, intrauterine insemination (IUI) with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, involved using drugs to make the woman's ovaries produce eggs and inserting her partner's sperm directly into her womb. With the fertility treatment, 42 (33%) women conceived and 29 (23%) had ongoing pregnancies. (BBC News -- Health)
Some Women May Conceive Easier Without Fertility Treatment Jul 15, 2006
Intrauterine insemination (IUI), in which sperm is collected and medically inserted into the uterus, combined with infertility drugs which stimulate multiple egg production, is the most commonly recommended early treatment for such couples ... Our study shows that identification of couples who will not benefit from intrauterine insemination is possible, researcher Pieternel Steures of the Center for Reproductive Medicine in Amsterdam wrote in the July 15 issue of the journal The Lancet. (FOX News)
IVF hurdle for single women and lesbians overthrown Jul 13, 2006
We are considering whether the need for a father is something we need to have," she told MPs.She also indicated that the government was inclined to ban the use of new techniques to allow parents to chose the gender of a baby. The 1990 act did not cover this, although regulations were issued in 2003 banning fertility experts from carrying out sex selection, other than for medical reasons, in IVF treatment.A loophole also means fresh sperm is not covered, and so samples used in a form of fertility... (Guardian Unlimited)
IVF versus intrauterine insemination (IUI) Jun 24, 2006
Cost-effectiveness of primary offer of IVF vs. primary offer of IUI followed by IVF (for IUI failures) in couples with unexplained or mild male factor subfertilityNora Pashayan , Georgios Lyratzopoulos and Raj Mathur ... In unexplained and mild male factor subfertility, both intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) are indicated as first line treatments ... Because the success rate of IUI is low, many couples failing IUI subsequently require IVF treatment. (BioMed Central)
Souls Searching Jun 18, 2006
She had tried for many years to get pregnant, and now, at the age of 38, after one miscarriage and three cycles of hormone therapy and intrauterine insemination, she was 15 weeks pregnant with her first child. So when she noticed some bleeding, she took it upon herself to go to the hospital, to make sure everything was still OK.. (Boston Globe)
Stunned parents get ready for quintuplets May 19, 2006
Bobbi Jo and Robby, who already have a 2-year-old named Reagan, conceived both pregnancies through intrauterine insemination, an artificial insemination procedure performed when a couple have fertility trouble. "Nothing seemed to be different going through the process," Bobbi Jo said. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Twins more likely for older mums Feb 23, 2006
All were undergoing intrauterine insemination - where sperm is inseminated directly into the womb - because of unexplained infertility or mild male infertility. The researchers found that multiple ovarian follicular development - where more than one follicle was over 14 millimetres in size - happened in 105 women. (BBC News -- Health)
Few Would Choose Baby's Sex Feb 17, 2006
Scenario No. 1: Go to a fertility center, provide a sperm sample, undergo 3 to 5 cycles of intrauterine insemination, and pay a fee of about $2,500. Scenario No. 2: Get one cycle of intrauterine insemination at any doctor's office, with full coverage by health insurance. (CBS News)
Survey: Few Would Choose Their Baby's Sex Feb 16, 2006
Scenario No. 1: Go to a fertility center, provide a sperm sample, undergo 3 to 5 cycles of intrauterine insemination, and pay a fee of about $2,500. Scenario No. 2: Get one cycle of intrauterine insemination at any doctor s office, with full coverage by health insurance. (FOX News)
Americans prefer to leave child's sex to chance, survey finds Feb 14, 2006
Sperm separation requires patients to provide a sperm sample and undergo an average of three to five cycles of intrauterine insemination at a fertility center, at a cost of approximately $2,500 per attempt ... Only 12 percent would use sex selection technology if it were available in any doctor's office, if it required only a single cycle of intrauterine insemination, and if it were covered by health insurance. (EurekAlert!)
